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WorksheetsTheatre Arts I - Final Review #2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following is not a type of conflict:
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Humanity
Character vs. Self
Character vs. Society
Exposition usually happens...
towards the beginning of a play
towards the middle of a play
at the end of the play
usually at the beginning, middle, and end of a play
The Climax is the highest point of interest in a play, and it is also...
A seesaw
Protagonist & Antagonist
A part of the exposition
The turning point of a play
The Protagonist is the...
Good character
Main character that the action is based around
Bad character
The main foil of the play
Complications are...
Complicated
Capricious
Plot devices used to prevent the antagonist from getting what they want
Plot devices used to prevent the protagonist from getting what they want
All of the following are types of modern theatrical stages, except...
Proscenium
Arena
Found Theatre
Theatre in the square
All of these are a part of Aristotle's Elements of Tragedy, except...
exposition
spectacle
plot
character
What does the word Renaissance mean?
rebirth
reincarnate
reassure
reason
Commedia dell'arte means...
comedy of professional artists
the comedy of comedy
comedy of comedy
all of the above
The character Pantalone translates to the word:
pantaloons
patriot
pontoon
plethora
Harlequin's other name is:
Pinocchio
Figaro
Gepetto
Arlecchino
Columbina is in love with this character:
Pantalone
Il Dottore
Il Capitano
Harlequin/Arlecchino
What type of animal are the Zanni supposed to represent?
pigeons
foxes
eagles
wolves
What is a Lazzi?
a type of slapstick
Italian for lazy
humorous interruptions in a commedia play
the Zanni
What is considered to be Shakespeare's most famous play?
Hamlet
Romeo & Juliet
Macbeth
Twelfth Night
Christopher Marlowe died from being hanged, drawn, and quarted.
True
False
The Groundlings stood in this area to watch an Elizabethan play:
The Pit/Open Yard
The Fiery Pit
The Battery
The Open Pit
Christopher Marlowe's most famous play was...
Hamlet
King Lear
Doctor Faustus
A Midsummer Night's Dream
This Elizabethan Open-Air Theater is also nicknamed, "Shakespeare's Theater":
The Swan
The Globe
The Theater
The Rose
Richard Burbage was a famous Shakespearean actor and Theater owner/builder.
True
False
Moliere is considered to be the world's greatest comedic playwright.
True
False
David Garrick is considered to be the savior of Shakespeare's plays.
True
False
What Shakespearean play is Edmund Kean noted for restoring the tragic ending to:
Hamlet
King Lear
Doctor Faustus
Romeo & Juliet
Edmund Kean's last words were:
Dying is easy; Comedy is hard
Dying is hard; Comedy is hard
Dying is easy; Comedy is easy
Dying is hard; Comedy is easy
David Garrick was an actor, director, and producer for this English Theater:
The Muffin Man
Drury Lane Theater
Covent Garden
The Shire
