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Theatre Arts I - Final Review #2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a type of conflict:

a)

Character vs. Character

b)

Character vs. Humanity

c)

Character vs. Self

d)

Character vs. Society

2.

Exposition usually happens...

a)

towards the beginning of a play

b)

towards the middle of a play

c)

at the end of the play

d)

usually at the beginning, middle, and end of a play

3.

The Climax is the highest point of interest in a play, and it is also...

a)

A seesaw

b)

Protagonist & Antagonist

c)

A part of the exposition

d)

The turning point of a play

4.

The Protagonist is the...

a)

Good character

b)

Main character that the action is based around

c)

Bad character

d)

The main foil of the play

5.

Complications are...

a)

Complicated

b)

Capricious

c)

Plot devices used to prevent the antagonist from getting what they want

d)

Plot devices used to prevent the protagonist from getting what they want

6.

All of the following are types of modern theatrical stages, except...

a)

Proscenium

b)

Arena

c)

Found Theatre

d)

Theatre in the square

7.

All of these are a part of Aristotle's Elements of Tragedy, except...

a)

exposition

b)

spectacle

c)

plot

d)

character

8.

What does the word Renaissance mean?

a)

rebirth

b)

reincarnate

c)

reassure

d)

reason

9.

Commedia dell'arte means...

a)

comedy of professional artists

b)

the comedy of comedy

c)

comedy of comedy

d)

all of the above

10.

The character Pantalone translates to the word:

a)

pantaloons

b)

patriot

c)

pontoon

d)

plethora

11.

Harlequin's other name is:

a)

Pinocchio

b)

Figaro

c)

Gepetto

d)

Arlecchino

12.

Columbina is in love with this character:

a)

Pantalone

b)

Il Dottore

c)

Il Capitano

d)

Harlequin/Arlecchino

13.

What type of animal are the Zanni supposed to represent?

a)

pigeons

b)

foxes

c)

eagles

d)

wolves

14.

What is a Lazzi?

a)

a type of slapstick

b)

Italian for lazy

c)

humorous interruptions in a commedia play

d)

the Zanni

15.

What is considered to be Shakespeare's most famous play?

a)

Hamlet

b)

Romeo & Juliet

c)

Macbeth

d)

Twelfth Night

16.

Christopher Marlowe died from being hanged, drawn, and quarted.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Groundlings stood in this area to watch an Elizabethan play:

a)

The Pit/Open Yard

b)

The Fiery Pit

c)

The Battery

d)

The Open Pit

18.

Christopher Marlowe's most famous play was...

a)

Hamlet

b)

King Lear

c)

Doctor Faustus

d)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

19.

This Elizabethan Open-Air Theater is also nicknamed, "Shakespeare's Theater":

a)

The Swan

b)

The Globe

c)

The Theater

d)

The Rose

20.

Richard Burbage was a famous Shakespearean actor and Theater owner/builder.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Moliere is considered to be the world's greatest comedic playwright.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

David Garrick is considered to be the savior of Shakespeare's plays.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What Shakespearean play is Edmund Kean noted for restoring the tragic ending to:

a)

Hamlet

b)

King Lear

c)

Doctor Faustus

d)

Romeo & Juliet

24.

Edmund Kean's last words were:

a)

Dying is easy; Comedy is hard

b)

Dying is hard; Comedy is hard

c)

Dying is easy; Comedy is easy

d)

Dying is hard; Comedy is easy

25.

David Garrick was an actor, director, and producer for this English Theater:

a)

The Muffin Man

b)

Drury Lane Theater

c)

Covent Garden

d)

The Shire