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