Theatre History Quiz Review

What is the second period of the Middle Ages?

_________ is a frozen stage picture.

Who is the Greek god of wine, fertility, and theatre?

What is the moveable form of Medieval drama?

Who controlled every aspect of life in middle ages?

What does the word tragedy mean in Greek?

What happened in the Late middle ages?

What was the purpose of the Greek chorus?

What type of Medieval drama was about stories from the Bible?

Ancient Greek literature rarely featured Greek mythology.

What architecure allowed for the growth of theatre during the Middle Ages?

What is the name of the Greek version of the stage?

Stock characters are premade stereotypes with no subtext.

What is a small group of actors who travel together know as?

What led to the fall of Roman theatre?

What is the correct order of the revival of theatre in the Middle Ages?

What category are the young, idealistic lovers in Commedia Dell'arte?

Who wrote, directed, and acted in the first Medieval dramas?

Who produced Medieval plays after they were moved from the Church?

The skene is now what modern concept?

Theatre and religion were separate for most of history.

Where did theatre truly originate?

There were two main forms of Medieval drama: moveable and fixed.

Dithyrambs most closely resemble what modern concept?

When did Rome conquer Greece?

What type of Medieval drama was about the lives of Saints?

What theatrical convention did Rome introduce?

What is a physical comedy skit in commedia dell'arte?

What term means "god out of the machine"?

What form of government did Athens establish?

What is the basis of modern football stadiums?

Which of these was not a common theme in Commedia Dell'arte drama?

What category are the old men, artistocrats and socially elite in Commedia Dell'arte?

Roman plays are little more than _______ of Greek plays.

The period of history between around 500-1500 AD is known as what?

Who is known as the "first" actor?

What type of Medieval drama was secular and comedic?

Who wrote Oedipus Rex and Antigone?

What category are the silly, comic servants in Commedia Dell'arte?

Greek comedy is broken into 5 periods: Old, Middle, New, Extreme, and Modern.

Who is considered the father of tragedy

What type of plays did Euripides write?

What type of Medieval drama was about right vs. wrong?

The Roman Colosseum is in what shape?

Roman plays are widely produced today.