You are in a program for Theatre Design at the local university and one of your courses is in Lighting Design. On the first day of class, the instructor is giving a historical overview of lighting and says that lighting design was not important to theatre until theatre moved indoors. After class, you talk with the instructor about the class and say that their comment on the history of lighting is
A. correct, there were no lights used in theatre until it moved indoors.
B. incorrect, the Ancient Greek amphitheatres used oil lamps for evening shows.
C. correct, natural lighting was used in ancient, indoor theatres, thus theatre never "moved" from the outside.
D. incorrect, during the time of Ancient Greek theatre, the sun acted as the lighting for the shows and was a factor in how decisions were made.
Answer: D
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