U6

Question 1

Tevye’s main conflict is trying to maintain his ______.

Answer 1

traditions

Question 2

The ending of Fiddler on the Roof mainly supports the overall theme ____________.

Answer 2

of loss and change, yet hope

Question 3

A(n) _______ is a long speech by an actor.

Answer 3

monolouge

Question 3

The archetype “active revolutionary hero” in Fiddler on the Roof is _______.

Answer 3

Perchik

Question 4

_______ is a type of play that uses the stock characters of lovers, heroes, and clowns.

Answer 4

Indian Sanskrit

Question 5

A(n) ________ is the term for making difficult decisions and deciding whether those choices are the right things to do.

Answer 5

moral dilemma

Question 6

_________ were used in subject matter for ancient Roman plays.

Answer 6

greek plays

Question 7

_______ drama includes plays by William Shakespeare such as Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Hamlet.

Answer 7

Renaissance

Question 8

_________ incorporates technology with live performance.

Answer 8

digital drama

Question 9

TWO symbols that are used in Fiddler on the Roof.

Answer 9

violin and candlesticks

Question 10

________ is a device used to create comedy by having characters confused about the topics they are speaking about.

Answer 10

miscommunication

Question 11

The author’s point of view of the play compared to the original author’s text is more _________.

Answer 11

favorable to Russians

Question 12

_______ is a type of Japanese cartoon media.

Answer 12

anime

Question 13

______, written in a play, gives the actors instructions.

Answer 13

stage directions

Question 14

A(n) __________ changes a story into a format for films like movies and television shows.

Answer 14

screenwriter

Question 15

_______ can be humorous when a character says the opposite of what he or she actually means.

Answer 15

verbal irony

Question 16

A type of drama that used female actors for the first time in history is ______.

Answer 16

British Restoration Comedies (BRC)

Question 17

A(n) _____ is an actor speaking briefly to the audience while the other characters are unaware of it.

Answer 17

aside

Question 17

A(n) ______ is a long speech by an actor while disregarding the other characters.

Answer 17

soliloquy

Question 18

________ is ancient traditional storytelling with stylized movements, symbolic actions, and spiritual storytellers.

Answer 18

Japanese Noh

Question 19

The _______ of a play can have its own conflicts that move the actions of the plot.

Answer 19

cultural setting

Question 20

Regarding Fiddler on the Roof, an autobiography by Mary Antin called The Promised Land is a(n) ______.

Answer 20

primary source

Question 21

The _______ are the people responsible for the construction of sets for a play.

Answer 21

stage crew

Question 21

THREE devices or events that move the actions in the plot of Fiddler on the Roof.

Answer 21

cultural conflicts, the political environment, and a dream/ghost scene

Question 22

A(n) ________ changes stories and turns them into a new written format for live theater.

Answer 22

playwright

Question 23

_______ is a physical type of comedy.

Answer 23

slapstick

Question 24

THREE themes that relate to the active revolutionary hero archetype in Fiddler on the Roof.

Answer 24

wanting to change the world, a sense of duty, and societal injustice

Question 25

_______ work the lighting on the stage.

Answer 25

technician

Question 26

The main purpose of drama with comedy is to ___________.

Answer 26

allow audiences to escape reality

Question 27

The musical Fiddler on the Roof has many allusions to __________.

Answer 27

biblical stories

Question 28

A main topic that contributes to the plot and theme in Fiddler on the Roof is ________.

Answer 28

cultural differences

Question 29

A situation in Fiddler on the Roof that is a major current event in the United States is ______.

Answer 29

immigration

Question 30

________ is when the audience knows about something the characters in the play do not.

Answer 30

dramatic irony