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1

While it is true that all theater performances are unique because they take place in front of a different audience every night, the rehearsal process eliminates any variation from night to night.
A)True
B)False
2

In: (a) theater; (b) film, performers have no opportunity to play over a scene to correct mistakes; there is no repeating and no editing.
A)(a) but not (b) is true
B)(b) but not (a) is true
C)both (a) and (b) are true
D)neither (a) nor (b) is true
3

In the theater, the (a) performers affect the spectators; and (b) the spectators affect the performers.
A)(a) but not (b) is true
B)(b) but not (a) is true
C)both (a) and (b) are true
D)neither (a) nor (b) is true
4

When a spectator cries real tears during a performance, it is a sign that he or she lacks aesthetic distance.
A)True
B)False
5

There is a story that at a performance of Shakespeare's Othello, a spectator became so upset by Iago's treachery that he stood up and shot the actor dead. This is an example of: (a) willing suspension of disbelief; (b) aesthetic distance.
A)(a) but not (b) is true
B)(b) but not (a) is true
C)both (a) and (b) are true
D)neither (a) nor (b) is true
6

When a spectator dislikes a production of Peter Pan because "it is impossible for a human being to fly," this is a failure of: (a) willing suspension of disbelief; (b) aesthetic distance.
A)(a) but not (b) is true
B)(b) but not (a) is true
C)both (a) and (b) are true
D)neither (a) nor (b) is true
7

Because political groups use theater as a way of educating people or furthering a cause, they do not find it necessary for the spectators to maintain aesthetic distance.
A)True
B)False
8

Because a critic must write objectively about a performance, he or she is very aware of aesthetic distance but does not allow him or herself to willingly suspend his or her disbelief.
A)True
B)False
9

The following quotation from Ben Brantley's review of A Long Day's Journey Into Night relates to which of the criteria for criticism: "This is Ms. Redgrave's best work in years and among her best ever."
A)What is the playwright or production attempting to do?
B)How well has it been done?
C)Is it worth doing?
10

The following quotation from Michael Feingold's review of A Long Day's Journey Into Night relates to which of the criteria for criticism: "Oddly, the specificity of O'Neill's fogland is what makes it universal."
A)What is the playwright or production attempting to do?
B)How well has it been done?
C)Is it worth doing?





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