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1
Women were allowed on stage during the Renaissance time period
False
True
2
A theory describing the stage children go through of wanting the parent of the opposite sex
C. Oedipus Tyrannus
D. Midsummer's Night Dream
B. I don't know
A. Oedipus Rex
3
Where were all of Shakespeare’s plays were first produced?
The Globe and Blackfriars Theatres
Globe Theatre
Royal Theatre
Elizabeth Theatre
4
Actors playing women used _________ to show that the character was female.
Female stand-ins
All of the above
Makeup and heels
Gestures that were precise
5
Doubling: The action of playing one or more parts in the same performance
True
False
6
Women weren't allowed in theatre because they were more vulnerable, susceptible and must be protected..
False
True
7
What were the benefits of being drunk when performing?
It freed the actors of themselves and their inhibitions
Both of the answers
None of the answers
It was similar to having a god inside of you
8
What was the importance of Renaissance Theatre?
None of the answers
Observing the obstruction of the representational codes of gender
Playwrights would compete and had the chance to be deemed a prize
Highlighted the importance of having a chorus to emphasize actions
9
The beginning of Western Theatre was in..
5th Century CE
4th Century BCE
5th Century BCE
15th Century BCE
10
In theatre, shoes worn to represent characters of a higher status were called:
Cothurni
Cothurnai
Cathurnai
Cothurnus
11
Anti-theatrical prejudice is any ideology and mind that is against theatre.
True
False
12
What is the role of the Chorus?
B. Emphasizes the action and prepares the audience for what's to come
D. Both A and B
A. Comments and reiterates the action
C. Singing
13
Why was Mimesis an abomination?
What was fake or pretend was not realistic
What was fake or pretend could incite passion
What was fake or pretend could incite war
All of the answers
14
A conceptual wall between the existence of characters and the audience
Invisible wall
Fourth wall
Soliloquy
Third wall
15
Meta-theatre: any quality of force in a play that _____________
Brings you to confront modern issues
Pushes the audience to feel certain emotions
Reflects social issues through comedy
draws attention to the fact that you are watching a play
16
What festival took place in Athens every Spring?
D. None of the answers
B. Festival of Dionysus
C. Festival Of Theatre
A. Festival of Bacchus
17
What did qualifications did actors need to perform onstage?
D. A and B
B. Wear a mask
A. Be a man
C. Be rich
18
What was the correlation between height and status?
C. There is no correlation, it's genetics!
B. A shorter person meant a lower status
A. A taller person mean a higher status
D. Both A and B
19
In (1)________, theatre was considered a dangerous art form because it...(2)___________.
1. Early Modern 2.Encouraged segregation and racism
1. Renaissance 2.Gave people ideas considered dangerous to society
None of the answers
1. Renaissance 2.Used devices to question what is real & unreal
20
Shakespeare’s Midsummer Nights Dream portrayed...
Nature, fairies and mythical creatures
All of the answers
lethal potions and dangerous remedies
The world with fresh eyes
21
Suspension of disbelief: allows one to...
Indulge and invest their emotions into the play with a sense of irony
willingly suspend critical faculties and engage in a state of poetic fate
None of the above
believe everything they see on stage is real even if they know its unreal
22
Drama is divided into what and how many forms?
2 forms: comedy and satire
3 forms: satire, irony and comedy
3 forms: satire, tragedy and comedy
2 forms: comedy and tragedy
23
Rhetorical gestures help extend beyond the distance of the actors' voices
False
True
