Test Bank for Living Theatre A History of The-

Test Bank for Living Theatre A History of The- atre 7e Edwin Wilson Alvin Goldfarb

Chapter 01: Theatre: Its Origins and Its History

MULTIPLE CHOICE

• How long ago do historians believe theatre began?
• 2500 years ago in Europe
• 2000 years ago in Asia
• centuries ago in Africa and Latin America
• all of the above
• none of the above

ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: Pages 3–4 MSC: Remembering

• What are some reasons to study theatre history?
• It tells us about theatre today.
• It educates future artists.
• It provides insights into the past.
• all of the above
• none of the above

ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: Pages 3–4 MSC: Understanding

• What does it mean for something to be ephemeral?
• It is significant in history.
• It lasts for only a very short time.
• It is permanent.
• It is insignificant.
• none of the above

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ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: Page 15 MSC: Applying

• Which are thought to be three possible origins of theatre?
• imitation, role playing, and storytelling
• migration, ceremonies, and writing
• role playing, rituals, and cave drawings
• all of the above
• none of the above

ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: Page 6 MSC: Remembering

• A ritual is
• an act that happens exclusively in churches to transform objects or people.
• the same thing as a ceremony.
• the acting out of an established, prescribed procedure.
• all of the above
• none of the above

ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: Page 7 MSC: Understanding

• A ceremony is
• the same thing as a ritual.
• a formal religious or social occasion, usually led by an authority figure.
• a repeated act that creates authority figures.
• all of the above
• none of the above

ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: Page 7 MSC: Understanding

• Efficaciousness and methexis
• both mean group sharing. 2 / 4

• are the result of popular entertainment.
• separate ritual and ceremony from theatre.
• a and b only
• a and c only
• all of the above
• none of the above

ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: Page 10 MSC: Analyzing

• Acting, following scripts, and having design elements
• are the ties that bind ritual and ceremony to theatre.
• create methexis, or group sharing.
• are the three elements needed to call something theatre.
• have stayed the same in theatre since its origins.
• all of the above
• none of the above

ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: Page 28 MSC: Analyzing

• Role playing
• is universal.
• is what we call taking on a part in a family such as father, mother, etc.
• is what we call taking on a part in a society such as doctor, lawyer, etc.
• is a form of therapeutic psychodrama and/or sociodrama.
• all of the above
• none of the above

ANS: E DIF: Moderate REF: Pages 6, 12 MSC: Applying

• Participatory theatre 3 / 4

• is another name for psychodrama or sociodrama.
• attempts to remove the barrier between performers and spectators.
• is the opposite of immersive theatre.
• all of the above
• none of the above

ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: Page MSC: Analyzing

• Religious prohibition against theatre
• affected theatre only in ancient times.
• happened only in Christianity and Islam.
• concerned edicts not to seek pleasure.
• all of the above
• none of the above

ANS: E DIF: Moderate REF: Page 13 MSC: Understanding

• We know that theatre originated in
• China and South America.
• Greece, India, and Europe in the Middle Ages.
• Rome.
• We don’t know where theatre originated.
• none of the above

ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: Page 14 MSC: Remembering

• What are some of the questions theatre scholars ask about playing spaces?
• What building materials were used?
• Where was the audience?
• What did the quality of the space suggest about the status of theatre?
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