The Theatre Experience 14Th Edition By Edwin Wilson – Test Bank

The Theatre Experience 14Th Edition By Edwin Wilson – Test Bank

The Theatre Experience, 14e (Wilson)

Chapter 10 Stage Costumes

1) A long, white laboratory coat and a stethoscope on a character would be typical in showing which of the following categories?

1. A) Style
2. B) Historical period
3. C) Relationships
4. D) Status and personality

Answer: D

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: Describe the information that a stage costume can give us about a character

2) Clothes have always indicated or signaled a number of things regarding the wearer, except for which of the following?

1. A) Flamboyance or modesty
2. B) Character flaws
3. C) Position or status
4. D) Gender identity

Answer: B

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: Describe the information that a stage costume can give us about a character

3) The objective of costumes are many. For example, costumes help establish the style of the production. Which of the following, however, is NOT one of a costumer’s objectives?

1. A) Draw attention to the skill of the designer
2. B) Indicates the historical period of the play
3. C) Works to be consistent with the production as a whole
4. D) Shows relationships among characters

Answer: A

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: State the objectives of costume design

4) Roman togas and soldiers’ helmets on characters primarily suggest which of the following?

1. A) Style
2. B) Historical period
3. C) Relationships
4. D) Status and personality

Answer: B

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: Explain how costume design indicates time and place of a play

5) Futuristic costumes for a production set in outer space would be typical in showing which of the categories?

1. A) Style
2. B) Historical period
3. C) Relationships
4. D) Status and personality

Answer: A

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: Explain how costume design sets the tone and style of a production

6) Distinguishing major from minor characters is an analysis of which of the following?

1. A) Style
2. B) Historical period
3. C) Relationships
4. D) Status and personality

Answer: C

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: Explain the way characters are distinguished from each other through costume

7) Which of the following is NOT a collaborator of the costume designer:

1. A) Buyers
2. B) First hand
3. C) Wardrobe supervisor
4. D) Fashion or style editor

Answer: D

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: List the costume designer’s collaborators

8) Bustles or corsets affect which of the following areas?

1. A) Line, shape, and silhouette
2. B) Color
3. C) Fabric
4. D) Accessories

Answer: A

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: Describe the importance of line

9) Walking sticks and parasols are examples of

1. A) line, shape, and silhouette.
2. B) color.
3. C) fabric.
4. D) accessories.

Answer: D

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: Explain the importance of millinery, accessories and crafts to costume design

10) The most typical thing that characters wearing ringlets, pompadours, or bouffant hairstyles can denote for a play is

1. A) relationships between characters.
2. B) historical period.
3. C) personalities of the characters.
4. D) style of the production.

Answer: B

Bloom’s: Understand

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LO: Explain the importance of hairstyle and wigs in the theatre

11) When costumes are taken from inventory or rented from a costume house, this is known as rendering a costume.

Answer: FALSE

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LO: Explain the difference between pulling and building costumes

12) When a costume is created in the costume shop under the supervision of the designer, this is known as building a costume.

Answer: TRUE

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: Explain the difference between pulling and building costumes

13) Color can be used to indicate changes in character.

Answer: TRUE

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: Describe the importance of color

14) While it is often necessary for actors and actresses to make quick costume changes, this is a concern for the stage manager, not the costume designer.

Answer: FALSE

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: Explain the importance of taking the actor into consideration in costume design

15) Because costumes must stand out from the scenery in order to be seen, costumes are rarely designed to be consistent with the scenic design for a production.

Answer: FALSE

Bloom’s: Understand

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LO: Explain the importance of costume design to the totality of a theatre production

16) Undergarments are not a concern of the costume designer.

Answer: FALSE

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LO: Explain the importance of taking the actor into consideration in costume design

17) In addition to the costumes themselves, makeup and wigs are also part of the responsibilities of the costume designer.

Answer: TRUE

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: Explain the importance of hairstyle and wigs in the theatre

18) While fabric affects the silhouette, texture, and bulk of a costume, it has little symbolic value.

Answer: FALSE

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LO: Describe the importance of fabric

19) Only something that actually attaches or pins to a costume piece is considered an accessory.

Answer: FALSE

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LO: Explain the importance of millinery, accessories and crafts to costume design

20) Masks can be used to create stereotypes similar to stock characters.

Answer: TRUE

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LO: Explain the importance of masks in the theatre

21) Realistic prosthetic makeup is used both for fantastical creatures like flying monkeys and in creating believable historical characters.

Answer: TRUE

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LO: Explain the use of makeup in the theatre

22) The most realistic makeup designs being used in the world of theatre are most often found in Japanese kabuki theatre presentations.

Answer: FALSE

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LO: Explain the use of makeup in the theatre

23) Costume designers rarely meet the actors who will be wearing their costumes, leaving those responsibilities to the stage manager.

Answer: FALSE

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LO: Explain the importance of taking the actor into consideration in costume design

24) A stitcher is a technician who patterns, pins, and drapes the fabric to fit the individual actor perfectly, whereas a draper is a technician who sews all the costumes.

Answer: FALSE

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: List the costume designer’s collaborators

25) A first hand, a cutter/draper, and a stitcher are essential costume shop personnel working on the building/construction process of a costume.

Answer: TRUE

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: List the costume designer’s collaborators

26) Although masks can help express a character effectively they are not likely to appear at all in a play that is completely realistic in style.

Answer: TRUE

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LO: Explain the importance of masks in the theatre

27) Compile a list of costumes seen in daily life, explaining the function and effect of each. Do they have symbolic value? For instance, why is a doctor’s coat usually white?

Answer: Answers will vary

Bloom’s: Apply

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LO: Explain how costumes sometimes represent abstract ideas or symbols

28) Certain special events require special clothes. Discuss the “costumes” worn for a wedding, prom, or funeral. What are such clothes trying to convey? What considerations might someone weigh in choosing clothes for these events?

Answer: Answers will vary

Bloom’s: Understand

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LO: Explain how costumes sometimes represent abstract ideas or symbols

29) To what extent do we make value judgments about people on the basis of their physical appearance, and especially their clothes? In relation to the concept of stereotypes, how do the clothes we wear contribute to or defy the stereotypes that we encounter?

Answer: Answers will vary

Bloom’s: Apply

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LO: Explain how costumes can indicate status and personality

30) Select a play read during the semester, and describe the most appropriate costume for each of the major characters.

Answer: Answers will vary

Bloom’s: Apply

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LO: Explain how costumes can indicate status and personality

31) Often, an occupation is associated with certain clothing. Make a list of such occupations. Why is a particular type of clothing used in each?

Answer: Answers will vary

Bloom’s: Understand

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LO: Explain how costumes can indicate status and personality

32) A costume must meet a performer’s needs onstage. For instance, it must be flexible and durable if the performer has a sword fight during the course of the play. List other activities performers may be required to do that would affect the way costumes are designed.

Answer: Answers will vary

Bloom’s: Remember

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LO: Explain the importance of taking the actor into consideration in costume design

33) Discuss the elements of costumes as they relate to characterization onstage. For instance, if you wanted to give the impression of an intensely evil character, what colors might you use? Line? Fabric? To what extent are these choices based on stereotype? Is it acceptable to use stereotypes for artistic purposes?

Answer: Answers will vary

Bloom’s: Analyze

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LO: Explain how costumes sometimes represent abstract ideas or symbols

34) Color can indicate relationships between groups of characters. What instances in life use this technique?

Answer: Answers will vary

Bloom’s: Apply

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LO: Describe the importance of color; Explain the way characters are distinguished from each other through costume

35) Accessories can effectively reveal personality. Discuss examples of accessories that make a definite statement about the person who wears or carries them. Identify several characters from various Hollywood films and discuss a few of the accessories that reveal something about their personalities.

Answer: Answers will vary

Bloom’s: Apply

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LO: Explain the importance of millinery, accessories and crafts to costume design