WorksheetsRoman Theater
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was the term for the semi-circular seating area, used by ordinary playgoers?
cavea
orchestra
scaena
scaenae frons
What was the term for the horseshoe-shaped seating area for important officials?
cavea
orchestra
scaena
scaenae frons
What was the term for the stage?
cavea
orchestra
scaena
scaenae frons
What was the term for the building decorated with columns and used as a backdrop?
cavea
orchestra
scaena
scaenae frons
What was the Odeon?
A small, roofed theater in Pompeii
A large, open-air theater in Pompeii
How many spectators could the large, open-air theater in Pompeii hold?
2,500
5,000
10,000
15,000
What was a PANTOMIME?
A more serious play, put on by one actor and sung by the chorus
A frivolous, slapstick comedy play
A more sophisticated comedy
What was a FARCE?
A more serious play, put on by one actor and sung by the chorus
A frivolous, slapstick comedy play
A more sophisticated comedy
Who of the following were famous second-century B.C. comedy playwrights?
Terence
Plautus
Juvenal
Catullus
Which of the following is TRUE?
Spectators were charged a small fee to attend.
Plays lasted all day.
Spectators entered through the scaenae frons.
Plays generally involved new and exciting characters.
