Intro to Dramas

Question 1

Which play is it bad luck to mention in a theatre?

Accepted Answer

Macbeth

Question 2

Classical comedies typically ended with

Accepted Answer

There's no set formula for a comedic ending

Question 3

Shakespeare wrote his plays between

Accepted Answer

1590-1613

Question 4

Shakespeare is the most famous playwright from his era because

Accepted Answer

His friends published his plays after he died

Question 5

Why do actors say "break a leg" instead of "good luck"?

Accepted Answer

So the theatre fairies will do the opposite of what they say

Question 6

Most of Shakespeare's plays were performed

Accepted Answer

At the Globe theatre, By every theatre in town

Question 7

In Shakespeare's time, you could get in trouble for writing about

Accepted Answer

Politics, Religion

Question 8

The birthplace of classical English theatre was

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 9

Live theatre was so popular in the past because

Accepted Answer

Going to the theatre was a public event, The Greeks thought words lost their power when written down, Books were expensive, Most people couldn't read

Question 10

The first recorded Greek Tragedy was performed in

Accepted Answer

532 BCE

Question 11

The main genres of Greek theatre were

Accepted Answer

Tragedy and Comedy

Question 12

Traditionally, every play begins with a Prologue. Its purpose is

Accepted Answer

To give the audience the play's backstory

Question 13

Tragedies typically end with

Accepted Answer

The death or destruction of the protagonist

Questions 13