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Drama 2 Final Review Fall 2021

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This playwright wrote "Oedipus Rex."

a)

Aristotle

b)

Sophocles

c)

Euripides

d)

Plato

2.
What area is show in red?
a)
Orchestra
b)
Parados
c)
Skene
d)
Theatron
3.
Who was the Greek god of theater?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Thespis
c)
Zeus
d)
Sophocles
4.
Who was the first actor?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Thespis
c)
Satyr
d)
Dithyramb
5.

Why did the ancient Greeks wear masks?

a)

To allow actors to play more than one character

b)

To project the actors' voices to the audience

c)

To allow the audience to better see the emotions and facial expressions

d)

All of these

6.

Greek actors were

a)

Only women

b)

Only men

c)

Both men and women

7.
Who wrote the Greek play Antigone?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Sophocles
c)
Plato
d)
Dionysis
8.
What was Deus ex Machina?
a)
God out of the machine- when the hero was in danger, a god would be lowered in a crane to solve the problem.
b)
A stage device involving a trap door for appearing and disappearing
c)
An Athenian acting troupe
d)
Latin words that have nothing to do with the Greeks
9.

Name the 3 types of Greek plays

a)

Tragedy, Comedy, Satire

b)

Horror, Comedy, Informational

c)

Comedy, Religious, Traditional

d)

Comedy, Romance,Tragedy

10.

What was the name of the Medieval theater/stage?

a)

Tiring house

b)

Pageant wagon

c)

the church building

d)

Scaffold cart

11.

The playwright of Everyman and many other Medieval plays is...

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Christopher Marlow

c)

The Pope

d)

Unknown

12.

What is a "Morality Play"?

a)

A play about the Bible

b)

A play about Saints

c)

A play that teaches the audience a lesson on how to be good people.

13.

In the medieval period, _____ plays were based on the lives of saints.

a)

Passion

b)

Miracle

c)

Morality

d)

Mystery

14.

In the medieval period, _____ plays were based on stories from the bible.

a)

Miracle

b)

Morality

c)

Passion

d)

Mystery

15.

What is "Sacred text"?

a)

Text about the Bible. Religious text.

b)

Non-religious text

c)

Children's stories

d)

Text about History

16.

Secular Text has nothing to do with...

a)

Religion

b)

God

c)

The church

d)

All of the above

17.

What is a "mansion"?

a)

A farm

b)

The set built inside a church which that actors perform on

c)

A wagon that transports actors to different parts of the city

d)

A servant's house

18.

Where did Medieval Theatre occur?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

19.

When did the period of Medieval Theatre occur?

a)

Before Ancient Greek Theatre

b)

During Ancient Greek Theatre

c)

After Ancient Greek Theatre

20.

Which of these gave rise to Medieval Theatre?

a)

Greek Mythology

b)

Politics

c)

The Christian Church

d)

Royalty

21.

Which of these influenced Medieval plays?

a)

Shakespeare's poetry

b)

The Bible

c)

Ancient Greek scripts

d)

Hymns

22.

Check all who were Italian Renaissance artist.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

VanGogh

c)

Leonardo DaVinci

d)

Donatello

e)

Monet

23.

What element was added to the theater during the Italian Renaissance?

a)

Trap door

b)

Proscenium Arch

c)

Orchestra

d)

Stage

24.

​The church slowly began dramatizing the ______ as a way to give religious instruction.​

a)

Script

b)

Bible

c)

Liturgy

25.

Morality plays were designed to teach their audiences which two things:

a)

Bible

b)

Lessons

c)

Their Place

d)

Morals

26.

What will happen to Hermia if she refuses to marry Demetrius?

a)

She will become a servant to the Duke of Athens

b)

She will be banished to the forest

c)

She can choose death or to become a nun

27.

Who is Theseus engaged to?

a)

Hermia

b)

Helena

c)

Hippolyta

28.

What does Puck do to Bottom?

a)

He has changed Bottom's feet into hooves

b)

He has changed Bottom's voice into a roar.

c)

He has changed Bottom's head into a donkey's head

29.
Who loves Helena in Act III?
a)
Theseus and Bottom
b)
Lysander and Theseus
c)
Demetrius and Lysander
d)
Demetrius and Theseus
30.
Who does Titania love in Act III?
a)
Theseus
b)
Bottom
c)
Demetrius
d)
Lysander
31.
Who does Hermia love?
a)
Lysander
b)
Demetrius
c)
Theseus
d)
Robin
32.
Who does Helena love?
a)
Theseus
b)
Robin
c)
Demetrius
d)
Snout
33.
Who was the most influential playwright of the Restoration?
a)
Moliere
b)
Shakespeare
c)
Sir Thomas Moore
d)
David Mamet
34.
Which is a characteristic of Restoration Theatre costuming?
a)
Rich Fabrics
b)
Bright Colors
c)
All of the Above
d)
Corsets
35.
Did Queen Elizabeth support the arts?
a)
Yes, she loved them!
b)
No. She banned them.
36.

Who did Orgon trust the most?

a)

Damis

b)

Tartuffe

c)

Elmire

d)

Marianne

37.

Where did Orgon meet Tartuffe?

a)

School

b)

World Drama

c)

Church

d)

Chapel

38.

What trait represents Tartuffe

a)

Sneaky

b)

Mean

c)

demanding

d)

All of the above

39.

Who was the officer?

a)

Monsieur Loyal

b)

Moliere stefion

c)

shreck

d)

wdoliere restar

40.

Even though it is a touchy subject, Moliere makes jokes about

a)

Government

b)

Illness

c)

Religion

d)

Donald Trump

41.

Brecht created

a)

The method

b)

The system

c)

Epic Theatre

d)

Theatre of cruelty

42.

What technique did Brecht NOT advocate

a)

Evoking sympathy from the audience

b)

Creating sterotypical characters

c)

One actor playing several characters (multi-roling)

d)

Speaking directly to the audience

43.

What did Bertolt Brecht like to do with the audience

a)

Scare them

b)

Isolate them

c)

Involve them

d)

Exclude them

44.

Why was Epic theatre created

a)

He wanted people to use their intellect

b)

To annoy Stanislavski

c)

To make money

d)

Because no other theatre existed

45.

Verfremdungseffekt means

a)

Making people happy

b)

Creating an emotional distancing so an audience thinks about what is happening

c)

Creating a realistic character so the audience feel empathy

d)

Good acting

46.

What is the alienation affect

a)

Making the audience feel awkward and confused

b)

Creating drama that includes aliens

c)

An audience will connect to the play using their intellect instead of their emotions

d)

Making an audience cry with sympathy for a character

47.

What epic theatre technique is defined as a style of acting that used gestures, facial expressions, and tone of voice to make a political point?

a)

Verfremdung

b)

Episodic structure

c)

Political themes

d)

Gestus

48.

What nationality was Brecht?

a)

French

b)

American

c)

German

49.

What is meant by breaking the fourth wall?

a)

The destroying of any illusion that you are watching real life and making the audience think objectively

b)

The structural reshaping of the performance area in a theatre

c)

Giving the audience the feeling that they're actually in the same room as the actors

50.

A sign or additional piece of written information presented onstage. This might be as simple as holding up a card or banner. Multimedia or a PowerPoint slideshow can also be used for this effect.

a)

Direct address

b)

Using placards

c)

Speaking the stage directions

d)

Narration

51.

A dramatic play that tells the story of a character who meets an untimely and unhappy death or downfall, often because of a specific character flaw or twist of fate.

a)

tragedy

b)

comedy

c)

verse

d)

prologue

52.

How did Shakespeare's comedies end?

a)

With a death.

b)

With marriage.

c)

With the birth of a child.

d)

Happily ever after.

53.
What is the name of the town where Shakespeare grew up?
a)
London
b)
Scranton
c)
Canterbury
d)
Stratford upon Avon
54.
What was Shakespeare's wife's name?
a)
Queen Elizabeth 
b)
Anne Hathaway
c)
Juliet Monroe
d)
Vivian Marlowe
55.

What famous Disney movie is based on the Shakespearean play Hamlet.

a)

Cinderella

b)

The Lion King

c)

The Little Mermaid

d)

Aladdin

56.

What is the name of the huge amphitheater used by Shakespeare's acting group?

a)

The Globe

b)

The World

c)

The Theater

d)

The European Theater

57.

Romeo and Juliet would be an example of what type of play?

a)

Tragedy

b)

Comedy

c)

Historical

58.

Where can we find "Puck"?

a)

The King Lear

b)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

c)

Othello

d)

The Tempest