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Western Classical Plays and Opera

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word theater means "place of seeing "

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

There were three types of play, in which period was tragedy most admired?

a)

Romantic

b)

Renaissance

c)

Ancient Greek

3.

IDENTIFY: TRUE OR FALSE


Women , during in Ancient Greek times were allowed to take part of the play.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Ballet developed and flourished from Italy to France with the help of Catherine de' Medici, (Queen of France).

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Identify the theater period characterized by the statement below.


Public theatre were developed like the Commedia dell'arte and the elaborate masques.

a)

Ancient Greek

b)

Neoclassical

c)

Renaissance

d)

Romantic

6.

During the Renaissance, theater performances were not allowed throughout Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

IDENTIFICATION


This play dealt with an unhappy ending, especially concerning the downfall of the character.

a)

Comedy

b)

Satyr

c)

Tragedy

8.

IDENTIFICATION : Type in the correct answer.


It is a formalized form of dance which originated from the Italian Renaissance courts.

(a)  

9.

IDENTIFICATION


He was an English poet, playwright and actor and regarded as the greatest writer and dramatist in the whole world.

a)

Euripides

b)

Pierre Cornielle

c)

William Shakespeare.

10.

Identify the theater period characterized by the statement below.


Melodrama and operas became the most popular theatrical forms

a)

Baroque

b)

Neoclassical

c)

Renaissance

d)

Romantic