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WorksheetsExam - Theatre History Unit
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 12mins
The same institution that banned all Theatre and brought it back in the Middle Ages was
the British Monarchy
the Catholic Church
the Roman government
the Greek senate
Which social class had seats during Greek times?
Nobility or wealthy
Peasants
Middle class
All of the above
The first theatre to have a proscenium stage was in
France
Italy
England
Japan
The time period for Greek Theatre was
600-200 B.C.
1558-1603 A.D.
500-1500 A.D.
1300-1600 A.D.
The time period for Medieval Theatre was
1558-1603 A.D.
600-200 B.C.
500-1500 A.D.
1300-1600 A.D.
What were the three types of plays during the Medieval Period?
Comedy, Tragedy, and Satyr
Mystery, Morality, and Miracle
Dance, Historic and Domestic
Fantasy, Farce, and Improvisation
The fixed stages where Medieval plays were performed were called
Houses
Skenes
Mansions
Balconies
The time period of Sanskrit Theatre is
200 B.C. - Present
1558-1603 A.D.
500-1500 A.D.
1300-1600 A.D.
The most famous playwright of the Elizabethan Age was
Ben Johnson
Jean Bodel
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Theatre was born in ancient Greece in a festival to the god
Zues
Apollo
Demitrius
Dionysus
Sanskrit Theatre is from the country of
Indonesia
Scandinavia
India
China
The first place plays were performed in Medieval times was
In a Theatre
In Church
In a Festival tent
Town Hall
Traveling stages used during Medieval times were known as
Pageant wagons
Parade floats
Mansions
All of the above
White makeup was used on the face of women in Elizabethan times because
It was a common skin color
It matched their clothing
It was a symbol of happiness
It was imitating the Queen
The country where Kabuki Theatre originated was
China
United States
Japan
Thailand
Three types of stock characters in Commedia dell’Arte were
Comedians, Villians, and Lovers
Lovers, Fighters and Haters
Servants, Masters and Lovers
Royals, Peasants and slaves
In which two periods were women allowed to be actors?
Medieval and Renaissance
Greek and Elizabethan
Kabuki and Greek
Elizabethan and Medieval
What are the three types of Kabuki plays?
Comedy, Tragedy, and Satyr
Mystery, Morality, and Miracle
Fantasy, Farce, and Improvisation
Dance, Historic and Domestic
During which period did plays switch from “church” matters to “earthly” matters?
Greek
Medieval
Italian Renaissance
None of the above.
The oil lamp burning on stage during Sanskrit plays represents
Light in the darkness
The moral of the story
Life
A Divine Spirit (god)
Which type of Theatre was developed by women and then banned them as actors?
Greek
Medieval
Kabuki
Commedia dell’arte
Sanskrit is a Theatre form and
Improvised scene
Religious language
Type of music
Building material
The time period for Italian Renaissance Theatre was
600-200 B.C.
1558-1603 A.D.
500-1500 A.D.
1300-1600 A.D.
The building where plays were performed in Greek times was a
Proscenium
Arcade
Theatron
Coliseum
Greek and Elizabethan Theatre had this in common:
All actors were men
All actors wore masks
All actors were women
All actors were nobles
The time period for Elizabethan Theatre was
600-200 B.C.
1558-1603 A.D.
500-1500 A.D.
1300-1600 A.D.
An example of an Elizabethan play still used today is
A Doll’s House
Servant of Two Masters
Hamlet
Everyman
The revolving stage was first developed for
Kabuki Theatre
Elizabethan Theatre
Italian Theatre
Greek Theatre
During the Elizabethan times, the clothing item that gave women a small waist was a
Corset
Girdle
Cinch
Belt
A special part or feature of the Kabuki Stage is the:
Flower Walk
Fish Pond
Sitting Rails
Haiku
The structure behind the Greek Stage is the:
Flower Walk
Skene
Orchestra
Altar
Most houses in ancient Greece were built of
stone
wood
plaster
thatch
In Kabuki Theatre personalities and moods are shown with
Makeup
Masks
Costumes
Dance
Greek audiences at a bad play would
Boo and Hiss
Leave
Yell until it stopped
Throw food and stones
An example of a Commedia dell’Arte play still performed today is
A Doll’s House
Servant of Two Masters
Hamlet
Everyman
