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1

The modern theatre is characterized by:
A)Convention, structure and order
B)challenge and experimentation
C)historical significance
D)traditional approaches to dramaturgy
2

The principle philosophy of realism was based on:
A)the ideas of Rousseau and Diderot
B)the scientific method
C)humanistic ideals
D)democratic process
3

The aesthetic of " the 4th wall removed" sees theatre as:
A)a fish bowl with no privacy
B)an imaginary construct
C)a living laboratory
D)a historical paradigm
4

The playwright most responsible for introducing realism tot he world is:
A)G. B. Shaw
B)Arthur Miller
C)Henrik Ibsen
D)Jean Racine
5

Realism reached its stylistic height in the works of:
A)Maxim Gorky
B)Andre Antoine
C)Arthur Schnitzler
D)Anton Chekhov
6

Which of the following is not a tenet of the symbolist movement?
A)abstraction
B)poetic encapsulations
C)fantastic visual effects
D)careful detail
7

The "battle of the theatres" in Paris was between:
A)Giradoux and Sartre
B)Antoine and Fort
C)Gide and Maeterlinck
D)Montmarte and Lyon
8

The term avant-garde refers to:
A)a fencing term
B)shock troops
C)an art movement
D)French cuisine
9

____________________ is a savage satire on abuse of power.
A)Marat Sade
B)No Exit
C)Ubu Roi
D)Merde mama
10

_________________________ is a form of theatre emphasizing shocks, piercing sounds, exaggerated scenery symbols and noise.
A)extremism
B)expressionism
C)impressionism
D)epic theatre
11

_________________________ is an almost textbook example of an expressionistic play.
A)Ubu Roi
B)The Iceman Cometh
C)The Hairy Ape
D)The Lesson
12

A manifesto by Antonin Artaud, calling for "no more masterpieces" and cruelty as the basis for theatre is:
A)The Bucket of Blood
B)The Theater and Its Double
C)The Quintessence of Ibsenism
D)The Theatre in Doubt
13

___________________________ is the archetypical absurdist play, portraying two old men in a constantly recurring series of incidents.
A)Waiting for Lefty
B)The Balcony
C)Waiting for Godot
D)The Homecoming
14

The two philosophers whose ideas shaped post-war, modern theatre were:
A)Camus and Sartre
B)Aristotle and Socrates
C)Heidegger and Whitehead
D)Goethe and Kant
15

Which of the following is not a description of Brecht's epic theatre?
A)uses masks, songs and satire
B)indulges in sentimentality
C)highly political content
D)"alienates" the audience from the play
16

Theatre that is obsessed with the futility of action and the pointlessness of direction is called:
A)the theatre of the violaters
B)the theatre of the absurd
C)the theatre of alienation
D)the theatre of despair
17

Which of the following is not a description of Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce?
A)comedy of current manners
B)reasonably true to life
C)very British
D)mostly verbal wit
18

Sam Shepard's plays, while realistic, have a mythic symbolism that leads them to be classified as:
A)realismo
B)suprarealism
C)naturalism
D)neo-realism
19

Wings by Arthur Kopit is an example of a growing number of dramatic works called:
A)bio-plays
B)surrealism
C)case studies
D)neo-realism





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