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•	Question 1


	Which of the following is not a function of a good lighting design?
	Selected Answer:	Action is set

•	Question 2


	What are the theatres in New York City, located on or close to the Times Square district, that usually seat over a thousand audience members called?
	Selected Answer:	Broadway Theatres

•	Question 3


	As discussed in class, Modern Broadway musicals consist of all of the following EXCEPT
	Selected Answer:	 Vaudeville Reviews

•	Question 4


	The nature of the theatrical space and its' relationship to the audience is the first condition that governs the work of all theatrical designers.
	Selected Answer:	True

•	Question 5


	In Joe Turner's Come and Gone when Reuben Scott's friend Eugene died, what was Reuben supposed to do for Eugene that he failed to do?
	Selected Answer:	Let Eugene's pigeons go free from their cage

•	Question 6


	A musical that emphasizes a theme in which scenic and performance elements are of greater significance than the plot is called a book musical.
	Selected Answer:	False

•	Question 7


	In "The Designer as Thinker" Susan Hilferty suggests that one of the most important ingredients of a good theatrical designer is a passion for understanding and working with text.
	Selected Answer:	True

•	Question 8


	What is the central action of the play Joe Turner's Come and Gone?
	Selected Answer:	Herald Loomis searches for himself and finds his song

•	Question 9


	In what year did Angels in America: Millennium Approaches receive its first workshop performance?
	Selected Answer:	1990

•	Question 10


	 In New York, “Off-Boadway” theatre houses contain between _____ and _____ number of seats.

	Selected Answer:	 100 and 499

•	Question 11


	In Angels in America, Prior 1 and Prior 2 appear before Prior Walter to warn him that he is sinning in practicing homosexuality.
	Selected Answer:	False

•	Question 12


	American musical theatre grew out of minstrel shows, musical revues and vaudeville.
	Selected Answer:	True

•	Question 13


	In Angels in America, what is Louis doing when Joe first encounters him in the men's restroom in New York City?
	Selected Answer:	Crying

•	Question 14


	The __________ designer aids actors the most in helping them discover the psychology of character.
	Selected Answer:	Costume

•	Question 15


	Which of the design areas is the most recent addition to the theatre?
	Selected Answer:	Sound Design

•	Question 16


	 All of the following are Japanese theatre styles discussed in class EXCEPT
	Selected Answer:	 Kanraubi

•	Question 17


	In Michael Musto's article "What's Wrong with Broadway? It's Not Just Spider-Man!" what does he identify as a major problem on Broadway?
	Selected Answer:	A lack of imagination

•	Question 18


	Instead of writing upbeat, lighthearted and sentimental musicals, which musical theatre artist explored musicals that examined the stresses of urban life, the difficulties in building satisfactory relationships, the painful and sometimes bitter path to maturity and the contradictory nature of American values?
	Selected Answer:	Stephen Sondheim

•	Question 19


	As dramatized in Angels in America, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of being United States spies spying in Russia in 1951 and subsequently sentenced to death.
	Selected Answer:	False

•	Question 20


	__________ design has one of the most powerful influences on human existence and is one of the most expressive tools available to the theatre.
	Selected Answer:	Costume

•	Question 21


	In the article "So You Want to Be a Director," why do the respondents believe that we see a larger number of directors pursuing graduate degrees?
	Selected Answer:	The programs provide a way into the profession

•	Question 22


	The __________ is responsible for creating a theatrical language of space, movement and sound that communicates the ideas of the production to the audience.
	Selected Answer:	Director

•	Question 23


	What was unique about the musical OKLAHOMA! in terms of the development of musical theatre in America?
	Selected Answer:	It was the first musical where each song and dance contributed to the development of the plot or the emotional state of the character.

•	Question 24
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	 The _________ is an overarching metaphor used to guide the director, designers, and actors.
	Selected Answer:	Space

•	Question 25


	What musical merged the traditions of 1990s music and the sensibility of young people raised with MTV, film technology and rapidly changing social values?
	Selected Answer:	RENT

•	Question 26


	In Angels in America Roy Cohn tells Joe Pitt that he is in love with him and urges him to move in with him in Washington D.C.
	Selected Answer:	False