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A imaginary wall between an actor and the audience
a) 4th wall
b) 3rd wall
c) great divide
d) screen shot

An actor has memorized his/her lines
a) thespian
b) on book
c) dramaturgy
d) off book

deals with a social issue
a) problem play
b) melodrama
c) vaudeville
d) theater of the absurd

representation of a scene by a person or group with not sound or motion
a) soliloquy
b) thespian
c) monologue
d) tableau

a dramatic work that uses characters, plot, or setting to evoke strong emotions
a) problem play
b) melodrama
c) high-comedy
d) ensemble

an actor identifies with a character emotionally and completely
a) method acting
b) ad lib
c) thespian
d) farce

trivial themes and specialty acts
a) low-comedy
b) theater of the absurd
c) farce
d) vaudeville

made up lines
a) soliloquy
b) monologue
c) ad lib
d) 4th wall

a long speech given during conversation
a) ad lib
b) soliloquy
c) monologue
d) method acting

the study if dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements on stage
a) dramaturgy
b) method acting
c) ad lib
d) thespian

a person on stage alone delivers a speech for the audience
a) monologue
b) ad lib
c) soliloquy
d) aside

a character says something that no one on stage can hear
a) monologue
b) aside
c) ad lib
d) soliloquy

Represents the absurdity of human existence in a meaningless universe
a) ensemble
b) burlesque
c) vaudeville
d) theater of the absurd

an actor/actress
a) tableau
b) high-comedy
c) thespian
d) aaside

physical comedy, bawdy jokes, farcical situations
a) high-comedy
b) low-comedy
c) farce
d) burlesque

horseplay, crude characterization, and absurd situations
a) farce
b) burlesque
c) theater of the absurd
d) ensemble

a variety of stars
a) melodrama
b) cabaret
c) ensemble
d) farce

uses sophisticated wit and satire
a) burlesque
b) low-comedy
c) farce
d) high-comedy

parody
a) farce
b) burlesque
c) ensemble
d) vaaudeville

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