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WorksheetsClassical Theater and Opera
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3mins
The following are the usual themes for Roman theater plays except:
Public executions
Comedy
Chariot races
Gladiators
_____ out of 176 ludi publici were dedicated to a theater.
105
122
112
102
When did comedy plays went popular in the Roman Theater?
350 to 250 b.c.
500 to 450 b.c.
250 to 350 b.c.
300 to 250 b.c.
Who manages finances and organizes members of the theater?
Lead actor
Manager
Director
Playwright
All of the following EXCEPT one are works of William Shakespeare.
Antigone
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Taming of the Shrew
Romeo and Juliet
Liturgical dramas are based on:
Fables
The Bible
Greek and Roman mythology
Folklore
The private theater was for the nobility. For whom was the public theater?
Common people
Royalty
Artists and playwrights
Children only
Mansions in medieval theater are what?
Large houses
Movable stages
Stages for performing plays
Theaters inside an inn
Renaissance plays feature what ideology?
Romanticism
Hedonism
Communism
Humanism
A play in which the main character has his/her own downfall or demise.
Tragedy
Drama
Comedy
Satyr
True or False: Greek plays are made to honor their leaders.
True
False
They used a crane called _____ that was used to make an actor appear as if he/she is flying
Mechane
Chassis
Parodos
Skene
What is the time period that is known for using modern technolgy that is still used in modern commercial plays and Broadways?
Neoclassical period
Romantic period
Baroque period
Medieval period
How is it possible that the scene changes in a matter of seconds?
By the use of Ropes and Pulleys
By the use of a Mechane
By the use of a Pageant Wagon
By the use of a Skene
What are the famous theatrical forms in the Romantic Period?
Opera
Symphony
Concierto
Melodrama
What words did melodrama orignated from?
Derived from the Greek word "melos" and the French word "dame"
Derived from the Old English word "melu" and the Greek word "dran"
Derived from the French words "melodie" and "dame"
Derived from the Greek words "melos" and "dran"
What is Victor Marie Hugo known for?
Military Tactics and Leadership
Reforms and Revolution
Novels and Dramatic achievements
Literature and Music
What concept was applied in the Neoclassical period?
The concept of mystery
The concept of decorum
The concept of intellectual orientation
The concept of melodrama
What styles influenced the theater arts during the
Neoclassical period?
Roman and Greek
Greek and Latin
Roman and Finland
Finland and Latin
How was the theater characterized during the
Neoclassical period?
By its comedy
By its festival-like performances
By its grandiosity
By its unimpressiveness
