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Key Facts: Andalusia PAU Performing Arts II Exam
90 min
Time Limit
Distrito Único Andaluz
0–10
Grading Scale
Junta de Andalucía
EUR 58.70
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Junta de Andalucía
100
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The Andalusia PAU Performing Arts II exam lasts 90 minutes as part of the University Entrance Assessment managed by Distrito Único Andaluz. The official exam comprises text analysis, performance theory, and open-ended staging commentary graded on a 0–10 scale. This practice bank provides an English-language MCQ study adaptation of 100 questions covering dramatic codes, staging, theatre history, dance, acting systems, and Andalusian performing arts heritage.
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1Which term in Aristotelian dramatic theory refers to the emotional purging or purification of pity and fear experienced by the audience during a tragedy?
A.Catharsis
B.Anagnorisis
C.Hamartia
D.Peripeteia
Explanation: Catharsis is the Aristotelian concept describing the emotional release and purification of pity and fear in the audience. Watching the tragic hero's downfall allows spectators to experience and resolve these intense emotions safely.
2What is 'anagnorisis' in classical dramatic structure?
A.The protagonist's transition from ignorance to knowledge or recognition of a crucial truth
B.The opening exposition delivered by the chorus
C.The physical destruction of the antagonist on stage
D.The humorous intermission between tragic acts
Explanation: Anagnorisis is the pivotal moment in a drama when a character moves from ignorance to full awareness, recognizing their true identity, a key relationship, or the reality of their situation (such as Oedipus realizing his parentage).
3In dramatic playwriting, what is a 'soliloquy'?
A.A speech delivered by a character alone on stage, revealing their inner thoughts to the audience
B.A fast-paced dialogue between two opposing characters
C.A song performed collectively by the chorus
D.A brief comment directed to the audience that other characters on stage cannot hear
Explanation: A soliloquy is an extended speech given by a character who is alone on stage (or assumes themselves to be alone), allowing the audience direct access to their unvarnished internal thoughts and motivations.
4Which type of stage architecture features an arch framing the stage, clearly separating the audience seating area from the performance area?
A.Proscenium stage
B.Thrust stage
C.Arena stage (in-the-round)
D.Black box stage
Explanation: A proscenium stage is framed by a proscenium arch that creates a picture-frame window separating the audience from the stage, establishing a clear visual boundary often associated with the 'fourth wall'.
5What is an 'arena stage' or 'theatre-in-the-round'?
A.A stage configuration where the audience surrounds the performance area on all sides
B.A raised platform with the audience seated only directly in front
C.An outdoor amphitheatrical bowl cut into a hillside
D.A stage with a deep apron and proscenium arch
Explanation: In an arena stage layout, the acting area is situated in the center and surrounded entirely by spectators on all four sides, creating an intimate setting requiring dynamic 360-degree staging.
6Which Spanish Golden Age (Siglo de Oro) playwright authored the seminal theoretical work 'Arte nuevo de hacer comedias en este tiempo' (1609)?
A.Lope de Vega
B.Pedro Calderón de la Barca
C.Tirso de Molina
D.Miguel de Cervantes
Explanation: Lope de Vega wrote 'Arte nuevo de hacer comedias en este tiempo', establishing a modern formula for Spanish Golden Age theatre that broke away from rigid Aristotelian unities and blended comedy with tragedy.
7What was a 'corral de comedias' in 16th and 17th century Spain?
A.An open-air courtyard theatre set between residential buildings used for public theatrical performances
B.A royal palace indoor auditorium reserved exclusively for nobility
C.A traveling wagon used for staging religious auto sacramentales
D.A monastic hall designed for sacred choral performances
Explanation: A corral de comedias was a public open-air theatre constructed in the inner courtyard of a block of houses, serving as the commercial venue for Spanish Golden Age drama.
8Which Italian Renaissance theatrical form relied on masked stock characters, physical comedy (lazzi), and plot outlines (canovacci)?
A.Commedia dell'arte
B.Opera seria
C.Sacra rappresentazione
D.Tragedia erudita
Explanation: Commedia dell'arte was an influential professional Italian theatre tradition featuring masked stock types (e.g. Arlecchino, Pantalone), physical comedy routines (lazzi), and improvised dialogue guided by scenarios.
9Which iconic stock character from Commedia dell'arte is a zanni (servant) known for his diamond-patterned costume, agility, and witty trickery?
A.Arlecchino (Harlequin)
B.Pantalone
C.Il Dottore
D.Il Capitano
Explanation: Arlecchino is the classic zanni character recognized by his patchwork or diamond-patterned suit, wooden slapstick, physical acrobatics, and cunning yet mischievous demeanor.
10Which English Renaissance playhouse is famously associated with William Shakespeare and the Lord Chamberlain's Men?
A.The Globe Theatre
B.The Rose Theatre
C.The Swan Theatre
D.The Blackfriars Playhouse
Explanation: The Globe Theatre, built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company (the Lord Chamberlain's Men), was the open-air wooden playhouse where many of Shakespeare's greatest plays were first performed.
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