Theatre History: Middle Ages & Renaissance Theatre

Question 1

What musical was based off the Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote?

Accepted Answer

Man of La Mancha

Question 2

Tropes took on many forms. Which was NOT a way that tropes were performed?

Accepted Answer

Puppetry

Question 3

What did the guilds do?

Accepted Answer

Sponsered the plays

Question 4

Which type of plays enact the saints' lives?

Accepted Answer

Miracle Plays

Question 5

The Spanish Renaissance provided theatre which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Romance & Chivalry

Question 6

Pantalone & Columbine are examples of...

Accepted Answer

Stock Characters

Question 7

The innovations Italian Renaissance supplied theatre was..

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ALL CHOICES

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a playwright from the Elizabethan Era?

Accepted Answer

Richard Burbage

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a Spanish Playwright?

Accepted Answer

Moliere

Question 10

What was the reason the people of Oberammergau performed their passion play?

Accepted Answer

To be spared from the Black Plague

Question 11

Moliere introduced what two sub-genres of comedy?

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Satire & Farce

Question 12

This performance is an example of...

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A Lazzi

Question 13

What is Oberammergau?

Accepted Answer

A city in Germany

Question 14

Which era introduced the genre "comedy of manners"?

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Restoration

Question 15

Medieval Theatre occurred during the Middle Ages. What is another name for the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Dark Ages

Question 16

Explain what a Tableau is.

Accepted Answer

Group of people frozen in "picture-esque" way

Question 17

Everyman is play written that could best be considered a...

Accepted Answer

Morality Play

Question 18

What does commedia dell'arte translate to?

Accepted Answer

Comedy of the Arts

Question 19

What was the model of theatre for the buildings constructed during the Elizabethan era?

Accepted Answer

Wooden O's

Question 20

Hrotsvitha was...

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Both Choices

Question 21

What were the names for the lower class who stood in the show during the Elizabethan era?

Accepted Answer

Groundlings

Question 22

What traveling stage did actors use to perform on and use as a costume changing area?

Accepted Answer

Pageant Wagons

Question 23

Who is the greatest teacher of all time??

Accepted Answer

Mrs. Lampe

Question 24

What is "a monologue that reveals the character's inner thoughts"?

Accepted Answer

Soliloquoy

Question 25

What IS a passion play?

Accepted Answer

A play about Christ's life

Question 26

Which era of theatre introduced NEOCLASSICISM?

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French Renaissance

Question 27

What is a mystery play?

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A biblical story reenacted.

Question 28

The Oberammergau passion play was performed every...

Accepted Answer

Ten Years

Question 29

In which era did learning & travel not exist?

Accepted Answer

Middle Ages

Question 30

What were the short, dramatized scenes added to Catholic masses?

Accepted Answer

Tropes

Theatre History: Middle Ages & Renaissance Theatre

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Theatre History: Middle Ages & Renaissance Theatre

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