Comedies must not have any conflict in their plot (True or False). - correct answer False
Tragedies must always end in the death of the main character
... [Show More] (True or False). - correct answer False
Why are plays typically 2-3 hours long? - correct answer It is the time between lunch and dinner.
It is the time between dinner and bed time.
What is theatre? - correct answer A building
An art form
Plays, Actors, Directors and Designers
What is a Dramaturge? - correct answer A person whose job is to study the history and era of a play.
How does the audience affect a play? - correct answer By their emotional response to the performance.
How is theatre different from film? - correct answer It is never the same.
Tall scenery can only be used upstage in a thrust stage (True or False). - correct answer True
What is special about a Thrust style theatre? - correct answer Has audience on three sides of the stage.
Where does the term proscenium come from? - correct answer Greek, meaning in front of skene (scenery)
What "region" is Willy responsible for as a salesman? - correct answer New England
What does linda tell Willy in the last scene? - correct answer We're free
She can't cry
She paid off the house
(All of the above)
Where does Biff find Willy with "The Woman"? - correct answer Boston
What is the climax of Death of a Salesman? - correct answer The car crash
When and where does the plot of Death of a Salesman happen? - correct answer In the past, when Biff is a football star
In the present, when Willy can't make a living as a salesman anymore
(Both)
At the beginning of the play, what city did Willy reach before he had to turn around and come home? - correct answer Yonkers
Who is Dave Singelman in Death of a Salesman? - correct answer The greatest salesman Willy ever knew.
Who wrote Death of a Salesman? - correct answer Arthur Miller
What does Linda find that worries her about Willy? - correct answer A piece of rubber hose.
As an adult, what did Biff steal from Bill Oliver? - correct answer A pen
What is meant by "point of attack" regarding the plot? - correct answer The point in the storyline where the plot begins
What is meant by the term "exposition"? - correct answer Giving the audience information about characters, location, past events, etc.
What is meant by the term protagonist when referring to character? - correct answer The central character
Who is the Antagonist of a play? - correct answer The character who is in opposition of the protagonist
Aristotle's treatise on Greek Theatre was titled Poetics (True or False). - correct answer True
What can language tell us about a character in a play? - correct answer Can tell us about their social class and education.
What are Aristotle's 6 parts of a play? - correct answer Plot, Character, Idea, Music, Language, Spectacle
When reading a play Spectacle is the most important of Aristotle's 6 parts (True or False). - correct answer False
What can we learn by reading the "cast of characters" at the front of the script? - correct answer Characters names
Characters age
Characters relationships
(All of the Above)
What is the first piece of information a reader receives about the play? - correct answer The title of the show.
Before the play starts and we are in our seats how can we still get info about the play? - correct answer Read the program
Listening to the music playing
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