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1-2. Who is the most famous playwright during Renaissance period?

Which of the following is a common English term for a performer?

• Actor

• Playwright

• Shakespearian

• Thespian

Satyr was often performed after three tragedies. What could be the reason for this?

• Satyr is the most important genre.

• It contains the name of the playwright.

• It provides a breather from the preceding unhappy endings.

• It is always requested by the many audiences during the period.

The first performer in a tragedy play who was later considered the Father of tragedy was

• Dionysus

• Thespis

• Plautus

• Magnus

It is the most admired type of play in Ancient Greece.

• comedy

• satyr

• tragedy

• drama

True or False. In Commedia dell’arte the players wrote their own plays and build their own characters from scratch.

• True

• False

In Greek theater, performers were limited to only 3 persons playing different roles, the transition between scenes and the storyline itself is taken cared of by one of the following

• the narrator

• the guest

• the host

• the chorus

Medieval period began with the closure of classical theater by the church for it was seen as of the devil. What happened to the religious plays in many countries at the end of the period?

• It was banned

• it multiplied

• it grew more

• none of the above

When we talk about Ancient period, we are actually talking about these great cities.

• Rome & Athens

• Greece & Athens

• Athens & Israel

• Rome & Italy