You're in a U.S. theatre. The time is 1900 . The curtain opens, and you find yourself looking into what seems to be a living room, where four people are seated, talking together, while a uniformed maid serves tea
The maid leaves through a door (downstage right), whereupon two actresses move quickly to look out a large window (upstage center) and two actors continue to talk purposefully. You are almost certainly at a production that is: a. epic
b. impressionistic
c. naturalistic
d. realistic
e. symbolistic
D
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a. platea b. mansion c. facade d. periaktoi
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c. A freely composed instrumental piece, usually for organ or instrumentalensemble, which imitated the lively rhythms and lightly imitative style ofmonody. d. An instrumental piece, usually for lute or keyboard, similar in style to theimitative motet.
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a. two-towered facades b. timber roofing c. radiating chapels d. stone vaulting
"Style" refers to
A. the type of language used in a film. B. costuming in a film. C. a film's use of various cinematic techniques. D. the overall sound identity of a film.