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- 1. Multiple Choice
According to Bronislav Malinowski, ____ is a statement of primeval reality which lives in the institutions and pursuits of a community.
theater
ritual
play
myth
- 2. Multiple Choice
Ritual is ______, while theater is usually _______
sacred, secular
quiet, noisy
gloomy, lively
boring, entertaining
- 3. Multiple Choice
Aeschylus' "The Persians" was based on a myth.
TRUE
FALSE
- 4. Multiple Choice
Theater is a deliberate performance created by ____ ______ and intended for a live audience, typically making use of scripted language.
playwrights
poets
live actors
performers
- 5. Multiple Choice
Sometimes plays are performed in places that aren't the theater.
TRUE
FALSE
- 6. Multiple Choice
According to Aristotle, "humans have an in-built desire to imitate, to act, to pretend - that's how we learn"
imitation
mimetic impulse
mimic impulse
parody
- 7. Multiple Choice
"the seeing place"
theater
teather
theather
thaeter
- 8. Multiple Choice
Theater has no definite origin theory that everyone can agree on.
TRUE
FALSE
- 9. Multiple Choice
______ are often ways of mediating between humans and the supernatural.
rituals
ritual
theater
play
- 10. Multiple Choice
Some theorize that some parts of theater were derived from the _____ figure, which is the secular equivalent of ______ in early societies.
jester, actor
father, priest
hero, knight
clown, shaman
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