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History of Theatre - Part 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was based on Catholic religious ideals?

a)

Greek and Roman theatre

b)

Medieval theatre

c)

Renaissance theatre

2.

Which of the following was based on Greek and Roman cultural ideals? (Choose more than one if necessary)

a)

Greek and Roman

b)

Medieval

c)

Renaissance

3.

Which of the following used masks to portray characters?

a)

Greek and Roman theatre

b)

Medieval theatre

c)

Renaissance theatre

4.

Which of the following were performed exclusively outdoors? (Choose more than one, if necessary)

a)

Greek and Roman theatre

b)

Medieval theatre

c)

Renaissance theatre

5.

Which of the following created the genres of tragedies and comedies?

a)

Greek and Roman theatre

b)

Medieval theatre

c)

Renaissance theatre

6.

Which of the following included William Shakespeare, Ben Johnson, and Christopher Marlowe?

a)

Greek and Roman theatre

b)

Medieval theatre

c)

Renaissance theatre in Italy

d)

Renaissance theatre in England

7.

Which of the following created the character of Harlequin?

a)

Greek and Roman theatre

b)

Medieval theatre

c)

Renaissance theatre

8.

Which of the following entertained the kings and queens of Europe?

a)

Greek and Roman theatre

b)

Medieval theatre

c)

Renaissance theatre

9.

Which of the following included Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Euripides and Sophocles?

a)

Greek theatre

b)

Medieval theatre

c)

Renaissance theatre in Italy

d)

Renaissance theatre in England

e)

Roman theatre

10.

Which of the following included Seneca, Plautus and Terence?

a)

Greek theatre

b)

Medieval theatre

c)

Renaissance theatre in Italy

d)

Renaissance theatre in England

e)

Roman theatre

11.

Which Queen made the theatre popular in her country?

a)

Maria I

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Mary I

d)

Lucretia Borgia

12.

Which of the following had competitions between playwrights and performances?

a)

Greek theatre

b)

Medieval theatre

c)

Renaissance theatre in Italy

d)

Renaissance theatre in England

e)

Roman theatre

13.

Which of the following included passion plays, pageant carts, morality plays, miracle and mystery plays?

a)

Greek theatre

b)

Medieval theatre

c)

Renaissance theatre in Italy

d)

Renaissance theatre in England

e)

Roman theatre

14.

Why were plays important in Medieval theatre?

a)

they had no TV

b)

most people were illiterate

c)

they often read the Bible

d)

they had a lot of free time

15.

The term "thespian" (which means today "actor") comes from ________________?

a)

Greek theatre

b)

Medieval theatre

c)

Renaissance theatre in Italy

d)

Renaissance theatre in England

e)

Roman theatre