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Classical Theater and Opera

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following are the usual themes for Roman theater plays except:

a)

Public executions

b)

Comedy

c)

Chariot races

d)

Gladiators

2.

_____ out of 176 ludi publici were dedicated to a theater.

a)

105

b)

122

c)

112

d)

102

3.

When did comedy plays went popular in the Roman Theater?

a)

350 to 250 b.c.

b)

500 to 450 b.c.

c)

250 to 350 b.c.

d)

300 to 250 b.c.

4.

Who manages finances and organizes members of the theater?

a)

Lead actor

b)

Manager

c)

Director

d)

Playwright

5.

All of the following EXCEPT one are works of William Shakespeare.

a)

Antigone

b)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

c)

The Taming of the Shrew

d)

Romeo and Juliet

6.

Liturgical dramas are based on:

a)

Fables

b)

The Bible

c)

Greek and Roman mythology

d)

Folklore

7.

The private theater was for the nobility. For whom was the public theater?

a)

Common people

b)

Royalty

c)

Artists and playwrights

d)

Children only

8.

Mansions in medieval theater are what?

a)

Large houses

b)

Movable stages

c)

Stages for performing plays

d)

Theaters inside an inn

9.

Renaissance plays feature what ideology?

a)

Romanticism

b)

Hedonism

c)

Communism

d)

Humanism

10.

A play in which the main character has his/her own downfall or demise.

a)

Tragedy

b)

Drama

c)

Comedy

d)

Satyr

11.

True or False: Greek plays are made to honor their leaders.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

They used a crane called _____ that was used to make an actor appear as if he/she is flying

a)

Mechane

b)

Chassis

c)

Parodos

d)

Skene

13.

What is the time period that is known for using modern technolgy that is still used in modern commercial plays and Broadways?

a)

Neoclassical period

b)

Romantic period

c)

Baroque period

d)

Medieval period

14.

How is it possible that the scene changes in a matter of seconds?

a)

By the use of Ropes and Pulleys

b)

By the use of a Mechane

c)

By the use of a Pageant Wagon

d)

By the use of a Skene

15.

What are the famous theatrical forms in the Romantic Period?

a)

Opera

b)

Symphony

c)

Concierto

d)

Melodrama

16.

What words did melodrama orignated from?

a)

Derived from the Greek word "melos" and the French word "dame"

b)

Derived from the Old English word "melu" and the Greek word "dran"

c)

Derived from the French words "melodie" and "dame"

d)

Derived from the Greek words "melos" and "dran"

17.

What is Victor Marie Hugo known for?

a)

Military Tactics and Leadership

b)

Reforms and Revolution

c)

Novels and Dramatic achievements

d)

Literature and Music

18.

What concept was applied in the Neoclassical period?

a)

The concept of mystery

b)

The concept of decorum

c)

The concept of intellectual orientation

d)

The concept of melodrama

19.

What styles influenced the theater arts during the

Neoclassical period?

a)

Roman and Greek

b)

Greek and Latin

c)

Roman and Finland

d)

Finland and Latin

20.

How was the theater characterized during the

Neoclassical period?

a)

By its comedy

b)

By its festival-like performances

c)

By its grandiosity

d)

By its unimpressiveness