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2019 Technical and Theatre History
2019 Technical and Theatre History
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A quiz on most of the major points of theatre history with a portion of tech thrown in.
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1
Canadian Theatre became more diverse because of the . . .
Irish
Americans
Italians
French
2
Which type of theatrical stage is this?
Environmental
Traverse
End
Black box
3
The Morality play is a . . .
play based on scenes and stories from the Bible
play represents all humanity and the struggle for salvation
play cycle that is performed during religious holidays
play dramatizes the lives, legends & miracles of saints
4
Working props are. . .
all the furniture on stage, which are a part of the set
props used only during rehearsal
items that hang on the walls, like curtains, or pictures
which are kept in an actor's costume
5
The prize for the best play was. . .
a goat
wine
land
money
6
In a thrust theatre, the middle section of the three-sided audience is often defined as
upstage
downstage
centre stage
stage left or stage right
7
Which type of theatrical stage is this?
Environmental
Black box
Traverse
End
8
Personal props are. . .
all the furniture on stage, which are a part of the set
kept in an actor's costume
items that hang on the walls, like curtains, or pictures
props used only during rehearsal
9
Japanese Bunraku is . . .
puppets
marionettes
specialized makeup
on-stage weapons
10
Japanese Kabuki translates into . . .
sing, dance, skill
dance, acrobatics, theatrics
sing, theatrics, dance
skill, acrobatics, theatrics
11
The Miracle play is a . . .
play cycle that is performed during religious holidays
play represents all humanity and the struggle for salvation
play based on scenes and stories from the Bible
play dramatizes the lives, legends & miracles of saints
12
Which type of theatrical stage is this?
End
Arena
Traverse
Environmental
13
Which type of theatrical stage is this?
Proscenium
Traverse
Thrust
Arena
14
The Mystery play is a . . .
play cycle that is performed during religious holidays
play based on scenes and stories from the Bible
play dramatizes the lives, legends & miracles of saints
play represents all humanity and the struggle for salvation
15
Set props are. . .
props used only during rehearsal
all the furniture on stage, which are a part of the set
items that hang on the walls, like curtains, or pictures
which are kept in an actor's costume
16
Which type of theatrical stage is this?
Black box
Environmental
Traverse
End
17
The third actor in Greek theatre is called . . .
protagonist
tritagonist
deuteragonist
quatragonist
18
Which of the following direction are
not
an option for an arena type stage?
traditional stage directions
"clock" (12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00)
assign names to given parts of the stage space
compass directions (n, s, e, w) from center stage
19
The area in The Globe theatre where people stood for the entire play.
balcony
yard
upper gallery
lower gallery
20
In the Globe Theatre this is the highest seating area.
balcony
yard
upper gallery
lower gallery
21
The second actor in Greek theatre is called . . .
quatragonist
protagonist
deuteragonist
tritagonist
22
The Golden Age of Musical Theatre introduced the art of . . .
juggling throughout
acrobatics throughout
singing throughout
dancing throughout
23
Greek performances were done . . .
during the day
on Tuesday
during Summer Solstice
in the evening
24
The clown in the Commedia Dell’arte was called . . .
Imamorata
Pedrolino
Zanni
Vecchi
25
Vaudeville shows created a place that brought the two __________________ together.
cities together.
societal classes together.
dance acts together.
political parties together.
26
Three types of plays performed during the
Festival of Dionysus are
. . .
comedy, tragedy, interludes
comedy, tragedy, satire
comedy, intermission, interludes
comedy, tragedy, intermission
27
The definition of Vomitory:
an exit from the front of house to the theatre
an exit progressing from on to off stage
entrance at the side of the stage through the curtain legs
an entrance piercing the banks of seats of a theater
28
In 1759, what drastically changed in theatre allowing actors more room to move around on stage?
no more use of corsets while acting
Increase in theatre size
audience banished from the stage
removed the four front seats in the auditorium
29
An Ekkyklema is . . .
choric hymn
wedge of wooden seats
triangle prisms
a wheeled-out thing
30
A Dithyramb is a. . .
triangle prisms
wedge of wooden seats
machine
choric hymn
31
Which type of theatrical stage is this?
End
Environmental
Traverse
Black box
32
A Periaktos is a. . .
a wheeled-out thing
choric hymn
machine
triangle prisms
33
Medieval plays were
first
performed by these specific people.
community players
guild leaders
nuns
priests
34
A contemporary of Shakespeare in the renaissance is . . .
Martin Esslin
Henry Miller
Christopher Marlow
Stan Laurel
35
A stock character in the Commedia Dell’arte is not . . .
a servant
a master
a lover
a buddy
36
Which type of theatrical stage is this?
Traverse
Black box
End
Thrust
37
The best definition of Romanticism is:
Never mix comic elements and tragic elements
creates mood & atmosphere not believable plots or character
All theatre subject matter is not appropriate for young ages
A belief in the purity of genre
38
A Kerkis is . . .
choric hymn
a wheeled-out thing
triangle prisms
wedge of wooden seats
39
Shakespeare was born on . . .
April 23, 1564
April 25, 1564
April 24, 1564
April 26, 1564
40
She was one of the first and most industrious of English women playwrights
Mrs. Kemp
Mrs. Coleman
Anne Hathaway
Mrs. Aphra Behn
41
The Globe Theatre was rebuilt . . .
1616
1614
1612
1613
42
Neoclassic Ideals consist one of the following:
All drama must teach a moral
Expectations of the audience participation
Was pastoral in nature
Only consisted of 3 actors
43
Which is the most well-known medieval play?
Everyman
Cain and Able
Mankind
The Castle of Perseverance
44
Tragoedia means . . .
song of Dionysus
choral tragedy
dramatic works
goat song
45
Theatre of the Absurd rebelled against . . .
conventional theatre
conflictless theatre
realism theatre
naturalistic theatre
46
The interregnum . . .
was the time that the theatres were closed due to the plague
the religious event that plays were performed
was the 18 years the theatres of England were closed
is the time between acts in any Shakespeare play
47
She took a lead role; this is noted as the introduction of women to the English stage
Mrs. Coleman
Mrs. Aphra Behn
Mrs. Kemp
Anne Hathaway
48
Dionysus is the god of . . .
fertility and awards
justice and wine
awards and justice
wine and fertility
