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WorksheetsDrama 2 Final Review Fall 2021
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 31mins
This playwright wrote "Oedipus Rex."
Aristotle
Sophocles
Euripides
Plato
Why did the ancient Greeks wear masks?
To allow actors to play more than one character
To project the actors' voices to the audience
To allow the audience to better see the emotions and facial expressions
All of these
Greek actors were
Only women
Only men
Both men and women
Name the 3 types of Greek plays
Tragedy, Comedy, Satire
Horror, Comedy, Informational
Comedy, Religious, Traditional
Comedy, Romance,Tragedy
What was the name of the Medieval theater/stage?
Tiring house
Pageant wagon
the church building
Scaffold cart
The playwright of Everyman and many other Medieval plays is...
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlow
The Pope
Unknown
What is a "Morality Play"?
A play about the Bible
A play about Saints
A play that teaches the audience a lesson on how to be good people.
In the medieval period, _____ plays were based on the lives of saints.
Passion
Miracle
Morality
Mystery
In the medieval period, _____ plays were based on stories from the bible.
Miracle
Morality
Passion
Mystery
What is "Sacred text"?
Text about the Bible. Religious text.
Non-religious text
Children's stories
Text about History
Secular Text has nothing to do with...
Religion
God
The church
All of the above
What is a "mansion"?
A farm
The set built inside a church which that actors perform on
A wagon that transports actors to different parts of the city
A servant's house
Where did Medieval Theatre occur?
Europe
North America
Africa
Asia
When did the period of Medieval Theatre occur?
Before Ancient Greek Theatre
During Ancient Greek Theatre
After Ancient Greek Theatre
Which of these gave rise to Medieval Theatre?
Greek Mythology
Politics
The Christian Church
Royalty
Which of these influenced Medieval plays?
Shakespeare's poetry
The Bible
Ancient Greek scripts
Hymns
Check all who were Italian Renaissance artist.
Michelangelo
VanGogh
Leonardo DaVinci
Donatello
Monet
What element was added to the theater during the Italian Renaissance?
Trap door
Proscenium Arch
Orchestra
Stage
The church slowly began dramatizing the ______ as a way to give religious instruction.
Script
Bible
Liturgy
Morality plays were designed to teach their audiences which two things:
Bible
Lessons
Their Place
Morals
What will happen to Hermia if she refuses to marry Demetrius?
She will become a servant to the Duke of Athens
She will be banished to the forest
She can choose death or to become a nun
Who is Theseus engaged to?
Hermia
Helena
Hippolyta
What does Puck do to Bottom?
He has changed Bottom's feet into hooves
He has changed Bottom's voice into a roar.
He has changed Bottom's head into a donkey's head
Who did Orgon trust the most?
Damis
Tartuffe
Elmire
Marianne
Where did Orgon meet Tartuffe?
School
World Drama
Church
Chapel
What trait represents Tartuffe
Sneaky
Mean
demanding
All of the above
Who was the officer?
Monsieur Loyal
Moliere stefion
shreck
wdoliere restar
Even though it is a touchy subject, Moliere makes jokes about
Government
Illness
Religion
Donald Trump
Brecht created
The method
The system
Epic Theatre
Theatre of cruelty
What technique did Brecht NOT advocate
Evoking sympathy from the audience
Creating sterotypical characters
One actor playing several characters (multi-roling)
Speaking directly to the audience
What did Bertolt Brecht like to do with the audience
Scare them
Isolate them
Involve them
Exclude them
Why was Epic theatre created
He wanted people to use their intellect
To annoy Stanislavski
To make money
Because no other theatre existed
Verfremdungseffekt means
Making people happy
Creating an emotional distancing so an audience thinks about what is happening
Creating a realistic character so the audience feel empathy
Good acting
What is the alienation affect
Making the audience feel awkward and confused
Creating drama that includes aliens
An audience will connect to the play using their intellect instead of their emotions
Making an audience cry with sympathy for a character
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?
Verfremdung
Episodic structure
Political themes
Gestus
What nationality was Brecht?
French
American
German
What is meant by breaking the fourth wall?
The destroying of any illusion that you are watching real life and making the audience think objectively
The structural reshaping of the performance area in a theatre
Giving the audience the feeling that they're actually in the same room as the actors
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.
Direct address
Using placards
Speaking the stage directions
Narration
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.
tragedy
comedy
verse
prologue
How did Shakespeare's comedies end?
With a death.
With marriage.
With the birth of a child.
Happily ever after.
What famous Disney movie is based on the Shakespearean play Hamlet.
Cinderella
The Lion King
The Little Mermaid
Aladdin
What is the name of the huge amphitheater used by Shakespeare's acting group?
The Globe
The World
The Theater
The European Theater
Romeo and Juliet would be an example of what type of play?
Tragedy
Comedy
Historical
Where can we find "Puck"?
The King Lear
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Othello
The Tempest
