Theatre History Review

What were the stages called in Middle Ages?

• Playhouses

• Theatres

• Pageant Wagons

• Story Carts

What was the set called in Greek Theatre?

• Skene

• Skirt

• Background

• Sheet

Famous Theatre in the Renaissance Era

• Flame

• Globe

• Horseshoe

• Colosseum

A story/play that ends UNHAPPILY

• Tragi-Comedy
• Tragedy
• Comedy
• Drama

Who were the only performers in the Middle Ages?

• Nuns

• Royalty

• Priests

• Peasants

Masks were used in what two theatre eras?

• Primitive and Greek

• Greek and Middle Ages

• Greek and Renaissance

• Renaissance and Restoration

Who was the Greek God that was celebrated for theatre?

• Dionysis
• Thespis
• Aeschylus
• Moliere

Who is considered to be the first actor?

• Dionysis
• Thespis
• Sophocles
• Ziegfeld

Who was the person in charge of theater rituals in primitive times?

• Actor
• Wise one

• Shaman

• Hunter

What country was the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• England

• Italy

• Germany

• American