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What is the name of the part of a Roman theatre building were the performances are done?
stands
cavea
theatron
stage
2
Sea battles were reenacted in the colosseum. True or False?
False
True
3
The picture below is a picture of what popular type of Roman entertainment?
Tragedy
Mime
Opera
Chariot Races
4
What was the time period of Ancient Roman Theatre?
500BC-20BC
1000BC-200BC
1500-1560
1920s-1950s
5
What is the name of the part of a Roman theatre building were the battles were reenacted?
stage
theatron
orchestra
cavea
6
Which of these would not be a type of Roman popular entertainment?
Mimes
Chariot Races
Musicals
Gladiator Fights
7
What types of plays did the Roman playwright Terence write?
Mythological plays
Original works based on Greek Plays
Tragedies with a tragic hero
Over the top comedies
8
Which type of play was a translation of a Greek Play into Latin?
Miracle Plays
Opera
Fabula Palliata
Fabula Togata
9
The "art of silence" is a phrase often used to refer to _______________.
Pantomiming
Opera
Chariot Races
Tragedies
10
Plautus was accused of plagiarizing. True or False?
False
True
11
The picture below is a picture of what Roman theatre building?
Circus Maximus
Stadium
Colesseum
Roman Globe
12
The picture below is a picture of what Roman theatre building?
Colesseum
Stadium
Circus Maximus
Roman Globe
13
Which type of play was of native origin to Roman Theatre?
Fabula Togata
Fabula Palliata
German Opera
Presto Plays
14
When were theatre festival held in Ancient Rome?
Only March
Year round
during the rainy season
in winter
15
Roman Theatre had a strong focus on...
Musicals
Popular Entertainment
High Art
Opera
16
What is the name of the part of a Roman theatre building were the audience sits?
theatron
cavea
seats
stands
17
The word PLAY comes from the literal translation of the word ludus meaning:
love
chorus
art or style
recreation
18
Where were the chariot races performed?
The Streets of Rome
Theatron
The Circus Maximus
Building of Contantine
19
Roman actors never made a lot of money and rarely became famous. True or False?
True, they were all slaves.
False, many actors became stars.
20
ALL Roman actors wore full linen masks. True or False?
False
False, the mimes did not were masks.
False, the women did not were masks.
True
21
The Atellan Farce was improvised. True or False?
True
False
22
Which type of plays were not intended for production (or were not meant to be performed)?
Closet Dramas
Miracle Plays
Book Plays
Barefoot Plays
23
Which one of these is not a Roman Playwright?
Terence
Plautus
Seneca
Christopher Marlowe
24
Who were the Romans influenced by in the South?
Greeks
Russians
Etrusans
Italians
25
What God was the Ludi Romani Festival dedicated to? (Greek Zeus)
Napoleon
Apollo
Athena
Jupiter
26
The Roman Theatre era was seen as very high art. True of False?
True
False
27
What was one of the main reasons for the decline of Roman Theatre?
Greek Battles
The Rise of Christianity
Famine
Plague
28
What was one other achievement that the Romans were known for?
the Printing Press
Engineering
Horticulture
Invention of paper
29
Plautus influenced all of these playwrights except:
Ben Johnson
Shakespeare
Romero Lutious
Moliere
30
What is the period after the fall of Rome referred to?
Rennaissance
After Death
Medevial
Dark Ages
31
Plautus had a reputation as the master of what type of theatre?
Farce
Opera
Comedy
Tragedy
32
The Atellan Farce make fun of what types of creatures?
Mythical Creatures
Women
Animals
Historical Figures
33
What type of plays was Seneca known for writing?
Popular Entertainment
Comedic
Tragic
Opera
34
The Atellan Farce was first presented by what kind of actors?
Celebrity Actors
Women Actors
Touring Actors
Ethnic Actors
