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WorksheetsTheatre History Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Theatre began as a celebration of who?
Deoxsys
Dionysus
Dinosaurs
Were women allowed to participate in Greek theatre?
Yes
No
What was the chorus in Greek plays?
The Narrators
The Playwrights
The Actors
What did Greek actors wear to show different characters?
Costumes
Wigs
Masks
How would you describe a Farce?
Dramatic - realistic
Comedy - over the top and ridiculous
A little of both
What is Pantomime?
Theatre expressed by gestures
Theatre expressed by dance
Theatre expressed by singing
Who took over theatre during The Dark Ages?
Kings
Mimes
The Church
Plays during the Medieval era were based on what book?
Novels
The Bible
Both
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Recharge
Rebirth
Redo
What was the type of theatre that was made for the lower and middle classes?
Commedia Dell'Ants
Commedia Dell'Taco
Commedia Dell'Arte
Improvisation is a type of theatre that has no script, it is made up on the spot
True
False
What is The Globe?
Shakespeare's Theater
A sphere that shows the world
One of Shakespeare's plays
Why did plays begin at 2pm during Shakespeare's time?
So people could come after work
For the lighting
Because people liked to sleep in
A patron is someone who funded acting companies
True
False
Audience members who paid a penny to stand on the ground at the Globe
Grounded
Grouds people
Groundlings
