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1
What was the first theatre to have a proscenium arch?
Theatre Farnese
Theatre Fellows
Theatre Dulany
Theatre de France
2
The pseudo-classicism drama was for who?
the poor
the middle class
the nobility
the common people
3
Actors in Commedia Dell'Arte always played the same character.
False
True
4
What was the first liturgical drama about?
Noah and the Ark
birth of Jesus
Moses
Resurrection of Jesus
5
Mystery plays are about:
Lives of Saints
Bible stories
Jesus
Right from wrong
6
Who was the first female dramatist?
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Thespis
Hrosvitha
7
From 1560 on, who was finally allowed to be on stage in Italy?
women
men
teenagers
children
8
French neoclassical plays were divided into how many acts?
Two
Five
Three
Four
9
Guilds were in charge of
one
part of a story during the plays.
false
true
10
This pageant wagon had a dragon’s jaw that could open and close and flames came out.
hell's mouth
inferno
dragon's mouth
heaven
11
What is another form of theatre that was created in the Renaissance?
Comedy
Musicals
Romance
Opera
12
Miracle plays are about:
Bible stories
Right from wrong
Jesus
Lives of Saints
13
Who got rid of theatre?
mimes
the common people
the church
the gods
14
What two things do you need to have Commedia Dell'Arte?
audience and actors
improv and stock characters
stock characters and costumes
a stage and improv
15
How many actors were in a troupe?
1-5 actors
12-15 actors
8-12 actors
5-8 actors
16
Why do we have the terms “upstage” & “downstage”?
the stage itself moved up and down
actors walked up and down steps
the stage was higher than everything else
the stage was raked
17
What invention happened during the Renaissance that we use today? (hint:hidden under the stage)
chariot and pole
trap doors
a fly space
curtains ( open and close them)
18
Who died onstage during a production of their play, “The Imaginary Invalid”?
Cervantes
William Shakespeare
Corneille
Morliere
19
The Renaissance Era started in Germany.
False
True
20
How did the Middle Ages begin?
after the Beginning Ages
the fall of Greece
the plague
the fall of Rome
21
Morality plays are about:
Bible stories
Jesus
Lives of Saints
Right from wrong
22
Most of Renaissance theatre was copied from Rome
True
False
23
Who wore patches on their costume and were known to be clever and witty?
Harlequin
Pantalone
Pierrot
Dottore
24
What were the “3 M’s”? (types of plays)
Miracle, Matron, Medieval
Morality, Medieval, and Mystery
Mystery, Miracle, and Morality
Miracle, Medical and Morality
25
What religious event brought back theatre?
Nativity
Easter Services
Christmas
First Communion
26
What did the mansions represent?
high-class housing
small stages
class ranks
Bible settings
27
Priests and chorir boys acted out the liturgical dramas:
False
True
28
Which stock character was flirtatious and broke some hearts?
Columbine
Capitano
Columbus
Dottore
29
Which stock character wore red baggy pants and had a long nose?
Pantalone
Dottore
Pierrot
Harlequin
30
Who was usually in love with Columbine?
Dottore
Pierrot
Harlequin
Pantalone
31
How many plays did Lope de Vega write?
20
2,000
200
20,000
32
What became more important than dialogue?
Costumes
Scenery
Acting
Lights
33
Besides telling the story of Jesus, what other stories did the liturgical drama cover?
stories from the war
stories about the king
stories from the bible
stories about holidays
34
How many years did we NOT have theatre
500
300
250
400
35
The Medieval Period was also called what?
The Dark Ages
Renaissance
The Black Plague
Enlightenment
36
Which playwright wrote “Don Quixote”?
Corneille
Cervantes
Calderon
Lope de Vega
37
Which stock characters
DID NOT
wear masks?
young lovers
zanni
servants
masters
38
What group did the Romans mock with their acts?
Greeks
Gods
Christians
Upper-class people
39
What did Sebastiano Serlio create?
creative scenery
Linear perspective
the chariot and pole system
Scene changes
40
A series of short plays that tell of religious history from creation to doomsday is called…...
troupe
pageant wagons
a cycle
mansions
41
What were traveling mansions called?
floats
wagons
pageant wagons
mansions with wheels
42
These laws helped to distinguish between different social categories by their clothing
social class laws
medieval laws
hierarchy laws
Sumptuary laws
43
Renaissance means "rebirth"
True
False
