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WorksheetsTheatre History Review
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Greek Performances were held outside in ______________.
pageant wagons.
a proscenium theatre.
large amphitheatres.
a small forest.
During this time period the Catholic Church used theatre as a way of telling stories from the bible to people who couldn't read.
The Middle Ages
Greek Ingenuity
Renaissance
Elizabethan Theatre
The name of Shakespeare's famous theatre is called __________.
Stage in the Round.
The Globe.
Hamlet.
Othello.
Moliere is...
A famous playwright known for his tragedies
A famous playwright known for his comedies
A wise old man known for his plays.
Famous for his play analysis.
During festivals in Greek theatre, who did religious rites pay honor/homage to?
Sophocles
Dionysus
Aristotle
Euripides
Who was known as the first actor?
Dionysus
William Shakespeare
Zeus
Thespis
What does RENAISSANCE mean?
Death
Living
Rebirth
None of the above
What was the Renaissance called in England?
Neoclassicism
Elizabethan
Commedia dell’arte
None of the above
Were women allowed to act in Greek theatre?
Yes
No
What did Greek actors wear to show different characters?
Costumes
Wigs
Masks
Who took over theatre during The Dark Ages?
Kings
Mimes
The Church
Improvisation is a type of theatre that has no script, it is made up on the spot
True
False
While the Greeks prefered tragedies, the Romans preferred __________
comedy
romance
musical
horror
Greeks did not influence Roman plays or festivals.
True
False
Liturgical dramas were performed by:
The Gods
Priests
Greeks
Actors
All of the visual elements of a play
expression
spectacle
melodrama
climax
A morality play is a play that
Teaches the stories of the bible
Teaches the stories of the saints
Teaches the lessons of how to live as a Christian
In a Greek theatre, the place where the the audience sits is called
The Orchestra
Theatron
Skene
In the middle ages, when troupes performed in town squares they performed on
The ground
A pageant wagon
A stage that they built new for each performance
A Shakespearean comedy play is one where...
Everyone dies
Everything turns out well in the end
There are jokes
Nothing bad happens at all to any of the characters
The poorest audience members during the Renaissance would only pay a penny for a show, where did they watch the show from?
The nosebleeds- very far away
The ground, they were called groundlings
They got to choose their own seats, it did not matter what they paid
What acting space was used in Classical Greece?
three story round or octagonal buildings around open courtyards with thrust stages
multiple stages in churches
proscenium stages
Amphitheaters - outdoors, on a hillside, made or marble
Name the 3 types of Greek plays
Tragedy, Comedy, Satyr
Horror, Comedy, Informational
Comedy, Religious, Traditional
Comedy, Romance,Tragedy
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
Who did the Romans borrow their theatre ideas from?
Greeks
Japanese
Chinese
Italians
Commedia dell'Arte was NOT known for...
improvisational acting.
the long monologues given in the middle of the performances.
elaborate costumes made specifically for each character.
the use of masks to identify characters.
Elizabethan theatre was known for bringing the social classes together - why?
Because it had humor made for both lower and higher educated patrons.
Because plays were performed before all audiences, both rich and poor.
Plays focused on characters who were rich and characters who were poor.
All of the above.
What is lazzi?
Fighting
Stock jokes or gags
Objectives and tactics
Improvised scenes
What are stock characters?
A character who is a stereotypical character whom audiences recognize from frequent recurrences.
A protagonist who is sometimes a “hero” to the audience or readers.
A character that experiences a change in either their outlook or their personality.
A character who is flat and displays few personality traits and does not experience a change within the story.
What are the zanni?
The old men
The lovers
The villains
The servants
Who was Seneca?
A Roman philosopher and playwright
A Greek Nobleman and playwright
The first Actor
The First Gladiator
How was Roman Theatre different than Greek Theatre?
It was more focused on religion
It was more intellectual
It was more violent
It was more philosophical
From which historical era was Commedia Dell'Arte?
Middle Ages
Greek
Roman
Italian Renaissance
Italian renaissance innovations in theatre included...
Perspective scenery, rigging and permanent buildings
Pageant Wagons, Proscenium Arches, Wind/Thunder machines
Rotating stage floors, electrical lighting, use of stage curtains
trap doors, sliding scenery, chorus area
Why did the Renaissance in England start a century later than in Italy?
They had a famine
There were wars
They did not care
The king forbid any change
