WorksheetsGreek Vs. Roman Theatre
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who were the two major writers of Roman Comedy
a)
Terrence and Phillip
b)
Terrence and Platus
c)
Oedipus and Medea
d)
Sophecles and Aeschelus
2.
Roman Plays used masks
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Who was the Greek god of theater?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Thespis
c)
Zeus
d)
Sophocles
4.
What stage did the Greeks use?
a)
Proscenium
b)
Orchestra
c)
Amphitheater
d)
Thespisian Theatre
5.
What era followed Greek Theatre?
a)
Roman
b)
Greek
c)
Shakespearean
d)
Medieval
6.
Who were the three major Greek playwrights?
a)
Euripides, Oedipus Rex, Prometheus
b)
Thespis, Euripides, Stavros
c)
Euripides, Thespis, Sophocles
d)
Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus
7.
What area of the stage did people exit and enter?
a)
Parodus
b)
Skene
c)
Theatron
d)
Orchestra
8.
TRUE OR FALSE! Women were allowed on stage.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What were Greek theaters built on?
a)
Mountains
b)
Flatland
c)
Prarie
d)
Hills
10.
Who does Oedipus marry in Oedipus the King?
a)
His father
b)
His mother
c)
His sister
d)
His girlfriend
11.
Greek theatre masks were created solely for entertainment purposes:
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Euripides wrote Agamemmnon:
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Quality tragedy must have all of the following except:
a)
Plot
b)
Characters
c)
Costumes
d)
Thought
14.
Which is not a responsibility of the chorus:
a)
Sets the overall mood of the play
b)
Determines the fate of the protagnist
c)
Serves as a character, giving advice, expressing opinions, asking questions, etc
d)
Can establish the ethical or social framework of events
15.
Who attended Greek theatre tragedies
a)
Everyone (except women)
b)
Only the rich
c)
Whoever could afford the ticket price
d)
Old Men and Children
16.
Women roles in Greek theatre were always played by women.
a)
False
b)
True
17.
Greek acting was based on complete realism and understatement.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What area is shown in red?
a)
Orchestra
b)
Theatron
c)
Skene
d)
Parados
19.
What area is show in red?
a)
Orchestra
b)
Parados
c)
Skene
d)
Theatron
20.
What part of the Greek theatre is the blank box on?
a)
Skene
b)
Theatron
c)
Parados
d)
Orchestra
21.
Greek masks always showed extreme emotion (anger, sadness, happiness, etc.)
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Euripedes
a)
The Father of Tragedy: wrote Agamemnon
b)
Wrote Medea and other tragedies about psychological motivation and social consciousness in men and women
c)
Wrote New Comedy like Lysistrata
d)
Wrote Old Comedy
23.
Sophocles
a)
The Father of Tragedy: wrote Agamemnon
b)
Wrote Antigone and the Oedipus Trilogy, specialized in tragedy
c)
Wrote New Comedy like Lysistrata
d)
Wrote Old Comedy
24.
Aeschylus
a)
The Father of Tragedy: wrote Agamemnon
b)
Wrote Antigone and the Oedipus Trilogy, specialized in tragedy
c)
Wrote New Comedy like Lysistrata
d)
Wrote Old Comedy
25.
satyr
a)
three-sided panels that reveal three different backgrounds
b)
a raised platform on which the performers act
c)
a play in which a tragic theme is treated comedically
d)
painted panels slid between columns on stage
26.
skene
a)
three-sided panels that reveal three different backgrounds
b)
a raised platform on which the performers act
c)
a play in which a tragic theme is treated comedically
d)
painted panels slid between columns on stage
27.
Depicted Violence on stage
a)
Greeks
b)
Romans
28.
All of the following were popular in Rome except
a)
Farces
b)
Gladiatorial fights
c)
Numachia
d)
Tragedies
29.
Which of the following was not a purpose of Greek Masks
a)
Convey Emotion
b)
For Decoration
c)
Double Casting
d)
Projected Sound
30.
Who let women act?
a)
Greeks
b)
Romans
c)
Greeks- but they had to be silent
d)
Romans- but they had to be silent
31.
Who wrote Closet Tragedies
a)
Sophocles
b)
Aeschules
c)
Seneca
d)
Euripides
32.
Who is the first actor and playwright?
a)
Seneca
b)
Platus
c)
Thespis
d)
Dionysus
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