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MTEL Theater Test

The Theater MTEL^® test has four content subtests: playwriting, performance and direction of dramatic works, design, production and management of dramatic works, theater history and dramatic literature, and theater education. The candidate is also tested on the ability to apply knowledge and understanding of the subject matter by writing an essay and/or short answer that evaluates and analyzes a subarea of theater. One of these questions will require a discussion on a significant work and playwright from a specific historical era. The subject will be the candidate’s choice but the era will be assigned. There are 96 to 104 multiple choice questions covering the content subareas that count 80 percent of the final score and two open response questions relevant to the understanding and application of the content that counts 20 percent of the final score.

MTEL Theater Test Practice Questions

1. The basic themes used in all creative endeavors include:

1. Universal
2. Broad
3. Shared
4. All of the above

2. Why are themes important?

1. Organize ideas into a coherent whole
2. Tell a story
3. Create a scene
4. Recall a memory

3. What does the Greek work “theatron” mean?

1. Theater
2. Place of seeing
3. Dramatic
4. Comedic

4. Where were the earliest recorded theater productions?

1. England
2. China
3. Egypt
4. Greece

5. In what centuries did Japanese theater develop?

1. 14^th and 15^th
2. 15^th and 16^th
3. 16^th and 17^th
4. None of the above

Answer Key | MTEL Theater Test Breakdown