Theatre History

Question 1

The actor is performing what kind of Japanese Theatre?

Accepted Answer

Noh

Question 2

Which of the following types of theatre did NOT use masks?

Accepted Answer

Liturgical Drama

Question 3

When was the first time women were allowed to be on the stage?

Accepted Answer

Kabuki Theatre

Question 4

Which of the following authors was NOT a playwright from the English Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Bob Fosse

Question 5

The "onna" in Onna-Kabuki and Onnagata means:

Accepted Answer

<p>Woman</p>

Question 6

Opera has all of the following, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Dialogue

Question 7

What is a pageant wagon?

Accepted Answer

A moveable stage

Question 8

What does the word "thesipan" mean?

Accepted Answer

Actor

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a part of the Greek theatre?

Accepted Answer

Dithyramb

Question 10

What modern theatre stage is closest to The Globe Theatre?

Accepted Answer

Thrust Stage

Question 11

Which of the following did NOT create a decline in theatre attendance during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth I

Question 12

Perspective drawing was first invented during what theatrical era?

Accepted Answer

Italian

Question 13

In what year was The Globe Theatre first built?

Accepted Answer

1599

Question 14

Another word for Commedia de'll arte could be:

Accepted Answer

Improvisation

Question 15

The name Oedipus literally means:

Accepted Answer

Swollen foot

Question 16

What mythical creature did performers dress up as during the dithyramb?

Accepted Answer

Satyrs

Question 17

What might be an appropriate definition of the theatre found during Theatre of the Absurd?

Accepted Answer

Life is meaningless

Question 18

Stanislovsky's Method was a system designed to practice and teach

Accepted Answer

Acting

Question 19

Define verisimilitude

Accepted Answer

Real life becomes art

Question 20

Anton Chekov and Henrik Ibsen were playwrights from which theatrical era?

Accepted Answer

Modern

Question 21

The celebration for what Greek god is thought to be the beginning of theatre?

Accepted Answer

Dionysus

Question 22

The time of Medieval theatre was called:

Accepted Answer

The Dark Ages

Question 23

Oedipus' greatest downfall is his:

Accepted Answer

<p>Temper</p>

Question 24

What is Chikamatsu Monzaemon famous for?

Accepted Answer

Playwright

Question 25

What kind of tree can be found painted on the Noh stage and on the bridge to the stage?

Accepted Answer

Pine

Question 26

Oedipus in Oedipus Rex ends up marrying:

Accepted Answer

His mother

Question 27

What were miracle plays about?

Accepted Answer

Lives of saints

Question 28

What type of more modern theatre is closest to Kabuki theatre?

Accepted Answer

Musical Theatre

Question 29

What kind of Japanese Theatre is this?

Accepted Answer

Bunraku

Question 30

What huge world event was happening that sparked the Theatre of the Absurd era in France?

Accepted Answer

WWII

Question 31

What does "renaissance" mean?

Accepted Answer

rebirth

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