Renaissance Theatre

What does the French term, Renaissance, mean in English?

• Repeat

• Rebirth

• Revenue

• Reign

The Renaissance Begin in which country?

• Italy

• Spain

• England

The Italian renaissance began in the ________.

• 1500's

• 1600's

• 1700's

• 1800's

Italian theatre used virtually no theatre sets or special effects.

• True

• False

On the theatre stage, the arch that frames the stage (and was introduced during the Renaissance) is known as the _______________.

• Renaissance Arch

• proscenium arch

• Italian Arch

• Shakespear's Arch

In Italy, what was the type of theatre that was performed by groups of travelling actors/players?

• Italian Opera

• commedia dell'art

• morality plays

• secular drama

What style of acting was Commedia Dell'Arte?

• Monologues

• Musicals

• Improvisation

• Pantomime

What description best fits the stock character 'pantalone'?

• Simple Minded, Servant

• Father Figure, Miser, Money hungry

Commedia Dell'arte is still around today.

• True

• False

From Italy the Renaisaance spread first to which two Eurupean countries?

• Germany and Spain

• England and Russian

• France and Spain

• England and Spain