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Theater History

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Greek Theater?

a)

Actors wore elaborate masks

b)

Only men performed in plays

c)

Theaters were open-air

d)

Elaborate scenery was used

2.

In Ancient Greece, all actors were...

a)

Wealthy

b)

Female

c)

Male

d)

Unemployed

3.

Actors wore special ______ depecting the character they were playing.

a)

Robes

b)

Masks

c)

Signs

d)

Costumes

4.
What types of plays did the Greeks performed?
a)
Histories and Myths
b)
Dramas and Situations
c)
Tragedies and Comedies
d)
None of these
5.
A group of actors who moved and sang together are called a
a)
Chorus
b)
Catastrophe
c)
Cast
d)
None of these
6.

What were early Roman theaters constructed of?

a)

wood

b)

stone

c)

metal

d)

plastic

7.

What were Roman theaters constructed of later in Rome's history, once it had become an established city?

a)

wood

b)

stone

c)

plastic

d)

metal

8.

Did Roman plays use props like modern plays do?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

ROMAN THEATER WAS AROUND WHICH CENTURY

a)

3RD BC

b)

5TH BC

c)

10TH AD

10.
Roman Plays used masks
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What stage did the Greeks use?
a)
Proscenium
b)
Orchestra
c)
Amphitheater
d)
Thespisian Theatre
12.
What era followed Greek Theatre?
a)
Roman
b)
Greek
c)
Shakespearean
d)
Medieval
13.
What time period did Medieval Theatre first begin?
a)
2010-2017
b)
500-900 AD
c)
400-450 AD
d)
200 BC
14.
What medieval theatre also known as?
a)
Greek Theatre  
b)
British Theatre
c)
Religious Theatre 
d)
Gothic or middle ages Theatre
15.
What was the purpose of medieval theatre?
a)
Teach bible stories 
b)
entertainment 
c)
life lessons
d)
no purpose 
16.
Who controlled medieval theatre?
a)
The government 
b)
The church 
c)
Society 
d)
The Romans 
17.
Who performed in the plays for churches?
a)
Nuns
b)
Priests
c)
Choirboys
d)
All of the Above
18.
What did traveling Theatre groups (Guilds) perform on?
a)
Large Stages
b)
Wagons
c)
Courts
d)
Amphitheaters
19.

Who played Female roles during plays in the Elizabethan era?

a)

Elderly Men

b)

Young men

c)

Married Men

d)

Women

20.
Shakespeare was writing during the Elizabethan Era which encompasses which of the following time periods?
a)
1500 - 1660
b)
450 - 1500
c)
1600 - 1750
d)
1750- 1850
21.

In the Elizabethan Era, acting was a respectable career.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What are the 3 themes of Chinese Theatre

a)

Religious worship

Faithfulness to emperor

Glory of men

b)

food worship

material glory

faithfulness to rice and noodles

c)

Ancestor worship

Military Glory

faithfulness to husband

23.

True or false: men in chinese theater also played all of the female parts

a)

True

b)

False

24.

When was chinese theatre started

a)

1420 BC

b)

1649 BC

c)

2000 BC

d)

2018 CE

25.
What type of play would you expect to see this character? 
a)
African
b)
Chinese
c)
Noh
d)
Kabuki
26.
Which type of theater is the oldest?
a)
African
b)
Chinese
c)
American
d)
Greek
27.
Chinese theater included ...
a)
all women.
b)
no Chinese people. 
c)
acrobatics, music, and synchronized dancing.
d)
empty stages. 
28.
What is Noh?
a)
"No" in Japanese.
b)
The poses in Kabuki plays used at important times.
c)
 An offbeat, ecentric or bizarre story told through dances on a stage.
d)
Traditional Japanese masked drama with dance and song, evolved from Shinto Rites.
29.
Kabuki Theatre could be compared to...
a)
American Realist Drama
b)
Modern Musicals
c)
The surrealist Theatre movement
d)
Greek Theatre
30.
What is the oldest form of Japanese Theatre?
a)
Bunraku
b)
Noh
c)
Kabuki
d)
They are all the same age
31.
What form of Japanese Theatre was meant for the common people?
a)
Kabuki
b)
Noh
c)
All of them
32.

Modern Theater refers to what time period?

a)

1750 - 1900

b)

1880 - 1950

c)

1900 - 1980

d)

1950 - present

33.

Which was a key theme in Modern theater?

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

Realism

d)

Cubism

34.

What time period is considered Contemporary Theater?

a)

1750 - 1900

b)

1880 - 1950

c)

1950 - present

d)

1900 - 1980

35.

What was a major source of technical advancement in Contemporary Theater?

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

World War 2

c)

World War Z

d)

American Revolution

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