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Theater History 1

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Nelson's theater history class. Final exam review

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1
Did William Shakespeare invent iambic pentameter?
False
True
2
What is Bunraku?
Tea and a show
Japasese theater with puppets
Extremely expressive theater
Chinese theater with puppets
3
Who wrote Antigone?
Euripides
Sophocles
4
The Hellenistic period had so many great works
True
False
5
Hrosvita was...
A nun that stole plays
A nun that gave to the community
A religious figure
6
Goethe was a director.
True
False
7
What is a theatron?
Royalty seating
I dont know
A theater
Audience seating
8
Rococco is less elaborate than Baroque
False
True
9
Charles II brought theatre back to the french
True
False
10
Who was Thespis?
The third actor
The first actor
The second actor
The fourth actor
11
What set piece has 3 sides and spins?
Paradose
A triangle
Pinakes
Periaktoi
12
Tragos+ode is tragedy and goat song
True
False
13
Who is Bach?
A composer
A sculpter
A musical actor
An painter
14
The Medicis family was a poor Italian family
False
True
15
What are the 3 M's?
Mystery, misery, mistake
Mystery, miracles, moralities
16
Where is the Globe located?
Paris
Columbus
New York
London
17
The pear tree garden was...
Japanese student actors
Chinese student actors
European actor students
American actors students
18
Racine (french) only wrote...
Ballets
Musicals
Tragedy
Comedy
19
What is an Ekkyklema?
Dead body wagon
An elk skin
A wagon with veggies
None of the above
20
What are mansions?
A type of house
Set pieces inside a cathedral
21
Euripides wrote what?
Antigone
Lysistrata
Media
22
What is ballad opera?
Beggars opera
Soft opera
23
Who is the God of Sex and Liquor?
Dior
Dionysus
Dinosaurs
Zeus
24
All Snakes Eat Apples Mostly
False
True
25
Versailles was the project of whom?
Louis XIV
Louis XI
Louis VIX
Charles II
26
What was Michaelangelo's profession?
Costume designer
Artist
Scenic designer
Architect
27
Voltaire wrote Candide.
True
False
28
Sayter plays come before the tragedy
False
True
29
What did Richard Burbage do?
Acted in Shakespear
Directed shakespear
30
What are Cothurni?
A prop
I don't know
A cape
Elton John Shoes
31
The unities were made up by Aristotle
False
True
32
Paradose
Side wings
Parody
Exits
Entrances
33
Inammorati are old lovers
False
True
34
Handel was a Baroque composer
False
True
35
What is the Deus ex machina?
A crane
The hand of God
Platform shoes
Scenic piece
36
Scaena frons
Chinese version of skene
Roman version of skene
French version of skene
Japanese version of skene
37
The Dithyramb had 50 women and children
False
True
38
What does Sturm und Drang translate to?
Stress and drum
Storm and stress
Storm and drag
Some German term
39
Quem Queritus Trope was the first stopped on theater by the church
True
False
40
Inago Jones did set design
False
True
41
Gothic architecture came first
True
False
42
What are Pinakes?
Another name for pancakes
Painted floors
Paintings
Painted flats
43
Who wrote School for Scandal?
William Shakespeare
Richard Sheridan
Michelangelo
William Davenant
44
Comedie Francaise still exists
True
False
45
Skene is a pre built back drop.
False
True
46
What is a pagaent wagon?
Mobile stages
Permanent stages
Beauty contest
Traveling pageants
47
What was the name of the first American acting family?
The Holloways
The Holidays
The Hallams
The Harrisons