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WorksheetsTH199 Midterm exam review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 4mins
Where in Renaissance London (the era of Shakespeare) were public playhouses located?
Within the city walls
Inside of a cathedral
Outside the city walls
In converted tennis courts
The artists who worked with the Federal Theatre Project were primarily:
The most famous theater professionals of the 1920s
Unemployed artists seeking relief during the Great Depression
University students completing their theater training
Women and people of color
Why was the "three actor rule" likely introduced into ancient Greek tragedy?
Because of a shortage of actors
To accomodate the small stage
To level the playing field in tragic competitions
To save money in difficult economic times
The neoclassical ideal of "utile dolci" demanded that a play:
Show characters behaving appropriately to their social position
Never depict ghosts or supernatural elements
Always flatter the King
Both entertain and instruct
Morality plays are dramatic works that:
Were staged throughout the city on pageant wagons
Use Latin to spread the teachings of the church
Depict scenes from the Bible
Teach a religious lesson
Which best describes the approach to scenery in the theater of the English Renaissance?
Careful attention to historical accuracy
Elaborate machinery to produce special effects
Minimalism that left settings mostly to the imagination of the audience
Single-point perspective adapted from Renaissance painting
True or false: Acting in ancient Greek theater involved large, bold, presentational gestures.
True
False
True or false: In medieval theatres in Europe, morality plays enacted familiar scenes from the Bible.
True
False
True or false: The Federal Theatre Project ended due to the sudden resignation of its director, Hallie Flanagan.
True
False
True or false: In the English Renaissance, the Lord Mayor of London encouraged theater going as a way of strengthening the life of the city.
True
False
Theatrical performance in ancient Greece evolved out of rituals honoring which god?
(a)
Which neoclassical rule dictated that characters must behave according to their age, gender, rank and social status?
(a)
In medieval Europe, liturgical plays were performed in which language?
(a)
