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World Theatre History Exam I Study Session
World Theatre History Exam I Study Session
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1
What is the general term for the religion most pre-colonial African tribes followed?
Hindu
Animism
Catholicism
Humanism
2
Which type of theatre is shown below?
Roman
Kabuki
Medieval
Greek
3
Which is the correct order of importance for Aristotle's elements of theatre?
a. Theme, Language, Music, Plot, Characters, Spectacle
Plot, Characters, Theme, Language, Music, Spectacle
Spectacle, Theme, Plot, Characters, Language, Music
a. Characters, Plot, Theme, Language, Spectacle, Music
4
Which does not describe African Theatre?
Fully participatory between performers and audience
Often set up in a circle
Often involves masks and costumes
Very reliant on elaborate scenery
5
In what type of theatre were women originally the principle actors?
Noh
Kabuki
Vernacular Drama
Atellan Farce
6
What do passion plays depict?
Romance
Biblical Stories
Lives of Saints
The life of Jesus Christ
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1. Which of the below is not a term associated with Greek Staging?
Ekkyklema
Pinake
Mechene
Cavea
8
Western theatre was very influenced by constant interactions with Eastern Theatre.
True
False
9
How large are Bunraku puppets compared to their human operators?
Full Size
1/2
3/4
2/3
10
Which is not the job of the Greek chorus?
Portray the gods and announce their will.
Ask questions to the main actors that the audience would want to know
Give praise to the gods between scenes
Act as the town people of any given society
11
Sometimes theatre was used to put criminals to death.
False
True
12
Whom does this describe: "Was told by Nero whom he tutored to kill himself, so he did"
Aristophanes
Seneca
Sophocles
Horace
13
Which type of theatre is shown below?
Medieval
Greek
Kabuki
Roman
14
What civilization influenced the early Romans through festivals, sporting, and theatrical activities?
Greeks
Chinese
Etruscans
Vikings
15
Whom does this describe: "Shinto Princess credited with developing Kabuki in 1606 by dancing on a makeshift stage"
Zeami Motokiyo
Okuni of Izumo
Li Yu
Hrosvitha
16
The Romans were incredibley creative and came up with many original theatrical productions.
True
False
17
Rituals and theatre are basically the same thing.
True
False
18
Which of the following rituals took place in Egypt?
Dithyrambic Chanting
Abydos
The Flowery Wars
Rabinal Achi
19
No one we have discussed thus far made a career out of doing theatre.
True
False
20
When accused of stealing stories from the Greeks said “I admit having done so and mean to do it again”
Plautus
Terence
Senaca
Euripides
21
Whom does this describe: "The Holy Roman Emperor under whom the arts flourished."
Pippin
Aristotle
Charlemagne
Sophocles
22
Whom does this describe: "The first Actor"
Aristotle
Dionysus
Thespis
Sophocles
23
Whom does this describe: "Son of a freed slave who wrote
Ars Poetica"
Terence
Li Yu
Horace
Aristotle
24
Which of the following describes Roman Tragedy based on Greek Ideas?
Fabula Crepidata
Fabula Praetecta
Fabula Palliata
Fabula Togata
25
Which of the following described the traits of Sanskrit Drama
Nanxi
Ars Poetica
Shakuntala
Natyasastra