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Theatre History Quiz
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Its a quiz about theatre history. Read the title.
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1
Very little scenery is used in _______.
Noh
Melodrama
Sanskrit
Shamanism
2
When was the GOLDEN AGE of Greek theatre?
500 B.C.
200 B.C.
700 B.C.
100 C.E.
3
Are Sanskrit Dramas ever tragedies?
Yes
No
4
Shamanism is from which time period?
Primitive
Indian
Japanese
Greek
5
What was theatre seen as in Greek theatre?
A comedy
Civic Responsibility
A tragedy
A dithyramb
6
What was found in Roman theatre that usually had gladiators?
Violence
War
Peace
Death
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CONGRATULATIONS! The quiz is over, yay.
yes
I probably won
Epic
I just wanna leave
8
What did Noh actors use while acting?
Hats
Belts
Masks
Ties
9
A skene is a circular area with an altar in the center, true or false?
True
False
10
___________ was the greek god of theatre.
Aristotle
Sophocles
Thespis
Dionysus
11
Elizabethan Theatre was the first period when women could act, true or false?
True
False
12
The period of Restoration was known for a particular set of theatre called __________, which pokes fun at the rich
Melodrama
Comedy of Manners
Sanskrit
Religion
13
Japan theatre uses what practices to tell stories?
Comedy and Tragedy
Dance and Poetry
Commedia Dell'arte
Comedy of Manners
14
A famous comedian in Greek theatre was _________.
Sophocles
Aristophones
Euripedes
Thespis
15
What form of drama came from Japan?
Religious
Sanskrit
Melodrama
Kabuki
16
Which theatre thrived from 1558 to 1603 C.E?
Italian
Elizabethan
Melodrama
Restoration
17
Which drama is presented as personified virtues and vices depicting the moral struggle of the soul?
Saint
Mystery
Miracle
Morality
18
Very little scenery is used in ______ drama
Italian
Sanskrit
Roman
Elizabethan
19
Dionysus was the first actor, true or false?
True
False
20
What form of theatre was largely for entertainement?
Indian
Medieval
Japanese
Roman
21
Did Renaissance Ideas come to England when Elizabith 1 banned comedy plays?
Yes
No
22
A notable play in Elizabethan theatre was by ____________.
Ancient Greeks
Dionysus
Elizabeth 1
William Shakespeare
23
What did Melodrama theatre celebrate?
Comedy and Tragedy
Dance and Poetry
Miracle and Morality
Virtue and Vice
24
Which drama did the Greeks invent?
Southern Drama
Western Drama
Northern Drama
Eastern Drama
25
The Ancient Greeks performed the ______, a hymn and dance performed annually by 50 men.
Euripedes
Dithyramb
Kabuki
Rituals
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Commedia Dell'arte came from which time period?
Roman
Restoration
Italian
Primitive