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Review quiz for intro to theatre class.
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Who often delivered asides to the audience in Melodramas?
Random audience member
Hero
Narrator
Villain
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In Midieval Theater, Christians...
Brought a new perspective to old Roman plays
Dismissed Theatre as childish
Cheered each other up with comical plays
Used drama to portray stories of their religion
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Roman Plays...
Were Totally Serious And Not A Joke
Influenced Greek Theatre
Mocked Greek Plays
Drew No Audience
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In Romanticism plays...
the hero falls in love
audience felt sorry for the characters
the audience throws roses onto the stage
stories had happy endings
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Sentimental drama...
aimed to touch feelings of audience deeply
means a lot to the actors
had lots of action
shares memories with the audience
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Who was the first actor?
Tyler Perry
Constantine
Dionysus
Thespus
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In Melodramas...
Good people were rewarded and bad people were punished
Bad people were rewarded and good people were punished
Audience was rewarded and actors were punished
Actors were rewarded an audience was punished
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Will you pass the real quiz?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
9
Many women started to act in plays during the Elizabethan period
True
False
10
Greek Theatre came from what?
Births
Weddings
A Break Between Sporting Events
Religious Ceremonies/Rituals
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What was a passion play?
Tragic Stories
Love stories
Young Adult stories
The last week of Christ's life
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What did Morality plays teach?
Heaven and hell
Goodbye and hello
Smart and stupid
Right and wrong
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Character that realizes mistakes and learn lesson too late
Tragic Villain
Tragic Hero
Protagonist
Antagonist
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Who was the most famous writer during the Elizabethan period?
Edgar Allen Poe
William Shakespeare
Queen Elizabeth
Leonardo Da Vinci
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Used to communicate what was being expressed in words
Cue
Action
Gesture
Movement
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Expression of thoughts spoken privately to the audience
Monologue
Dialogue
Soliloquy
Aside
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The audience often interrupted Melodrama plays with boos and cheers
True
False
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What was a mystery play?
Mythical Stories
Biblical Stories
Detective Stories
Magical Stories
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What was a miracle play?
Legends of the Kings
Legends of the Saints
Legends of Christ
Legends of the Disciples
20
Solo monologue revealing the innermost thoughts of a character:
Aside
Artillery
Soliloquy
Tranquility
21
What part of the Greek Theatre was sloped?
The Stage
The Audience
22
Roman Plays Were Not Exciting
True
False
23
A type of story in Greek Theatre
Tragedy
Horror
Comedy
Romance
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What was a technique used to enhance the audience's ability to see the actor?
Costumes
Lights
Acting
Masks
25
The first Greek theatre included an altar to whom?
Athena
Artemis
Dionysus
Apollo
