WorksheetsChapter One
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
How long ago do historians believe theater began?
2500 years ago in Europe
2000 years ago in Asia
Centuries ago in Africa and Latin America
All of the above
None of the above
What are some reasons to study theater history?
It tells about theater today
It educates future artists
It provides insights into the past
All of the above
None of the above
What does it mean for something to be ephemeral?
It is significant in history
It lasts for only a very short time
It is permanent
It is insignificant
None of the above
Which are thought to be three possible origins of theater?
Imitation, role playing, and storytelling
Migration, ceremonies, and writing
Role playing, rituals, and cave drawings
All of the above
None of the above
Efficaciousness and methexis
Both mean group sharing
Are the result of popular entertainment
Separate ritual and ceremony from theater
A and B only
A and C only
Acting, following scripts, and having design elements
Are the ties that bind ritual and ceremony to theater
Create methexis, or group sharing
Are the three elements needed to call something theater
Have stayed the same in theater since its origins
Participatory theater
Is another name for psychodrama or sociodrama
Attempts to remove the barrier between performers or spectators
Is the opposite of immersive theater
All of the above
None of the above
A person studying hegemonic theory in theater would most likely be
A postcolonial historian
A multicultural historian
An LGBTQ+ historian
A Marxist historian
It is difficult to determine what constitutes significance in theater history because
Theater scholars do not share their work
Money determines success and we often do not have records for how much money theater made in its time
What is valued now may not match what was valued in a tradition's own time
All of the above
None of the above
When studying theater history, we should consider whether audiences were wealthy or poor, nobility or common people, or members of the general public or from a select group because
Only work that appealed to the masses is worth studying
Higher-class audiences are better judges of art
It lends perspective and changes our interpretation of plays and theatre practices
All of the above
None of the above
