QUIZ 7: HISTORY - MODERN THEATER 10362

Question 1

Some of the ways in which theater can be non-realistic is the addition of dream imagery, symbolism and non-linear narratives

 True  

 False  

Question 2

Naturalism in theater is a more extreme form of which other genre?

 Expressionism  

 Realism  

 Theater of Cruelty  

 Epic Theater  

Question 3

Epic Theater was created by:

Anton ChekhovTennessee WilliamsBertolt BrechtEugene O'Neill

 Eugene O'Neill  

 Tennessee Williams  

 Bertolt Brecht  

 Anton Chekhov  

Question 4

The American Musical, as a genre, really began to take shape in:

 The early 1800s  

 The early 1900s  

 The late 1800s  

 1952  

Question 5

The original creator of the stage musical THE LION KING was:

 Ariane Mnouchkine  

 Anton Chekhov  

 Tennessee Williams  

 Julie Taymor  

Question 6

The era of Realism in theater began in:

 The late 1800s  

 During the Renaissance  

 The late 1700s  

 The early 1900s  

Question 7

In the era of Modern Theater, Realism is really the only form of theater that people created.

 True  

 False  

Question 8

In A DOLL'S HOUSE, the character of Nora:

 Decides at the end of the play to just continue her life in the same way it has gone on forever  

 Sneaks money to buy lavish things for herself  

 By the end of the play has completely changed her perspective on her life and her husband  

 Wants to leave her husband from the very beginning of the play  

Question 9

The era of MODERN THEATER is considered to have begun in:

 The late 1700s  

 The 1970s  

 The late 1800s  

 Right after the Renaissance  

Question 10

Ariane Mnouchkine is a theater director from which country?:

 America  

 France  

 Japan  

 Norway  

Question 11

Theater musicals that are adapted from films started to become popular in the:

 1980s  

 1940s  

 2000s  

 1920s  

Question 12

THE LION KING could be considered a good example of globalization in theater because the creator of the show pulled from theater traditions from all around the world in order to create the piece.

 True  

 False  

Question 13

Biomechanics was a form of theater that was:

 Very physical  

 Rarely physical  

 Begun by Henrik Ibsen  

 Begun in America in the 1950s  

Question 14

The ending of A DOLL'S HOUSE was changed at one point due to public pressures and concern about how the original version of the play ended.

 True  

 False  

Question 15

A "book" musical is a musical that musical that tells a story.

 True  

 False  

Question 16

Henrik Ibsen is mostly known for his realistic plays, although he also wrote plays that were nonrealistic.

 True  

 False  

Question 17

The term Multimedia in theater refers to

 The use of things like digital media, film and computer animation  

 The use of brightly colored scenery  

 The presence of journalists at theater events  

 An Expressionistic form of theater  

Question 18

Two of the most important American playwrights of Realism are:

 John Millington Synge and Sean O'Casey  

 Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller  

 Anton Chekhov and August Strindberg  

 Cheryl Crawford and Harold Clurman  

Question 19

When Realism first became a part of how plays were written, it was very controversial and there was a lot of censorship.

 True  

 False  

Question 20

MAMMA MIA is an example of which type of musical?

 The Jukebox Musical  

 An adaptation from a movie  

 The Book Musical  

 The Beijing Oper  

Question 21

Realism in American theater developed before Realism started in theater in Europe.

 True  

 False  

Question 22

Biomechanics was a form of theater begun by:

 Fred Belitnikoff  

 Constantine Stanislavski  

 Vsevolod Meyerhold  

 Anton Chekhov  

Question 23

In A DOLL'S HOUSE, the character of Nora has borrowed money in order to:

 Buy extra Christmas presents  

 Buy a new house  

 Escape from her marriage  

 Help her husband recuperate from a serious illness  

Question 24

OKLAHOMA! is an example of which type of musical?:

 A musical adapted from a film  

 A Book Musical  

 A Jukebox Musical  

 A Concept Musical  

Question 25

The term MODERN THEATER:

 Refers only to Realism  

 Refers only to Anti-Realism  

 Ended in the 1950s  

 Includes Realism and all of the other forms of theater of the era.