Theatre History Pre-Test

The author of Everyman is unknown.

Which of the following is not a character found in commedia dell'arte?

Polytheism is the belief in more than one supreme being.

The history of theatre probably began

What method did Medea use to kill her rival?

Lorraine Hansberry is best known for writing which of the following?

Euripides was a citizen of

Medea helped Jason to win

There are a number of cultures that do not celebrate some form of performance.

The theatre of ancient Greek and Rome was a male-only theatre.

Argentina was the first Latin American country to lay the foundation for an identifiable national theatre.

A repeated action that becomes a custom or ceremony is called

During the 1800s _______________ was the leading theatre of the English-speaking world.

William Shakespeare is believed to have been born and to have died on the same date.

Which of the following plays was not written by Sophocles?

Songs about stories from mythology with choral refrains are called

Which of the following playwrights penned Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?

____________ were like actors who performed scripted movement while wearing special costumes.

According to ancient sources, Dionysus was the first person ever to appear on stage as an actor.

It is generally accepted that Alexandre Dumas was France's first professional dramatist.

The theatre where Shakespeare's plays were performed was called

Medea was the princess of

Which of the following plays was written by Henrik Ibsen?

Which of the following is the most well-known French playwright of the late 1600s?

"AWW" is the shorthand by scholars for All's Well That Ends Well.