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4th 9 weeks Test Review (Greek-Medieval)
4th 9 weeks Test Review (Greek-Medieval)
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Information about the history of the Greek and Roman theater space and how theater got started
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1
What is a folk drama?
plays that Shakespeare wrote
plays that were presented inside the church
plays that were presented around the harvest time
plays that were banned by the church
2
When do historians say that theater might have started?
Greeks
Romans
Medieval
Cave men
3
Who sings about the exploits of a god or hero?
Choir
Narrator
Actors
Chorus
4
___________ is a play that deals with the basics of right and wrong?
Allegory or Morality Plays
Miracle Plays
Mystery Plays
Saint Plays
5
Who wrote the play Oedipus Rex?
Aristotle
Sophocles
Euripides
Thespis
6
What type of costumes did the Greeks wear?
mask and tunics
just tunics
mask and bathrobes
just mask
7
What is a guild?
group of people who have the same job as you
The main actor in a medieval drama
a group of people who told stories from town to town on foot
a group of monks who told bible stories
8
a ___________ is a big stage that was set up side by side that represented biblical places
Cycle
Guild
Mansion stage
Mansion set
9
Who is on top of the medieval hierarchy below God?
the serfs and peasants
the lords and nobles
the knights
the king
10
What do we call a modern day theater person based off the name of first actor?
Thespian
Thespis
Thesis
Actor
11
___________ is a play that is based off of legends of saints?
Saint Plays
Mystery Plays
Miracle Plays
Allegory or Morality Plays
12
Who is Thespis?
A Greek god
A Greek Playwright
He is considered to be the first official actor
A Greek Scenic Designer
13
What year was the first theater festival?
156 B.C.
534 B.C.
654 A.D.
55 B.C.
14
__________ is a term that arouses feelings of pity in compassion in an audience
Hubris
Plautus
Pathos
Skene
15
What was the date for the ban on theater?
143 B.C.
55 B.C.
500 A.D.
629 A.D.
16
What are a set of three plays called that have the same theme or characters?
Plays
Musicals
Tragedy
Trilogy
17
__________ is a series of short plays told in order from creating till the end of time?
passion play
cycle
saint play
mansion
18
55 B.C. is the date that _________________________
The start of the Medieval Period
The end of the Roman Empire
The Romas took over the Greeks
The first stone theater was build by the Romans
19
___________ is a stage wagon that was used during the Greek theater period
ekkyklema
skene
periaktoi
makhane
20
___________ are the tunnels in the Roman theater that lead to the stage area
Trap Door
Theatron
Vomitoria
Arkaid
21
___________ is a play that are base off of stories in the bible such as David or Noah?
Mystery Plays
Allegory or Morality Plays
Miracle Plays
Saint Plays
22
How long did the theater festivals last?
5-6 days
4-5 days
3-4 days
1-2 days
23
Where did they find carvings of re-enactments of battles that were a early from of plays?
Rome
America
Egypt
Greece
24
When did the Roman Empire take over the Greeks?
146 B.C.
55 B.C.
654 B.C.
534 B.C.
25
What is the definition of a periaktoi?
the place where the audiences sits
is the small building behind the acting space
a 3-sided flat that is painted w/different scenes
a crane like device that lowers an actor down to the stage
26
What is a pageant wagon?
a parade float
a stage that moved from place to place
a stage wagon used by the church to tell bible stories
stage on wheels that is made up of two levels
27
What is a closet drama?
area outside the theater that is like our modern day lobby
plays that were not really meant to be performed
a play that is set to music and dance with out any words
tunnels that lead to the stage area unseen by the audience
28
What was the date of the fall of the Roman Empire?
534 B.C.
500 B.C.
500 A.D.
300 A.D.
29
What word means "goat song"?
tragedy
trilogy
tragos
alter
30
Who put the ban on theater?
Queen Elizabeth II
The Roman Empire
The Greek gods
The Roman Catholic Church
31
The building behind the stage of the Greek theater is called what?
scene
dressing room
skene
workshop
32
The paths by which the audience and actors could enter and exit the theater are called this...
isles
parodos
deus ex machina
mekhane
33
What is the name of the play that addressed the last week of Christ life?
Closet Drama
The Passion Play
Mystery Play
Miracle Play
34
________ means excessive pride?
Pathos
Hubris
Thespis
Athens
35
What is the stage called in the Greek Theater?
gazing space
acting areas
main stage
orchestra
36
What is the name of the crane like device that would lower an actor down onto the stage?
periaktoi
mekhane
fly system
ekkyklema
37
___________ is a play that are based off of biblical acts of Jesus?
Mystery Plays
Miracle Plays
Saint Plays
Allegory or Morality Plays
38
_____________ was the area outside the theater that is like our modern day lobby
Trap Door
Vomitoria
Arkaid
Theatron
