History of Theater

According to Greeks, theater is the _________ place or a place for ____________.

• hearing

• seeing

• looking

• watching

Closet plays are NOT meant to be performed.

• True

• False

We do not know when theater started because there is no one ________ for theater that everyone agrees to.

• origin

• way

• from around that time period who is alive to tell us

The first act of performing we know of was from ______ BC.

• 200

• 400

• 600

• 800

Originally, theater was used for __________ rituals for ancient civilizations like Africa and Asia.

• acting

• performing

• religious

• community

Religious rituals started in places such as Africa and Asia.

• True

• False

_____ are when people or even animals act or reenact various religious events like important births, deaths, marriages, or other events.

• rituals

• theaters

• religious rituals

• plays

Only men were allowed to act. Choose 2

• Greek

• Medieval

• Renaissance

always about religion

• Greek

• Medieval

• Renaissance

William Shakespeare was during _____ theater.

• Greek

• Medieval

• Renaissance