Theatre History

Who was the author of The Poetics?

• Dianola

• Mythos

• Dionysus

• Aristotle

Where was Greek Theatre performed?

• Hillside Arena

• Skene House

• The Churches

• The Streets

First German female poetess and Historian

• Menander

• Seneca

• Euripedes

• Hrostvitha

Which group was more innovative rather than inventive in terms of theatre?

• Romans

• Greeks

• Italians

• English

Where were plays held in the Middle Ages?

• Begin on hillsides and moved to the streets

• Began in Churches and moved to hillsides

• Began in Arenas and moved to Churches

• Began in churches and evolved to pageant wagons in the streets

What topics did mystery plays deal with>

• Lives of the Classical Greek Gods

• Stories from the Bible and lives of the saints

• Stories about everyday life

• Fictional stories that taught a moral or a lesson

Morality plays were about

• Stories from the Bible

• Stories about Greek Gods

• Stories about everyday life

• Stories that taught a moral or a lesson

Who was Seneca?

• A Roman philosopher and playwright

• A Greek Nobleman and playwright

• The first Actor

• The First Gladiator

Who was Roman Theatre inspired by?

• Trojans

• Spartans

• Church

• Greeks

How was Roman Theatre different than Greek Theatre?

• It was more focused on religion

• It was more intellectual

• It was more violent

• It was more philosophical