History of Theatre

What type of theatre used dolls to tell the story?

• Kabuki

• Bunraku

• Noh

• Greek

What type of theatre depicted literature from the Bible?

• Hebrew

• Roman

• Greek

• Egyptian

What type of theatre was done in honor of Dionysus?

• Greek

• Roman

• Chinese

• Hindu

In medieval Europe, Bible stories were reenacted through

• mystery plays.

• miracle plays.

• morality plays.

• passion plays.

In medieval Europe, actors presented the lives of the saints through

• mystery plays.

• miracle plays.

• morality plays.

• passion plays.

Commedia dell'arte originated as a part of

• Spanish Renaissance theatre.

• Italian Renaissance theatre.

• French Renaissance theatre.

• Elizabethan theatre.

England's age of literary enlightenment expressed itself through

• Italian Renaissance theatre.

• British Renaissance theatre.

• French Renaissance theatre.

• Elizabethan theatre.

Legitimate theatre was a concept of

• Elizabethan theatre.

• Restoration theatre.

• Colonial theatre.

• 18th Century theatre.

What is the stagecraft of colors and lines?

• impressionistic

• romantic

• realistic

• detailed

What are the resident theatre companies?

• regional theatres

• Off-Broadway

• epic theatre

• vaudeville