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Theater

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Romeo and Juliette" is a famous..

a)

movie

b)

writer

c)

play

d)

song

2.

A play with a funny or happy ending is...

a)

drama

b)

tragedy

c)

comedy

d)

history

3.

What was the main purpose of Greek theater?

a)

To teach the story of Christ

b)

To capture a moment of beauty

c)

To make the audience think

d)

To make money

4.

What acting space was used in Classical Greece?

a)

three story round or octagonal buildings around open courtyards with thrust stages

b)

multiple stages in churches

c)

proscenium stages

d)

Amphitheaters - outdoors, on a hillside, good acoustics

5.

How would you describe a Farce?

a)

Dramatic - realistic

b)

Comedy - over the top and ridiculous

c)

A little of both

6.

Who took over theatre during The Dark Ages?

a)

Kings

b)

Mimes

c)

The Church

7.

In which city will you find the street named Broadway, where you can watch the most popular professional plays and musicals?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

New York City

c)

Atlanta

d)

London

8.

What kind of acting is prominently displayed in the play, "A Streetcar Named Desire"?

a)

Meisner

b)

Classical

c)

Method

d)

Chekhov

9.

This is the story of a real life character.

a)

Annie

b)

Tootsie

c)

Sweeney Todd

d)

Hamilton

10.

Which Broadway musical has the most Tony Award nominations?

a)

The Producers

b)

Hamilton

c)

Dear Evan Hansen

d)

The Book of Mormon

11.

Where do we believe theater began? 

a)

Ancient Rome 

b)

Ancient Greece 

c)

America

12.

Theater productions began as: 

a)

Campfire stories 

 

b)

Movies

c)

Religious ceremonies

d)

Summer Camps 

13.

The actors in a play are called...

a)

the set

b)

the cast

c)

protagonist

14.

The time and place a play occurs is the...

a)

setting

b)

cast

c)

act

15.

Where the actors stand-

a)

setting

b)

plot

c)

stage

16.

A sad play is called a ...

a)

tragedy

b)

protagonist

c)

monologue

17.

This famous playwright wrote Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Midsummer Night's Dream.

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Dr. Seuss

c)

Arthur Miller