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Test your newfound knowledge of theatre history!
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1
TRUE OR FALSE? Roman plays tended to be more violent and full of crude humor than Greek plays?
True
False
2
What culture is credited with first developing theatre?
French
Egyptians
Romans
Greeks
3
The most famous playwright from the Elizabethan era was ________________.
John Middleton
William Shakespeare
Ben Johnson
Christopher Marlowe
4
About when did the Medieval period begin?
200 AD
500 BC
500 AD
200 BC
5
The first record of a play being performed was from around what year?
No one really knows.
2000 BC
1000 BC
500 BC
6
The form of Eastern theatre using elaborate puppets is _______________.
Bunraku
Kabuki
Noh
7
TRUE OR FALSE?: In the Elizabethan era, women were allowed to act.
True
False
8
The oldest form of Eastern theatre is _______.
Noh
Kabuki
Bunraku
9
What was the name of the structure where Greek plays got performed?
proscenium
stadium
amphitheatre
arch
10
Medieval plays were mostly based on stories from ________________.
the Bible
recent news
ancient mythology
popular stories
11
TRUE OR FALSE? - Fancy sets & costumes became important in modern English and American theatre.
False
True
12
Modern American theatre had to compete with which other form of entertainment?
horse racing
football
the movies
dance
13
The word Renaissance means __________.
rewind
revival
rebirth
redo
14
In the Renaissance, travelling troupes of actors performed a type of theatre called ______.
masques
Passion plays
Commedia del'arte