Theatre 101 - Drama 10

Who were the most prominent Greek playwrights?

• Sophocles, Aristophanes, Socrates

• Aristophanes, Plato, Aristotle

• Aristophanes, Euripides, Sophocles

• Euripides, Sophocles, Aristotle

What Century saw the height of Greek Theatre?

• 6th Century BC

• 500s AD

• 5th Century AD

• 500s BC

What era of theatre saw people and animals killed onstage?

• Greek

• Modern

• Roman

• Medieval

Medieval plays with morals and 'mystery' plays were performed in

In Renaissance Italy plots generally centered on...

• Lovers caught in affairs

• Morals and Society

• Young lovers who are hindered by an elder

• Class struggles

Who was the Monarch during the English Renaissance?

• Queen Victoria

• Queen Elizabeth I

• King George III

• King William

Which Theatre is most associated with Shakespeare?

• The Globe

• The Swan

• The Theatre

• The Blackfriar's Theatre

In Elizabethan theatre, the audience who stood closest to the stage were called...

• Royals

• Season ticket holders

• Peasants

• Groundlings

Woman were banned from performing in Kabuki theatre in 1629.

• True

• False

Kabuki theatre used elaborate costumes, make-up and movements. What topics and themes were they communicating.

• Political Ideals

• Family Problems

• Social relationships

• Mocking the upper classes