The Empty Space Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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The Empty Space Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Deadly Theatre, part 2 (p. 30-46).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author writes that, "All through the world theatre audiences are ______".
(a) Struggling.
(b) Dwindling.
(c) Expanding.
(d) Suffering.

2. "On Broadway ticket prices are continually rising and, ironically, as each season grows more disastrous, each season's hit" does what?
(a) Bombs.
(b) Makes more money.
(c) Makes less money.
(d) Gets raves.

3. "When the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of King Lear toured through Europe, the production was steadily improving and the best performances lay between" where?
(a) Paris and Sicily.
(b) Moscow and Ukraine.
(c) Budapest and Moscow.
(d) Norway and Ireland.

4. The author says of Deadly Theatre, that "just the right degree of _______ is a reassuring guarantee of a worthwhile event."
(a) Celebration.
(b) Spectacle.
(c) Intellectualism.
(d) Boringness.

5. Approximately how long is a rehearsal process in New York, according to the author?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of theatre does the author discuss first in the book?

2. Which company is mentioned by the author as using time well, rehearsing approximately 12 months for performances?

3. According to the author, "to imitate the externals of acting only perpetuates" what?

4. Who wrote the libretto for House of Flowers?

5. "There is eventually a need for _______ to reach the ultimate compactness and focus that collective work is almost obliged to miss."

(see the answer key)

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