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WorksheetsTheatre History-Bramlett
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 31mins
Who was the first actor?
Antigone
Sophocles
Thespis
Shakespeare
The ______________________ was a group of 15 actors that acted as one character.
chorus
orchestra
ensemble
protagonist
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
What did the Greeks call actors?
Thespians
Entertainers
Performers
Creators
Who wrote the Greek play Oedipus the King?
Aristotle
Sophocles
Plato
Dionysis
Who wrote "A Doll's House?"
Who took over theatre during The Dark Ages?
Kings
Mimes
The Church
Plays during the Medieval era were based on what book?
Novels
The Bible
Both
What was the type of theatre that was made for the lower and middle classes?
Commedia Dell'Ants
Commedia Dell'Taco
Commedia Dell'Arte
Why did plays begin at 2pm during Shakespeare's time?
So people could come after work
For the lighting
Because people liked to sleep in
While the Greeks prefered tragedies, the Romans preferred __________
comedy
romance
musical
horror
Who is associated with Lord Chamberlain's Men?
William Shakespeare
William the Conqueror
William the Great
William of Sussex
What was the name of the theatre in London where Shakespeare performed?
The Planet
The Sun
The Moon
The Globe
Why did Christians not allow theatre in Europe during the middle ages?
It was too violent
It was too sinful
It was too expensive
It was too sexist
Who were the actors for Roman theatre?
boys
peasants
slaves
children
Examples of theatre from this time would be Hamilton, The Greatest Showman on Earth, or La La Land
The Renaissance
1945 to present
The Middle Ages
Early 20th Century
During this time, man was in an eternal struggle with himself as he tried to overcome his limitations
Romanticism
Ancient Rome
18th Century
Ancient Greece
During this time, there was an effort made to unify theatre production and to depict truth and the real world onstage
The Renaissance
The Middle Ages
Early 20th Century
18th Century
The greatest playwright of all time, William Shakespeare lived during this time
18th Century
1945 to present
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Realism plays (1800s-1900s) focused more on...
Confronting life rather than escaping it
Escaping life rather than confronting it
Confronting and Escaping life
A realistic point of view on a melodrama
_______________ plays consisted of characters such as young lovers, greedy old men, and boasting heroes.
Elizabethan
Commedia Dell 'Arte
Greek
Middle Age
What became the first form of lighting during the Restoration period?
LED lights
Flashlights
Lamps and Candles
None of the abone
Which era in theatre is known for 50% of its runtime to be filled with song and dance?
Medieval Theatre
Musical Theatre
Chinese Theatre
Commedia dell'Arte
Commedia dell’arte uses stock characters, masks and improvised scenes, using only outlines of a plot to perform entertaining stories.
True
False
Arthur Miller, the playwright, was known for what production?
Shrek the Musical
The Crucible
A Doll's House
None of the above
Which genre is an emotional escape into adventure,
beauty, and sentimental idealism (The Three Musketeers)?
Realism
Romanticism
Vaudeville
None of the above
What genre selected view of real life, or slice of life, often with no
real conclusion, RELIES ON STRONG CHARACTERIZATION?
Realism
Romanticism
Vaudeville
None of the above
Known for the comedies of manners (Plays making fun of particular social groups, mostly the upper class.)
(a)
aimed to represent real life, with the hopes of improving society.
(a)
a revival of ancient Greek and Roman ideas, especially in literature, art, or architecture.
regime
constitutional monarchy
neoclassicism
Third Estate
natural law
What part of the stage is the blue arrow pointing to?
Apron
Proscenium Arch
House
Wings
If you went to a play written by Henrik Ibsen, what could you expect to see?
Characters expressing their thoughts and feelings through song and dance
Dialogue and situations that are purposely artificial
Kings or nobles suffering through terrible misfortunes
Realistic characters dealing with real-world problems
What are the characteristics of a Realism Drama?
Portrays fantasies
Portrays life as it really happens
Real-life occurrences in nature or science; similar to documentaries
What are the characteristics of a Naturalism Drama?
Portrays things as they would naturally occur; similar to documentaries
Portrays different conspiracy theories and ideas
Portrays a fantasy of how things could be
Artaud created
Theatre of Evil
Theatre of Pain
Theatre of Cruelty
Theatre of Oppression
Artaud wanted to........................ the audience?
(More than one answer!)
shock
unsettle
make the audience uncomfortable
bewilder
Antonin Artaud created a style of theatre called 'Theatre of Cruelty'. What were the aims for this style?
(More than one answer!)
Entertain the audience and make them laugh.
Disturb the audience's tranquility of mind and their senses.
Technical effects were used to create a visible and audible frenzy: loud and dissonant sound effects, rotating stage sets, bright/flashing/coloured light, unusual speech effects.
Emotionally connect to the actors and story lines.
What did Artaud use as inspiration for his theatre?
Dreams
Nightmares
Images
Sounds
1. The dramatic movement Ionesco helped launch in 1950 s France was called the Theater of the ____:
a. Ridiculous
b. Absurd
c. Intellect
d. Pretentious Frenchmen
An Italian playwright dramatist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Tragic farces are often seen as forerunners of the Theatre of the Absurd. Known for writing Six Characters in Search of an Author.
Moliere
Terence
Luigi Pirandello
Plautus
A French playwright know for writing comedies such as Tartuffe, The Miser, and the Imaginary Invalid.
Moliere
Luigi Pirandello
Terence
Jerome Kern
Plays telling allegorical stories with a lesson to be learned
Mystery plays
Morality plays
Miracle plays
Passion plays
The first recorded female playwright
Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim
Julian of Norwich
Margery Kempe
Harriet Tubman
Everyman is the most famous medieval play and an example of a
Mystery play
Morality play
Miracle play
Musical
The church felt drama was barbaric and evil during the early medieval period.
True
False
Henrik Ibsen is referred to as the father of (a) .
Who did Arthur Miller marry in 1956?
Mary Slattery
Marilyn Monroe
Bette Davis
Grace Kelly
Which play did he write?
Death of a Salesman
The Crucible
Annie
Wicked
1. Blanche is a widow
TRUE
FALSE
5. Blanche had an affair with a student
TRUE
FALSE
What was Blanche's job?
English teacher
Math teacher
secretary
What's happening to Mitch's mother?
She and Mitch are fighting
she's sick
she doesn't like his friends
Who are Steve and Eunice?
Stella and Stanley's best friends
the cousins of Stanley
the neighbors who live above Stella and Stanley
