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History of Theater

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What acting space was used in Classical Greece?

a)

three story round or octagonal buildings around open courtyards with thrust stages

b)

multiple stages in churches

c)

proscenium stages

d)

Amphitheaters - outdoors, on a hillside, good acoustics

2.
The following is NOT an element of Greek Theater:
a)
The Chorus
b)
Masks
c)
Poetic, stylized language
d)
Morality plays
3.
The first actor was
a)
Sophoclese
b)
Thespis
c)
Dionysus
d)
Orestia
4.
The Roman and Greek theaters are basically the same except that
a)
Romans did all new plays
b)
Romans built indoor theaters
c)
Romans improved everything the Greeks did 
d)
Romans allowed women on stage
5.
Medieval Theater included all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Morality plays
b)
Miracle Plays
c)
Mystery Plays
d)

Musicals

6.

Which culture performed play trilogies in a competitive atmosphere?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Medieval Europe

c)

Ancient Greece

d)

Romans

7.

What were the 3 original types of Greek plays?

a)

comedy, tragedy, and satyr

b)

tragedy, satyr, and drama

c)

trick question - only tragedy and comedy

d)

medieval, greek, and roman

8.

The theater most of Shakespeare's plays were performed at was:

a)

The Rose

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The Globe

d)

a colloseum

9.

What were the major types of plays Shakespeare wrote?

a)

histories, tragedies, comedies

b)

tragedies and comedies

c)

histories and sonnets

d)

farce and commedia

10.

Theatre began as a celebration of who?

a)

Deoxsys

b)

Dionysus

c)

Dinosaurs

11.

What was the chorus in Greek plays?

a)

The Narrators

b)

The Playwrights

c)

The Actors

d)

The Dancers

12.

Who took over theatre during The Dark Ages?

a)

Kings

b)

Mimes

c)

The Church

d)

Women

13.

True or False: Upstage is the area of the stage that's closer to the audience.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Where did the terms "upstage" and "downstage" come from?

a)

Directors wanted to confuse their actors

b)

Stages used to be slanted toward the audience

c)

There used to be separate high and low stages

d)

It is up and down from the actor's point of view

15.

the intense and purging negative emotions the audience feels during a tragedy is referred to as

a)

heartbreak

b)

sorrow

c)

catharsis

d)

demise

16.

Hrotsvitha, the first known woman playwright, wrote plays that were never intended to be performed. These are called...

a)

closed plays

b)

book plays

c)

secret plays

d)

closet dramas

17.

Seen here, a movable stage or wagon used to accommodate the mystery and miracle play cycles of the 10th through the 16th century.

a)

Trade Wagon

b)

Immersive Theater

c)

Float Wagon

d)

Pageant Wagon

18.

Why was theater not as popular in Rome?

a)

They were less religious

b)

There were more entertainment options

c)

The King did not enjoy it

d)

It was less exciting than the Greeks

19.

How did Greek Theater differ from Roman Theater. Greeks were...

a)

Less Raunchy

b)

More Political

c)

Classier

d)

Less talented

20.
What can you conclude about Shakespeare's acting company from its name?
a)
It was sponsored by the Queen
b)
It was the most popular company in London
c)
It was made up of men only
d)
It was originally formed in his hometown of Stratford
21.
What happened to the original Globe Theater?
a)
It burned down.
b)
The Vikings tore it down.
c)
It was taken as part of a treaty with Greece.
d)
It was torn down so that a newer, better theater could be built.
22.

When Shakespeare couldn't find a word he needed he..

a)

Kept looking

b)

gave up

c)

Asked his mom

d)

invented one

23.

The rhythm of speech Shakespeare used is called

a)

Prosody

b)

Iambic pentameter

c)

Staccato

d)

Free Style

24.

How many words is Shakespeare credited as inventing?

a)

1700

b)

360

c)

5

d)

349

25.

In Greek theatre, how do actors show multiple characters?

a)

Stand at different levels

b)

Face different directions

c)

Change their mask

d)

Announce their new character name before speaking

26.
Aristotole says tragedy must elicit
a)
no emotion
b)
laughter and tears
c)
anger and tears
d)
pity and fear
27.

What are the 6 elements of tragedy?

a)

Plot, character, thought, diction, sing, spectacle

b)

Harmatia, character, thought, metaphors, sing, spectacle

c)

anagnorisis, character, harmatia, peripeteia, sing, spectacle

28.

Which Greek Hero killed own father and married his mother?

a)

Perseus

b)

Lysistrata

c)

Jason

d)

Oedipus

29.

What is the MOST important element of tragedy according to Aristotle?

a)

Character

b)

Plot

c)

Theme

d)

Spectacle

30.
Choose the correct stage direction 
#2
a)
Upstage right
b)
Center
c)
Left Center
31.

What type of stage is this?

a)

Flexible

b)

Thrust

c)

Proscenium

d)

Arena