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WorksheetsTheatre History
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Were women allowed to participate in Greek theatre?
Yes
No
How would you describe a Farce?
Dramatic - realistic
Comedy - over the top and ridiculous
A little of both
Who took over theatre during The Dark Ages?
Kings
Mimes
The Church
Plays during the Medieval era were based on what book?
Novels
The Bible
Both
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Recharge
Rebirth
Redo
What was the type of theatre that was made for the lower and middle classes?
Commedia Dell'Ants
Commedia Dell'Taco
Commedia Dell'Arte
What is The Globe?
Shakespeare's Theater
A sphere that shows the world
One of Shakespeare's plays
Why did plays begin at 2pm during Shakespeare's time?
So people could come after work
For the lighting
Because people liked to sleep in
Audience members who paid a penny to stand on the ground at the Globe
Grounded
Grouds people
Groundlings
What does the word theatre mean?
a place for seeing
a place for acting
a place for entertainment
a place for enjoying
Who was Thespis?
the first director of a play
the first actor in theatre
the first audience member in a theatre
the first ticket taker in a theatre
What type of play did the Greeks most admire?
comedy
tragedy
musical
romance
Who was responsible for closing all Roman theatres?
The French
The Italians
The Christians
The Muslims
What was the type of theatre popular from 1300-the 1600s?
Ancient
Medieval
Roman
Renaissance
Who is associated with Lord Chamberlain's Men?
William Shakespeare
William the Conqueror
William the Great
William of Sussex
Why did Christians not allow theatre in Europe during the middle ages?
It was too violent
It was too sinful
It was too expensive
It was too sexist
What was a ministrel?
a ticket taker
a director
a writer
a traveling actor
Who were the actors for Roman theatre?
boys
peasants
slaves
children
Theatre has been used throughout history in what ways? (Mark all possible answers)
To teach
To comment
To entertain
To punish
The Ancient Greeks used theatre as a part of their religious festivals to honor which god?
Athena
Hades
Dionysus
Why did the Church ban theatre during the Middle Ages?
Because they didn't like the competition?
The Church thought it negatively influenced people.
As a precaution against the Black Plague
Most plays and stories during the Renaissance were about:
Cultural ideas
Religious ideas and principles
Everyday people
Actors in the Elizabethan time period were not legitimate unless they were sponsored by nobility.
True
False
Actors in the Elizabethan era were...
Men only
Women only
Both men and women
What three genres did Shakespeare write in?
Comedy, Tragedy, Drama
Tragedy, History, Comedy
Romance, History, Musical
History, Tragedy, Drama
What type of stage was in the Globe Theatre?
Arena
Thrust
Proscenium
Found
Like Greek Theatre, Indian Theatre started as a way to ________________.
Entertain the masses
Raise money
Honor the Gods
Prepare warriors
Although Indian Theatre likely started earlier, the Gupta Empire of the 4th and 5th century provide us with the first examples of ___________________.
Written records of scripts and performances
Drawings of Performances
Relics of Props and Costumes
Preserved performance spaces
Kuttiyattam is often known as __________________.
Hindu Drama, because that is the religion its stories were focused on.
Buddhist Drama, because that is the religion its stories were focused on.
Sanskrit Drama, because that is the language it was performed in.
Indian Drama, because that is the language it was performed in.
Most performances reenacted stories from The Mahabharata and The Ramayana, which can be compared to ancient _____________ of the western world.
Tragedies
Comedies
Epic Poems
Historical Accounts
This Hindu God is the god of destruction and rebirth
Shiva
Brahma
Vishnu
Ganesha
The Natysastra contains information on Bhavas and Rasas, and essentially serves the same purpose as ________________.
Aristotle's Poetics - The Rules of Theatre
Sophocles' Oedipus Rex - A Famous Example of a Play
Homer's Odyssey - A Famous Epic Poem Used in Many Plays
Augustine's Apologetics - An Argument for the Importance of Theatre
Sanskrit Drama was mainly performed in __________________.
Market Squares
Theaters
The Street
Temples
While Sanskrit Drama did not have a chorus, they did have _______________________.
Complex Scenery
Musical Accompaniment
Masks for Actors
An Orchestra
Kuttiyattam and Sanskrit Drama's stylized movements show how Ancient Eastern Theatre put more emphasis on ____________________________, while Ancient Western Theatre put more emphasis on ___________________________.
Dance and Music, Extravagant Scenery
The Written Word, Dance and Music
Human Reasoning, Religion
Dance and Music, The Written Word
A morality play is a play that
Teaches the stories of the bible
Teaches the stories of the saints
Teaches the lessons of how to live as a Christian
In a Greek theatre, the place where the the audience sits is called
The Orchestra
Theatron
Skene
In Greek theatre, masks were used to (mark all that apply)
Allow the actors to change characters quickly
Allow Gods to come down and play in the shows
Allow the actors to play parts that they would never otherwise be able to play
Women could be actors without being in trouble
What of the following is true about mystery plays? (Mark all that apply
They taught bible stories
They would sometimes be performed for many days in a row.
They were only performed by priests
They were first performed inside churches
In the middle ages, when troupes performed in town squares they performed on
The ground
A cart
A stage that they built new for each performance
Mark all that is true about morality plays
They were popular because there was very little other entertainment during this time
They were only performed by men
They were legal and endorsed by the Catholic church because they taught Catholic values
The names of the characters reflected what kind of virtue or vice they represented
Vaudeville is a form of theatre that was around during the
late 1700s and early 1800s
early to mid 1800s
late 1800s to early 1900s
the mid 1900s
This musical was the first show to use rock music in as the music type.
Rent
In The Heights
Hamilton
Jesus Christ Superstar
Lin-Manuel Miranda made history by writing (choose all that are true)
The first show to use rap as the primary was of telling the story
The first show to have Hispanic people at all
The first story about Hispanics written by someone who identifies as Hispanic.
The only Hispanic person to win a Tony
In Medieval times, the main purpose of theatre was to...
Educate the public about morals
Entertain the city crowds
Provide a fun show for the visiting nobility
Ward off evil spirits
What was specifically different about the way they did theatre in Medieval times?
They used masks in most of their performances.
They had a specific room to perform in located inside the church.
They performed eight shows a week for the crowds that came to the city.
They performed the play in separate sections on top of different carts around the city.
Commedia dell'Arte was NOT known for...
improvisational acting.
the long monologues given in the middle of the performances.
elaborate costumes made specifically for each character.
the use of masks to identify characters.
Elizabethan theatre was known for bringing the social classes together - why?
Because it had humor made for both lower and higher educated patrons.
Because plays were performed before all audiences, both rich and poor.
Plays focused on characters who were rich and characters who were poor.
All of the above.
The Chinese were the earliest people who founded the art of storytelling through…
elaborate masks.
non-human actors.
singing and dancing.
improvisation.
How many different types of Chinese puppetry are there? And what are they?
Four: marionette, rod, glove, and shadow.
Five: marionette, rod, glove, shadow, and finger.
Three: rod, glove, and shadow.
Four: marionette, finger, glove, and shadow.
Which of the following is NOT an element of Noh Theatre?
Men and women actors playing the characters.
The heavy use and integration of music.
The use of masks.
Plays were separated into four seasons.
Which era in theatre is known for "making people question their existence?"
Commedia dell'Arte
Medieval Theatre
Greek Theatre
Theatre of the Absurd
What is the main purpose of Theatre of the Absurd?
To entertain.
To inspire.
To educate.
To shock.
Which era in theatre is known for 50% of its runtime to be filled with song and dance?
Medieval Theatre
Musical Theatre
Chinese Theatre
Commedia dell'Arte
Music using only songs from a group or artist. (Ex.: Rock of Ages).
Concept Musical
Book Musical
Revue
Jukebox Musical
Traditional music with a strong story that drives the music and the characters.
Concept Musical
Book Musical
Revue
Jukebox Musical
Musical where the concept or message is just as, if not more important than the story.
Concept Musical
Book Musical
Revue
Jukebox Musical
A musical usually has how many acts?
1
2
3
4
Who wrote the most famous musicals of the Golden Age?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lin Manual Miranda
Rogers and Hammerstein
Steven Sondheim
What British playwright wrote some of the most popular musicals of the 1980's and 1990's?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lin Manual Miranda
Rogers and Hammerstein
Steven Sondheim
