English for Theater Students_Unit 3

English for Theater Students_Unit 3

University

10 Qs

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English for Theater Students_Unit 3

English for Theater Students_Unit 3

Assessment

Quiz

English

University

Hard

Created by

Estri Oktarena

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the text, which of these statements is true about all ancient Greek actors?

They were all men.

They were all from Thespis.

They only did comedies.

They were all chorus singers.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author gives the history of Greek theater.

What does the author do after?

describes modern Greek theater

questions the accuracy of the history

describes important parts of the history

gives the history of other forms of theater

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read this paragraph from the text.

All Greek actors were men. They wore masks and played the female roles as well as the male roles. One character could have several different masks. If the character was happy, the actor would wear a mask with a smiling face. If the character was angry, the actor would put on a mask with an angry face. One actor played many different roles in the same play. To change characters, he would just change masks.

Based on this evidence, what can you conclude about Greek dramas?

Every character in a Greek drama had a separate actor to play the part.

There were often more characters than actors in a Greek drama.

Each actor in a Greek drama played the role of one male and one female.

Female actors typically played the parts of men in Greek dramas.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is this text mostly about?

ancient Greek theater and what it was like

the most famous actors in ancient Greece

why men played all the roles in Greek theater

what makes a tragedy different from a comedy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read this sentence from the text.

In 534 B.C.E., in the city of Athens, a contest was held. Men competed to be the best actor in Greece.

As used in the sentence, what does the word "competed" mean?

worked together as a team

went to school

tried to avoid

took part in a contest

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

An actor named Thespis won an acting contest, and ________ actors are sometimes called "thespians" today.

on the contrary

also

as a result

before

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Based on the text, who were most likely the most important performers in the very beginning of Greek theater?

female musicians

singers in choruses

actors who wore masks

actors who did not need masks

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