MusTheatre Chapter 1 & 2 Quiz

Name of the area where aspiring songwriters took their music to be heard by music publishers?

Which is the lowest male voice part?

"Tragedy" came from the Greek word for...?

Which of the following phrases is NOT appropriate to say to an actor before their performance?

Who is the person who coordinates all of the elements and people involved in the show?

Which award ceremony celebrates Broadway musicals and plays every year?

Who is the person who writes the words for a musical?

Who is the person who shapes the story by staging the show and instructing the actors?

Type of play that was a reaction to opera and mocked the seriousness of that style of show?

What is the Forbidden Play that shouldn’t even be mentioned onstage?

Who is the person who writes the music for a musical?

Historically speaking, where did the earliest concepts of “acting” originate?

Which of the following statements about opera is not true?

What color is terribly unlucky to wear onstage?

Which of the following is NOT a reason to leave a light on at night in the theatre?

True or False: Men have NEVER been able to sing in the soprano range.

Operas were ________ artforms.

Which type of bird’s feather is unlucky to have onstage?

True or False: There were a ton of play and operas written and performed during the Dark Ages.

Which of these is NOT an example of an opera that was later the inspiration for a musical?

Who were the Operetta Superstars of the 19th century, who also wrote “The Pirates of Penzance?”

Singer who takes their chest voice up higher than is natural creating a loud, powerful sound?

Why is it bad luck to whistle onstage?

What is the highest type of female singer called?

Who was the most famous playwright of the Renaissance in Europe?

When is it appropriate to give an actor flowers?

If there was a demon character in a show, which voice type would be most likely to play them?

Which of these designers would not typically be seen on a creative team for a Broadway show?

What was the name of the horse-drawn cart that actors would tell biblical stories from?

Which of the following is NOT bad luck to do onstage?