Western Classical Plays and Opera

The word theater means "place of seeing "

• TRUE

• FALSE

There were three types of play, in which period was tragedy most admired?

• Romantic

• Renaissance

• Ancient Greek

IDENTIFY: TRUE OR FALSE

Women , during in Ancient Greek times were allowed to take part of the play.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Ballet developed and flourished from Italy to France with the help of Catherine de' Medici, (Queen of France).

• True

• False

Identify the theater period characterized by the statement below.

Public theatre were developed like the Commedia dell'arte and the elaborate masques.

• Ancient Greek

• Neoclassical

• Renaissance

• Romantic

During the Renaissance, theater performances were not allowed throughout Europe.

• True

• False

IDENTIFICATION

This play dealt with an unhappy ending, especially concerning the downfall of the character.

• Comedy

• Satyr

• Tragedy

IDENTIFICATION : Type in the correct answer.

It is a formalized form of dance which originated from the Italian Renaissance courts.

IDENTIFICATION

He was an English poet, playwright and actor and regarded as the greatest writer and dramatist in the whole world.

• Euripides

• Pierre Cornielle

• William Shakespeare.

Identify the theater period characterized by the statement below.

Melodrama and operas became the most popular theatrical forms

• Baroque

• Neoclassical

• Renaissance

• Romantic