Theater History semester test

Name the Greek god for which theater was created

Plays that taught the difference between right and wrong using symbolism

What is the plot device that was created during the Greek period that was used to resolve story issues?

During the Greek era, how many actors were used

Three plays that are related by theme, myth, or characters and are therefore presented together with a satyr play

How many total syllables are in each line for iambic pentameter

This person stepped down from the chorus and delivered dialogue becoming the first actor

A stage floor that is sloped upward, away from the audience is said to be

This is a room behind the stage that functioned as the actor's dressing room

A small house above the heavens that housed the machinery for sets was known as

Marking things in your script such as pauses is called

Wrote "Hamlet"

Plays based on biblical history are called

A series of scenes depicting religious history is called

Father of Roman drama

English Renaisssance writer who wrote in the style called comedy of humors

How many doors did the skene have during the Roman times

Plot outlines for commedia dell'arte

Greek god of war

Father of the Greek tragedy, was the most used the least amount of actors

What is the name of the cellar in the Elizabethan theater?

Which of the commedia dell'arte characters did not wear masks

Plays during the medieval time that were secular in nature

A curtained recess in the center rear of the Elizabethan stage was called_____

Known as the father of Greek tragedy and wrote the only surviving triology

Greek writer who wrote in the style of "Old Comedy"

An element in drama that arouses feeling of pity and compassion in an audience

This serves to explain the situation and engage in dialogue with the actors in Greek drama

Greek goddess of love and beauty

This person is considered the greatest dramatist of all time

Roman era writer that was best known for writing farce

These characters in commedia dell'arte were beautifully dressed young lovers

These were stages on wheels

Which of the following gods were NOT acknowledged with a festival during the Roman times

Plays based on the lives and legend of saints

Greek god of the sky and thunder

The earliest record of a theatrical performance was in what country

Which country was the first to allow women on stage?

Spanish writer who wrote "Don Quixote"

Shorter than traditional morality plays and included more humorous character and incidents

A round structure with no roof that has tiers of seats rising from the center, used for public performances

A play concerned with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ

Tragedian who thought people's lives were more important than religion and used the most amount of actors

In Roman times, these roofed structures were added to amphitheaters to provide corridors to the orchestra and seating

In the Italian Renaissance, humorous bits of stage business were called what?

What was the first type of drama?

During the Roman era, the orchestra was what shape?

Greek goddess of the hunt

Greek drama started in which century

Roof of the skene from which the actors portraying the gods delivered their monologues

Plays that were intended to be read rather than be performed are called

Roman era writer that used poetic meter and set his plays outdoors

English Renaissance writer who was the first one of importance to have used blank verse

Greek god of the Underworld

Wrote Oedipus Rex and Antigone, believed in balancing religious importance and humanity

A roof above the stage, supported by two ornate columns painted with the sun, moon, stars, and zodiac is called

In the Italian Renaissance, improvised scenarios, plot outlines, and stock character stories were called

Name the Greek tragedy in which Oedipus's daughter is walled into a cave

The Greek word meaning goat song

For their theatrical performances, Romans used large, circular arenas with tiers of seats called

Dramas about the last week of Christ's life were called

Which of the following is NOT a character from commedia dell'arte

Members of the audience who paid a penny to stand in the pit right in front of the stage were known as

This person introduced blank verse

This is a cranelike hoist that permitted actors to appear above the stage as if flying

Platforms used in churches for plays were called what?

This serves as an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when alone or regardless of other hearers

A small hut at the rear of the acting area is called

Greek writer who wrote in the style of "New Comedy"

What is the name of Zeus's Roman counterpart?