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WorksheetsTheatre History Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a Morality Play?
a)
plays that portrayed the lives of the saints
b)
plays that taught right from wrong
c)
plays that re-enacted Bible stories
d)
non-religious plays
2.
What town was the birthplace of William Shakespeare?
a)
New York
b)
Paris
c)
Berlin
d)
Stratford-upon-Avon
3.
What was Shakespeare's father's occupation?
a)
shoe maker
b)
coat maker
c)
glove maker
d)
candle maker
4.
What was the name of Shakespeare’s acting troupe?
a)
Emperor's Kingdom
b)
Bear's Troupe
c)
The King’s Company.
d)
Hamnet Troupe
5.
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
a)
25
b)
64
c)
32
d)
37
6.
In Greek Theatre, what is a small building built in back of the acting platform?
a)
thespians
b)
skene
c)
tragedies
d)
comedies
7.
What is a Mystery Play?
a)
plays that portrayed the lives of the saints
b)
plays that taught right from wrong
c)
plays that re-enacted Bible stories
d)
non-religious plays
8.
Who tried to give Oedipus advice?
a)
Creon
b)
Laius
c)
Polybus
d)
Jocasta
9.
How did Greek actors change roles?
a)
they would changed mask
b)
talk in a different voice
c)
painted their face to look different
d)
had different people to portray different roles
10.
Why was theater outlawed for a time during the Middle Ages?
a)
They believe that it could end up bad
b)
They thought it was good for the people
c)
They thought it was important
d)
They believed that it was vulgar and evil
11.
Which one of these is not a character in Everyman?
a)
Everyman
b)
Happiness
c)
Knowledge
d)
Beauty
12.
What was the name of a short biblical scene?
a)
Cycles
b)
Tropes
c)
Mysteries
d)
Guilds
13.
What is a Miracle Play?
a)
plays that portrayed the lives of the saints
b)
plays that taught right from wrong
c)
plays that re-enacted Bible stories
d)
non-religious plays
14.
What did they call the audience members who stood in the pit?
a)
shamen
b)
rowdies
c)
groundlings
d)
craftsmen
15.
What are tropes that are shown together called?
a)
Scene
b)
Act
c)
Cycle
d)
Play
16.
How many people oversaw the early primitive rituals?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
17.
What was used to fly the gods or other mythical characters into the scene in Greek theatre?
a)
Machina
b)
Theatron
c)
Parados
d)
Skene
18.
Where did the Greeks build their theaters?
a)
countryside
b)
city centers
c)
hillsides
d)
caves
19.
In Oedipus Rex, who was the brother-in-law (and adviser) of the king?
a)
Creon
b)
Jocasta
c)
Polybus
d)
Laius
20.
A small room in the back of the main stage of the Globe theater was called
a)
Skene
b)
Inner-above
c)
Inner-below
d)
Orchestra
21.
Who was known as the first literary critic in Greece?
a)
Sophocles
b)
Euripides
c)
Aristotle
d)
Aristophanes
22.
In Oedipus Rex, who is wife and mother to the same man?
a)
Polybus
b)
Jocasta
c)
Creon
d)
Laius
23.
What were the people who oversaw primitive rituals called?
a)
warriors
b)
shaman
c)
hunters
d)
kings
24.
Who were the only performers in the early Medieval era?
a)
strolling players
b)
priests
c)
craftsmen
d)
the guild
25.
What is the semicircular seating area in the Greek amphitheater called?
a)
skene
b)
orchestra
c)
theatron
d)
thymele
26.
What is the circular acting area where the Greek chorus danced and the actors performed?
a)
Theatron
b)
Thymele
c)
Orchestra
d)
Parados
27.
In Oedipus Rex, who was killed at the crossroads?
a)
Creon
b)
Jocasta
c)
Polybus
d)
Laius
28.
Where was Shakespeare buried?
a)
Holy Trinity Church
b)
Westminster Abbey
c)
Notre Dame Cathedral
d)
St. Joseph's Chapel
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