Deck 3: Theatre of the People

Question 1

The 1920s and 1930s were a time when black artists,actors,poets,musicians,and writers converged upon New York City and created what was known as the...

A)Harlem Renaissance
B)Ensemble Theatre
C)Black Times Square
D)Black Broadway

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In the 1990s Senator Jesse Helms tried to stop what he and other critics viewed as the NEA's "progressive agenda" with a law stating that every art grant given by the NEA has to take into consideration the general standards of ____________________ for the diverse beliefs and values of the American public.

Answer 2

decency and respect

Question 3

Which type of theatre mixes different cultures in an attempt to find understanding or commonality among them?

A)Cross-cultural theatre
B)Theatre of identity
C)Socialized theatre
D)Theatre of protest

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which type of theatre objects to the dominant culture's control and demands that a minority culture's voice and political agenda be heard?

A)Deconstruction theatre
B)Theatre of identity
C)Cross-cultural theatre
D)Theatre of protest

Question 5

Which type of theatre promotes a particular people's cultural identity?

A)Theatre of identity
B)Personality theatre
C)Theatre of protest
D)Cross-cultural theatre

Question 6

When someone attributes a generalized identity to people unlike themselves,they are creating what?

A)A stereotype
B)A culture blockage
C)G.C.C.(generalized character content)
D)Multiculturalism
E)Ethnocentrism

Question 7

____________ gives voice to groups that privileged cultures ignore or silence.

Question 8

One study found that while 73.1 percent of all speaking roles in movies were white,only 4.9 percent of all speaking roles were written for Hispanic/Latino actors.This makes whites in movies a _________.

Question 9

This term means the values,standards,and patterns of behavior of a particular group of people.

A)Folklore
B)Metaphysics
C)Moral Affairs
D)Political Code
E)Culture

Question 10

Do you think that all cultures or societies are inherently ethnocentric? Why do you think that? What can the theatre do to counter the negative aspects of ethnocentrism?

Question 11

For most of American theatre history,whites wearing heavy "ethnic" makeup acted as African Americans,Native Americans,and Asians.This led to a now discontinued form of theatre in which white people played black people.What name was given to this form of theatre?

A)Cross-cultural theatre
B)Minstrel show
C)Ethnic theatre
D)Whiteface theatre

Question 12

In a country as diverse as our own,what is the role of protest theatre within our culture?

Question 13

By the 1900s Second Avenue in New York City had so many Jewish theatres it was known as the...

A)Jewish Times Square
B)Hebrew Dramatic Society
C)Golden Age of Jewish Theatre
D)Yiddish Broadway

Question 14

We all see the world from our own point of view,and most people tend to think that their take on things,as seen through their culture,is the correct view.This is known as ______________.

Question 15

What are the advantages of mixing cultures in cross-cultural theatre? What are the disadvantages? If you were a producer at a regional theatre company,would you encourage or discourage your theatre from participating in cross-cultural theatre? Why?

Question 16

The term used by Augusto Boal to describe his interpretation of a people's theatre is ____________________.

Question 17

This government agency has been at the center of the debate surrounding art that expresses a minority's point of view because its primary purpose is to give a voice to all cultures as it "increases the public awareness of our cultural heritage."

A)United States Institute of Peace
B)Legal Services Corporation
C)Smithsonian Institution
D)National Endowment for the Arts

Question 18

This is an attempt to overcome all forms of discrimination,including racism,sexism,and homophobia,so that people can coexist as well as perhaps achieve a pluralistic society.

A)Multinationalism
B)Enculturation
C)Coexistism
D)Multiculturalism
E)Globalism