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Theatre I Mid-term

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote Tamburlaine the Great?

a)

Christopher Marlowe

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Ben Jonson

2.

Which actor worked mostly for Christopher Marlowe?

a)

Richard Burbage

b)

Edward Alleyn

c)

William Kempe

3.

Which actor quit Shakespeare’s company due to a dispute over improvising?

a)

Richard Burbage

b)

Edward Alleyn

c)

William Kempe

4.

What role did Shakespeare write for William Kempe?

a)

Doctor Faustus

b)

King Lear

c)

Nick Bottom

d)

Othello

5.

What did Ben Jonson say about Shakespeare after Shakespeare’s death?

a)

"He was the literal worst."

b)

"I can't even."

c)

"Macbeth was trash."

d)

“He was not of an age, but for all time.”

6.

Who were Shakespeare’s children?

a)

Richard, Edward, and Ben.

b)

Hamnet, Susanna, and Judith.

c)

Mary, Catherine, and Henry.

d)

Charles, William, and Harry.

7.

Who was Shakespeare’s wife?

a)

Anne Hathaway

b)

Catherine The First

c)

Meryl Streep

d)

Mary, Queen of Scots

8.

What playwright influenced Shakespeare?

a)

Ben Jonson

b)

William Kempe

c)

Christopher Marlowe

9.

This outdoor theatre was built in 1576 by James Burbage (father of actor Richard Burbage). Shakespeare’s troupe played there.

a)

The Theatre

b)

The Globe

c)

The Black Friars

10.

This outdoor theatre was used by Shakespeare’s company, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men (later called The King’s Men).

a)

The Theatre

b)

The Globe

c)

The Black Friars

11.

Indoor theatre refurbished by James Burbage (father of actor Richard Burbage). Used by The King’s Men (Shakespeare’s company) as of 1608 for their winter theatre.

a)

The Theatre

b)

The Globe

c)

The Black Friars

12.

THE GLOBE THEATRE: This is where the groundlings would pay a ½ penny to stand in and watch the show

a)

Pit

b)

Heavens

c)

Inner Above and Inner Below

d)

The Gallery

13.

THE GLOBE THEATRE: The roof over the stage, had various sky images painted on the bottom of the roof to suggest a sky at various times of day.

a)

Pit

b)

Heavens

c)

Inner Above and Inner Below

d)

The Gallery

14.

THE GLOBE THEATRE: The balcony and alcove were part of the upstage area.

a)

Pit

b)

Heavens

c)

Inner Above and Inner Below

d)

The Gallery

15.

THE GLOBE THEATRE: The seats where the wealthier patrons would sit.

a)

Pit

b)

Heavens

c)

Inner Above and Inner Below

d)

The Gallery

16.

TRUE OR FALSE: The Globe Theatre was built using the wood from The Theatre.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

TRUE OR FALSE: The Black Friars was an indoor theatre that catered to the wealthy.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or False: Early on, there was an altar in the center of the Orchestra called the Thymele.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or False: We get the word “proscenium” from the word “skene.”

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A poem written in a heightened style that expresses deep feeling and is intended to be sung

a)

Myth

b)

Dionysis

c)

Ode

d)

Thespis

e)

Tragedy

21.

The “first actor,” because he arranged for spoken word in the midst of the choral odes. He supposedly stepped away from the chorus and spoke the words instead of singing them.

a)

Myth

b)

Dionysis

c)

Ode

d)

Thespis

e)

Tragedy

22.

Where the audience sat - often dug into the side of a hill, it translates to “the hearing place.”

a)

Choregus

b)

Theatron

c)

Auditorium

d)

Orchestra

e)

Skene

23.

The overall theatre itself - the word translates to “the seeing place.”

a)

Choregus

b)

Theatron

c)

Auditorium

d)

Orchestra

e)

Skene

24.

The choral leader

a)

Choregus

b)

Theatron

c)

Auditorium

d)

Orchestra

e)

Skene

25.

The circular area closest to the audience where the chorus would perform. It translates to “the dancing place”

a)

Choregus

b)

Theatron

c)

Auditorium

d)

Orchestra

e)

Skene

26.

The entrances on the sides of the skene/proskenion where the chorus would enter the orchestra area

a)

Proskenion

b)

Parados

c)

Periaktoi

d)

Deus ex machina

27.

The platform/raised level in front of the skene where the non-chorus actors would perform

a)

Proskenion

b)

Parados

c)

Periaktoi

d)

Deus ex machina

28.

What area of the stage is number 1?

a)

upstage left

b)

upstage right

c)

downstage left

d)

downstage right

29.

What area of the stage is number 5?

a)

center right

b)

downstage right

c)

center stage

d)

downstage center

30.

What area of the stage is number 7?

a)

downstage right

b)

downstage left

c)

upstage right

d)

upstage left

31.

What area of the stage is DOWNSTAGE CENTER?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

8

32.

What area of the stage is CENTER STAGE LEFT?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

33.

What area of the stage is UPSTAGE CENTER?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

7

34.

What area of the stage is CENTER STAGE RIGHT?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

35.

What area of the stage is number 3?

a)

upstage left

b)

upstage right

c)

downstage left

d)

downstage right

36.

toward the audience

a)

upstage

b)

downstage

c)

stage left

d)

stage right

37.

away from the audience- toward the back wall

a)

upstage

b)

downstage

c)

stage left

d)

stage right

38.

slanted

a)

backstage

b)

onstage

c)

raked

d)

house

39.

behind the stage; out of view

a)

backstage

b)

onstage

c)

raked

d)

house

40.

where the audience sits

a)

backstage

b)

onstage

c)

raked

d)

house

41.

having an action appear effortless and natural due to repeating the movement many times

a)

scenario

b)

downstage

c)

muscular memory

d)

gestures

42.

toward the audience

a)

scenario

b)

muscular memory

c)

downstage

d)

gesture

43.

This type of theatre is what we usually think of as a "theatre".

Its primary feature is the ________, a "picture frame" placed around the front of the playing area of an end stage.

a)

Proscenium

b)

Thrust

c)

Arena

44.

A Stage surrounded by audience on three sides. The Fourth side serves as the background.

a)

Proscenium

b)

Thrust

c)

Arena

45.

A central stage surrounded by audience on all sides. The stage area is often raised to improve sightlines.

a)

Proscenium

b)

Thrust

c)

Arena

46.

The space between two curtain legs where and actor enters the stage or exits the stage.

a)

Wings

b)

Apron

c)

Boarder

d)

Grand Drape

47.

The big curtain at the front of the stage that opens and closes.

a)

Wings

b)

Apron

c)

Boarder

d)

Grand Drape

48.

Deep, full quality of sound

a)

Resonance

b)

Articulation

c)

Projection

d)

Vocal Variety

49.

Filling a space with sound

a)

Resonance

b)

Articulation

c)

Projection

d)

Vocal Variety

50.

The clear, precise, pronunciation of speech

a)

Resonance

b)

Articulation

c)

Projection

d)

Vocal Variety

51.

Which of the following is a Vocal Variety?

a)

Teeth

b)

Chest

c)

Throat

d)

Pitch

52.

Which of the following is a Vocal Variety?

a)

Tone

b)

Head

c)

Throat

d)

Tongue

53.

Which of the following is a Vocal Variety?

a)

Lips

b)

Chest

c)

Rate

d)

Mouth

54.

Which of the following is a Vocal Variety?

a)

Lips

b)

Volume

c)

Nasal Cavities

d)

Mouth

55.

Which of the following is a Resonator?

a)

Teeth

b)

Mouth

c)

Lips

d)

Hard and Soft Palate

56.

Which of the following is a Resonator?

a)

Teeth

b)

Head

c)

Lips

d)

Jaw

57.

Which of the following is an Articulator?

a)

Jaw

b)

Head

c)

Volume

d)

Nasal Cavities

58.

Which of the following is an Articulator?

a)

Chest

b)

Tone

c)

Hard and Soft Palate

d)

Nasal Cavities

59.

How loud or soft one speaks

a)

Pitch

b)

Tone

c)

Rate

d)

Volume

60.

The highness or lowness of a voice

a)

Pitch

b)

Tone

c)

Rate

d)

Volume

61.

The emotion of a voice

a)

Pitch

b)

Tone

c)

Rate

d)

Volume

62.

The speed at which one speaks

a)

Pitch

b)

Tone

c)

Rate

d)

Volume

63.

True of False: Actors can move when performing tableaux.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

True or False: Mimos, is a Greek word meaning, “to imitate or to mimic.”

a)

True

b)

False

65.

True or False: When mimes pantomime an object, their hand position will show the weight of an object.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

True or False: When mimes pantomime an object, tension in the arms, hands, and body will show the weight of the object.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Body movements that people use to create emphasis or meaning. Examples include: pointing, shrugging shoulders, tilting the head.

a)

Pantomime

b)

Mime (noun)

c)

Mime (verb)

d)

Gesture

e)

Tableau/Tableaux

68.

To interact with imaginary objects or forces.

a)

Pantomime

b)

Mime (noun)

c)

Mime (verb)

d)

Gesture

e)

Tableau/Tableaux

69.

A visual effect in which actors create a picture by standing in a frozen position

a)

Pantomime

b)

Mime (noun)

c)

Mime (verb)

d)

Gesture

e)

Tableau/Tableaux

70.

True or False: Pantomimes can include props and costumes but often don’t; they have the performers mime the items.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

A person who performs the art of mime

a)

Pantomime

b)

Mime (noun)

c)

Mime (verb)

d)

Gesture

e)

Tableau/Tableaux

72.

Telling a story without words.

a)

Pantomime

b)

Mime (noun)

c)

Mime (verb)

d)

Gesture

e)

Tableau/Tableaux

73.

Communicating thoughts and feelings through body movements. Examples include: crossing arms, furrowing the brow, hunching the shoulders, etc.

a)

Clown White

b)

Slate

c)

Pancake Makeup

d)

Mimos

e)

Body Language

74.

Pantomime comes from this Greek word

a)

Clown White

b)

Slate

c)

Pancake Makeup

d)

Mimos

e)

Body Language

75.

What area of the diagram is NUMBER 1?

a)

Parados

b)

Orchestra

c)

Skene

d)

Theatron

76.

What area of the diagram is NUMBER 2?

a)

Parados

b)

Orchestra

c)

Skene

d)

Theatron

77.

What area of the diagram is NUMBER 3?

a)

Proskenion

b)

Skene

c)

Orchestra

d)

Theatron

78.

What area of the diagram is NUMBER 4?

a)

Proskenion

b)

Skene

c)

Orchestra

d)

Altar/Thymele

79.

What area of the diagram is NUMBER 5?

a)

Proskenion

b)

Skene

c)

Orchestra

d)

Altar/Thymele

80.

What area of the diagram is NUMBER 6?

a)

Proskenion

b)

Skene

c)

Orchestra

d)

Altar/Thymele