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Theatre Terms You Need To Know

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The person responsible for overall artistic vision of production

a)

director

b)

stage manager

c)

chorus

d)

Playwright

2.

Best described as "a release of emotion"

a)

Thespian

b)

Comedy

c)

Catharsis

d)

Deus Ex Machina

3.

This person works with the director to create the SCENIC look for the production

a)

stage manager

b)

set designer

c)

technical director

d)

sound designer

4.

This is the name of the supposed first actor

a)

Catharsis

b)

Dionysus

c)

Choregos

d)

Thespis

5.

Everyone here is one of the "Big 3" Greek Playwrights EXCEPT:

a)

Aeschylus

b)

Euripides

c)

Dionysus

d)

Sophocles

6.

This is the Greek term for when a god enters the scene and fixes the story.

a)

Catharsis

b)

Deus Ex Machina

c)

Tragedy

d)

Choregos

7.

This person is in charge of managing backstage and coordinating actors and crew

a)

house manager

b)

Director

c)

technical director

d)

stage manager

8.

This is the opening in the wall between audience and actors, like a picture frame

a)

proscenium

b)

apron

c)

travellers

d)

wings

9.

This word comes from the Greek term for "the seeing place"

a)

apron

b)

periaktoi

c)

catharsis

d)

theatre

10.

This is the Greek god of Theatre (among other things)

a)

Zeus

b)

Athena

c)

Thespis

d)

Dionysus

11.

This is a kind of play that is NOT meant to be performed, only read

a)

cyclorama

b)

closet drama

c)

tragedy

d)

comedy

12.

The view that Theatre evolved from ritual and myth as a society "evolved"

a)

Functionalism

b)

Tragedy

c)

Proscenium

d)

Positivism

13.

The theory that myths evolved as a way to explain the world

a)

Functionalism

b)

Positivism

c)

Comedy

d)

Euripides

14.

This is the term for human instincts to play and goof around

a)

Ludic Impulse

b)

Positivism

c)

Functionalism

d)

Mimetic Impulse

15.

This is the term for humans' impulse to act or imitate

a)

Ludic Impulse

b)

Positivism

c)

Functionalism

d)

Mimetic Impulse

16.

This person writes the script

a)

Director

b)

Playwright

c)

Designer

d)

Stage Manager

17.

People who work behind the scenes are called what?

a)

Crew

b)

Cast

c)

Actors

d)

Characters

18.
all articles, except costumes or scenery, used as part of a dramatic production (e.g., pan, suitcase, stuffed animal)  
a)
props
b)
role
c)
scenery
d)
script
19.
What is Downstage?
a)
The part of the stage nearest the audience
b)
The part of the stage farthest from the audience
c)
The part of the stage left of the audience
d)
The area of the stage left of the actor
20.
What is Up Stage?
a)
The part of the stage nearest the audience 
b)
The part of the stage farthest from the audience
c)
The part of the stage left of the audience
d)
The part of the stage left of the actor
21.
What is Stage Right?
a)
The part of the stage nearest the audience
b)
The part of the stage farthest from the audience 
c)
The part of the stage to the left of the audience
d)
The part of the stage to the left of the actor
22.
What is Stage Left
a)
The part of the stage nearest the audience
b)
The part of the stage farthest from the audience
c)
The part of the stage to the left of the audience
d)
The part of the stage to the left of the actor
23.
The unseen sides of the stage
a)
1st and 3rd walls
b)
flys
c)
aprons
d)
wings
24.
A person who writes plays is called a director.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
This is additional information provided by the playwright and found in italics and parentheses: 
a)
Characters
b)
Stage Directions
c)
Scripts
d)
Dialogue
26.
Who was the Greek god of theater?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Thespis
c)
Zeus
d)
Sophocles
27.
After each episode there was a choral ode where the chorus would...
a)
Clap and yell
b)
Raise hands and praise
c)
Sing and dance
d)
Shout and scream
28.

The ______________________ was a group of 15 actors that acted as one character.

a)

chorus

b)

orchestra

c)

ensemble

d)

protagonist

29.

Why did the ancient Greeks wear masks?

a)

To allow actors to play more than one character

b)

To project the actors' voices to the audience

c)

To allow the audience to better see the emotions and facial expressions

d)

All of these

30.

This person is in charge of coordinating ALL technical aspects of the show.

a)

stage manager

b)

playwright

c)

stage director

d)

technical director

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