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RHS Theater History Quiz

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the Greek gods did theatre intend to honor?

a)

Zeus

b)

Apollo

c)

Dionysus

d)

Hermes

2.

In Greek theatre, the name of the group on stage who reacts to the scene the way that the playwright intends for the audience to react

a)

Theatron

b)

Thespis

c)

Chorus

d)

Antigone

3.

The first known actor (In Greek Theatre) was named...

(a)  

4.

True or false: in Kabuki Theatre, actors wore masks to portray different characters?

a)

true

b)

false

5.

What is the name of the famous theater where Shakespeare's plays were performed?

a)

Globe Theater

b)

Queen's Theater

c)

London Bridge Theater

d)

World Theater

6.

Select ALL that apply. Shakespeare is famous for writing what types of plays?

a)

comedies

b)

tragedies

c)

histories

d)

domestic

7.

What was Shakespeare's greatest contribution to the English language?

a)

new words

b)

new essay writing techniques

c)

grander costumes

d)

new stage directions

8.

Storytelling and ritual drama are considered the oldest forms of what?

a)

Books

b)

Theater

c)

Movies

d)

Radio

9.

What was the main purpose of medieval European 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

10.

What type of stage was developed in 1600s France (similar to the stage in our auditorium)?

a)

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

b)

multiple stages in churches

c)

proscenium stages

d)

Amphitheaters - outside, on hillsides, good acoustics

11.

What kind of lighting was used (other than sunlight) in during Elizabethan and Restoration theater?

a)

Candles

b)

Limelights

c)

Electric Lights

d)

Gas Lights

12.

Which genres were developed in Japan?

a)

Tang

b)

Kabuki

c)

Noh

d)

Sanskrit

13.

What were the 3 original types of plays?

a)

comedy, tragedy, and satyr

b)

tragedy, satyr, and drama

c)

trick question - only tragedy and comedy

d)

medieval, greek, and roman

14.

What kind of theatrical space were Greek plays often performed in?

a)

proscenium

b)

box theater

c)

open-air theater

d)

opera stage

15.

What are the major types of Medieval Theater?

a)

religious and non-religious

b)

liturgical, mystery, miracle, and morality

c)

liturgical, miracle, morality, and ampitheater

d)

miracle and morality

16.

What does "renaissance" mean?

a)

rebirth

b)

noble

c)

the arts, especially theater

d)

improv

17.

What is Shakespeare's birth day/death day?

a)

October 1st

b)

July 4th

c)

April 2nd

d)

April 23rd

18.

What is the name of Shakespeare's wife, whom he married at age 18?

a)

Natalie Portman

b)

Anne Hathaway

c)

Rosalind Capulet

d)

Queen Elizabeth

19.

The Elizabethan playwright who is often considered the greatest dramatist of all time; he wrote Romeo and Juliet

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Christopher Marlowe

c)

Ben Jonson

d)

John Webster

20.

She is thought to be Europe's first female playwright?

a)

Josvitha

b)

Hrosvitha

c)

Juliet

d)

Rosie

21.

What did the Church initially think of theater?

a)

They loved it!

b)

They werent sure if they knew how to perform it

c)

They thought it was evil

d)

Thought it was just ok

22.

These plays represented the life of Christ or the lives of the Saints?

a)

Mystery plays

b)

morality plays

c)

miracle plays

d)

Church plays

23.

Another name for Medieval times is ___________.

a)

ancient ages

b)

dark ages

c)

liverwurst

24.

During the dark ages what entity was the only stable "government"?

a)

the king and his court

b)

large estates

c)

The Church

d)

the milky way

25.

What social system dominated during the dark ages?

a)

Feudalism

b)

capitalism

c)

socialism

d)

trumpets

26.

Moveable stages were called pageant wagons.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which monarch was beheaded during the Puritan Revolution of 1642?

a)

Charles I

b)

James I

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Charles II

28.

What was outlawed after Elizabethan theater and before Restoration theater?

a)

Music

b)

Theatre

c)

Dancing

d)

Music & theatre

29.

What did Charles II bring to theatre?

a)

Classical Greco-Roman influence

b)

French & German theatre styles

c)

Concession stand

d)

French & Italian theatre styles

30.

One of the theatre's first woman playwrights, ___________________, wrote many popular plays during the era.

a)

Anne Bracegirdle

b)

Elizabeth Barry

c)

Nell Gwynn

d)

Mrs. Aphra Behn

31.

Most members of the audience belonged to the _________________ class.

a)

A. poor

b)

B. upper

c)

c. middle

d)

D. None of the above

32.
What was the most popular style of theatre in the Restoration Period?
a)
 Comedy of Errors
b)
Comedy of Manners
c)
Greek Tragedy
d)
Kabuki
33.
What type of play would you expect to see this character? 
a)
African
b)
Chinese
c)
Noh
d)
Kabuki
34.

Bunraku and kabuki often depict stories based on adaptations of scripts with similar themes. Popular themes are...

a)

Classic tragic love stories, heroic legends and tales based on historical.

b)

Greek gods interferring in human lives Roman demigods at war.

c)

Most stories are based on events after WWII

35.

Puppeteers are traditionally men. How long does it takes for him to become a master (main puppeteer)?

a)

5- 10 years

b)

15-20 years

c)

22-30 years

36.

True or False: Kabuki theater used puppets while bunraku used extravagant makeup.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

How many people were needed to operate a bunraku puppet?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

2+

d)

bunraku doesn't use puppetry