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WorksheetsTheatre I Mid-term
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
Who wrote Tamburlaine the Great?
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare
Ben Jonson
Which actor worked mostly for Christopher Marlowe?
Richard Burbage
Edward Alleyn
William Kempe
Which actor quit Shakespeare’s company due to a dispute over improvising?
Richard Burbage
Edward Alleyn
William Kempe
What role did Shakespeare write for William Kempe?
Doctor Faustus
King Lear
Nick Bottom
Othello
What did Ben Jonson say about Shakespeare after Shakespeare’s death?
"He was the literal worst."
"I can't even."
"Macbeth was trash."
“He was not of an age, but for all time.”
Who were Shakespeare’s children?
Richard, Edward, and Ben.
Hamnet, Susanna, and Judith.
Mary, Catherine, and Henry.
Charles, William, and Harry.
Who was Shakespeare’s wife?
Anne Hathaway
Catherine The First
Meryl Streep
Mary, Queen of Scots
What playwright influenced Shakespeare?
Ben Jonson
William Kempe
Christopher Marlowe
This outdoor theatre was built in 1576 by James Burbage (father of actor Richard Burbage). Shakespeare’s troupe played there.
The Theatre
The Globe
The Black Friars
This outdoor theatre was used by Shakespeare’s company, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men (later called The King’s Men).
The Theatre
The Globe
The Black Friars
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.
The Theatre
The Globe
The Black Friars
THE GLOBE THEATRE: This is where the groundlings would pay a ½ penny to stand in and watch the show
Pit
Heavens
Inner Above and Inner Below
The Gallery
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.
Pit
Heavens
Inner Above and Inner Below
The Gallery
THE GLOBE THEATRE: The balcony and alcove were part of the upstage area.
Pit
Heavens
Inner Above and Inner Below
The Gallery
THE GLOBE THEATRE: The seats where the wealthier patrons would sit.
Pit
Heavens
Inner Above and Inner Below
The Gallery
TRUE OR FALSE: The Globe Theatre was built using the wood from The Theatre.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: The Black Friars was an indoor theatre that catered to the wealthy.
True
False
True or False: Early on, there was an altar in the center of the Orchestra called the Thymele.
True
False
True or False: We get the word “proscenium” from the word “skene.”
True
False
A poem written in a heightened style that expresses deep feeling and is intended to be sung
Myth
Dionysis
Ode
Thespis
Tragedy
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.
Myth
Dionysis
Ode
Thespis
Tragedy
Where the audience sat - often dug into the side of a hill, it translates to “the hearing place.”
Choregus
Theatron
Auditorium
Orchestra
Skene
The overall theatre itself - the word translates to “the seeing place.”
Choregus
Theatron
Auditorium
Orchestra
Skene
The choral leader
Choregus
Theatron
Auditorium
Orchestra
Skene
The circular area closest to the audience where the chorus would perform. It translates to “the dancing place”
Choregus
Theatron
Auditorium
Orchestra
Skene
The entrances on the sides of the skene/proskenion where the chorus would enter the orchestra area
Proskenion
Parados
Periaktoi
Deus ex machina
The platform/raised level in front of the skene where the non-chorus actors would perform
Proskenion
Parados
Periaktoi
Deus ex machina
What area of the stage is number 1?
upstage left
upstage right
downstage left
downstage right
What area of the stage is number 5?
center right
downstage right
center stage
downstage center
What area of the stage is number 7?
downstage right
downstage left
upstage right
upstage left
What area of the stage is DOWNSTAGE CENTER?
1
3
5
8
What area of the stage is CENTER STAGE LEFT?
2
4
6
8
What area of the stage is UPSTAGE CENTER?
1
2
4
7
What area of the stage is CENTER STAGE RIGHT?
1
2
3
4
What area of the stage is number 3?
upstage left
upstage right
downstage left
downstage right
toward the audience
upstage
downstage
stage left
stage right
away from the audience- toward the back wall
upstage
downstage
stage left
stage right
slanted
backstage
onstage
raked
house
behind the stage; out of view
backstage
onstage
raked
house
where the audience sits
backstage
onstage
raked
house
having an action appear effortless and natural due to repeating the movement many times
scenario
downstage
muscular memory
gestures
toward the audience
scenario
muscular memory
downstage
gesture
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.
Proscenium
Thrust
Arena
A Stage surrounded by audience on three sides. The Fourth side serves as the background.
Proscenium
Thrust
Arena
A central stage surrounded by audience on all sides. The stage area is often raised to improve sightlines.
Proscenium
Thrust
Arena
The space between two curtain legs where and actor enters the stage or exits the stage.
Wings
Apron
Boarder
Grand Drape
The big curtain at the front of the stage that opens and closes.
Wings
Apron
Boarder
Grand Drape
Deep, full quality of sound
Resonance
Articulation
Projection
Vocal Variety
Filling a space with sound
Resonance
Articulation
Projection
Vocal Variety
The clear, precise, pronunciation of speech
Resonance
Articulation
Projection
Vocal Variety
Which of the following is a Vocal Variety?
Teeth
Chest
Throat
Pitch
Which of the following is a Vocal Variety?
Tone
Head
Throat
Tongue
Which of the following is a Vocal Variety?
Lips
Chest
Rate
Mouth
Which of the following is a Vocal Variety?
Lips
Volume
Nasal Cavities
Mouth
Which of the following is a Resonator?
Teeth
Mouth
Lips
Hard and Soft Palate
Which of the following is a Resonator?
Teeth
Head
Lips
Jaw
Which of the following is an Articulator?
Jaw
Head
Volume
Nasal Cavities
Which of the following is an Articulator?
Chest
Tone
Hard and Soft Palate
Nasal Cavities
How loud or soft one speaks
Pitch
Tone
Rate
Volume
The highness or lowness of a voice
Pitch
Tone
Rate
Volume
The emotion of a voice
Pitch
Tone
Rate
Volume
The speed at which one speaks
Pitch
Tone
Rate
Volume
True of False: Actors can move when performing tableaux.
True
False
True or False: Mimos, is a Greek word meaning, “to imitate or to mimic.”
True
False
True or False: When mimes pantomime an object, their hand position will show the weight of an object.
True
False
True or False: When mimes pantomime an object, tension in the arms, hands, and body will show the weight of the object.
True
False
Body movements that people use to create emphasis or meaning. Examples include: pointing, shrugging shoulders, tilting the head.
Pantomime
Mime (noun)
Mime (verb)
Gesture
Tableau/Tableaux
To interact with imaginary objects or forces.
Pantomime
Mime (noun)
Mime (verb)
Gesture
Tableau/Tableaux
A visual effect in which actors create a picture by standing in a frozen position
Pantomime
Mime (noun)
Mime (verb)
Gesture
Tableau/Tableaux
True or False: Pantomimes can include props and costumes but often don’t; they have the performers mime the items.
True
False
A person who performs the art of mime
Pantomime
Mime (noun)
Mime (verb)
Gesture
Tableau/Tableaux
Telling a story without words.
Pantomime
Mime (noun)
Mime (verb)
Gesture
Tableau/Tableaux
Communicating thoughts and feelings through body movements. Examples include: crossing arms, furrowing the brow, hunching the shoulders, etc.
Clown White
Slate
Pancake Makeup
Mimos
Body Language
Pantomime comes from this Greek word
Clown White
Slate
Pancake Makeup
Mimos
Body Language
What area of the diagram is NUMBER 1?
Parados
Orchestra
Skene
Theatron
What area of the diagram is NUMBER 2?
Parados
Orchestra
Skene
Theatron
What area of the diagram is NUMBER 3?
Proskenion
Skene
Orchestra
Theatron
What area of the diagram is NUMBER 4?
Proskenion
Skene
Orchestra
Altar/Thymele
What area of the diagram is NUMBER 5?
Proskenion
Skene
Orchestra
Altar/Thymele
What area of the diagram is NUMBER 6?
Proskenion
Skene
Orchestra
Altar/Thymele
