Theatre History Review

Question 1

Mystery Plays and Liturgical Dramas both told stories taken directly from the Bible

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

In the Middle Ages, plays were used as a teaching tool and performed by the priests/clergy rather than actors.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

The hand movements that Indian Kathakali performers use to convey meaning are called

Accepted Answer

Mudras

Question 4

Japanese Theater became popular thanks to the Shogun during which time period?

Accepted Answer

Late 1300s

Question 5

In Indian Sanskrit theater (Koodiyatam) women were allowed to perform.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What did the beheading of Charles II, and then the Puritans/Oliver Cromwell taking over rule of England lead to?

Accepted Answer

Theatre being banned for 18 years

Question 7

Which stock character uses acrobatics, wears a colorful patchwork costume, and is characterized by being poor & hungry?

Accepted Answer

Arlecchino

Question 8

What is "Lazzi"?

Accepted Answer

comedic gags / stock jokes used to keep the pace

Question 9

Comedy of Manners made satirical commentary mocking the upper class.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What is the name of the famous theatre which Shakespeare&#x27;s company produced plays?

Accepted Answer

The Globe

Question 11

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of Commedia Dell&#x27;Arte plays?

Accepted Answer

Religious Themes

Question 12

Which of these playwrights was another major playwright in the Elizabethan era?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Marlowe

Question 13

Commedia Dell&#x27;Arte relied heavily on stock characters

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

What is the name of the most well-known morality play?

Accepted Answer

Everyman

Question 15

What are the main colors of the makeup worn by Kabuki actors?

Accepted Answer

White and Red

Question 16

Indian Theater uses hyper-realistic and natural methods of acting and movement

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

What is Japanese Noh theater characterized by?

Accepted Answer

simplicity, slow graceful movement, and measured precision

Question 18

Restoration Theatre emerged after the Revolutionary War ended in the late 1700s

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

In the Elizabethan era, theatre saw professional acting troupes and permanent playhouses emerge.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Which of these was not a characteristic of Comedy of Manners?

Accepted Answer

Stylized slapstick physical comedy

Question 21

What were the 2 epic poems most of Sanskrit Theater is based on?

Accepted Answer

Mahabharata & Ramayana

Question 22

Which of these is not a type of play that William Shakespeare wrote?

Accepted Answer

Mystery

Question 23

Moliere was a French playwright famous for writing tragedies.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

Commedia Dell&#x27;Arte characters often wore masks

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Shakespeare wrote in both prose and verse. Which one rhymes?

Accepted Answer

Verse

Question 26

What is the name of the puppet theater that originated in the 16th century?

Accepted Answer

Bunraku

Question 27

Which of these is NOT an element of Japanese Noh theater?

Accepted Answer

Face Paint

Question 28

Who was the first female to make a living as a playwright?

Accepted Answer

Aphra Behn

Question 29

What were Miracle Plays about?

Accepted Answer

Stories of saints

Question 30

Instead of being defined by genres, Sanskrit plays are defined by the kinds of moods that they evoke.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

In Japanese theater like Noh and Kabuki, the female roles are played by women actors.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

When was the Golden Age of Sanskrit Theater?

Accepted Answer

4th & 5th Centuries

Question 33

What is the name the theatre company that Shakespeare part-owned?

Accepted Answer

The Lord Chamberlain&#x27;s Men

Question 34

Which stock character was a rich, mean, miserly, older merchant?

Accepted Answer

Pantalone

Question 35

Which of these is NOT one of the main types of Medieval plays?

Accepted Answer

Magical

Question 36

When the plays moved from the church to the streets, what were they performed on/in?

Accepted Answer

pageant wagons

Theatre History Review

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Theatre History Review

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