THR History I Final

Who were the University Wits in Elizabethan theatre?

Which of these do NOT apply to Elizabethan drama?

Why did the Catholic Church produce and embrace theatre entertainment?

How did gas light affect theatre production?

Who was the first dramaturg in western theatre?

What is NOT true about Quem Queritus?

What is the role of masks and costumes in Old Comedy?

How was a new show advertised to larger audiences in London during Elizabethan times?

From what part of the auditorium does the Italian perspective scenery show its best illusionistic effect?

Who decided which tragedies will be produced at City Dionysia?

Which of these Roman playwrights wrote tragedies?

What is NOT true about satyr plays?

The usual audiences of tragedy competitions included all these BUT... (the correct answer were not allowed to watch)

Who was the first professional director who advanced realism onstage?

Who implemented the blank verse in English Renaissance/Elizabethan theater?

Who were the Greek actors?

Why was Tartuffe initially censored by the French King and Church?

What theater performances were given by professional actors during the Middle Ages?

What stage machinery was NOT likely used in original production of Oedipus the King?

What was the main reason King Charles II reopened theaters when he came to power in the Restoration period?

Who improved the dramatic action by adding third actor in tragedy and in a scene?

Which 17th century playwright is considered the French Shakespeare?

What did the chorus in Greek tragedy and comedy performances do that actors of dramatic roles did not?

When was theatre officially included in Greek culture?

Which of these are NOT one of the dominant cultural perceptions during Romanticism?

Which characters presented the main social and political ideas in melodramas?

What is the tiring house in an Elizabethan playhouse?

What is Theatre of Dionysus?

Which ideas defined the period of Enlightenment?

What is the best description of a Mansion in medieval theater?

What does Sebastian Serlio's scenic design include?

Where did actors perform in Greek theatre?

What is the main conflict in The Martyrdom of Holy Virgins?

Where was the medical piece Quem Queritus performed?

What in organization of performances in Athens MOSTLY SHOWS they're community events carried out by city for the people?

What is NOT correct about a typical Elizabethan playhouse, like the Globe?

What were the functions of the masks in tragedy?

What is a niche on the second floor of the skene used as an acting space?

What does the word renaissance mean in its historical context?

Which of these genres emerged and gained popularity during Romanticism?

Which of these statements about festival of Cycle/Mystery Plays is correct in medieval theater?

Which of these are NOT function of chorus in Greek tragedy?

What was restored in England in beginning of Restoration period 1660?

How did Hrotsvit learn the playwriting techniques (character-making, dramatic conflict, action sequence)?

When and where did Commedia dell'Arte originate?

Which of these centuries is called the Age of Reason or the Enlightenment?

What did the mimes include as type of entertainment in Roman theater?

What is NOT true about cycle plays?

Where did Queen Elizabeth I watch Shakespeare tragedies and comedies?

Why did the Romans expand the scope of performance to include gladiatorial fights and sea battles?

Roman comedies and tragedies were performed in these sites BUT (answer is where they were NOT performed)

What is NOT true about Aphra Behn?

All these are distinct Roman theatre architecture elements BUT (answer is NOT)

What is typical for characters of drama written in genre of morality play?

What is the most important characteristic of Commedia dell'Arte as different from any previous forms of theater?