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A brief overview on the timeline and history of theater and drama.
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1
Christopher Marlowe's most notable play?
Dr. Faustus
Much Ado about Nothing
Hell's Fire
Oedipus Rex
2
Shakespeare is credited for how many plays?
37
154
24
12
3
Which of these is NOT an element of drama?
Foreshadowing
Diction
Theme
Plot
4
"Komos" means what?
Merry Men
Band of brothers
Band of Goat singers
Band of Revelers
5
Shakespeare wrote how many sonnets?
120
32
154
12
6
Which culture first used the stage curtain?
none of the above
Roman
Greece
Italian
7
Morality, Mystery. and Miracle plays were prominent in which era of theater?
Renaissance
Medieval
Elizabethan
Ancient
8
"renaissance" means?
Rewind
Rebirth
New
Reknowned
9
Aeschylus was the first one to introduce what?
The first actor outside the chorus
Claque
The stage with a curtain
Mechanical props
10
Which culture began theater as we know it today?
Romans
Greeks
Americans
Chinese
11
Which three categories are Shakespeare's plays divided in?
Histories, Comedies, Tragedies
none of the above
Dramas, Histories, Tragedies
Dramas, Romances, Actions
12
The Elizabethan Era was named after?
Princess Elizabeth
King James
Queen Elizabeth the I
Queen Elizabeth the III
13
What did the chorus wear?
Pig blood
crowns and tutus
Goat Skins
Fur Coats
14
The word "scaenae" comes from which culture?
Roman
Elizabethan
Italian
Greece
15
Which of these are NOT one of the prominent Elizabethan playwrights?
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare
Euripides
Ben Johnson
16
Sophocles is most remembered for what play?
Oedipus Rex
Euripides
Don Juan
Romeo and Juliet
17
The first Greek plays were in tribute to which God?
Hephasteus
Zeus
Dionysus
Ares
18
The Renaissance Era was considered the greatest for ________________?
Artistic Achievement
Christian Influence
Invention
none of the above
19
From what events did theater originate?
Animal Sacrifices
Ancient Rituals
Greek Tragedy
The Culture of Ithaca
20
What does the word "tragedy" mean?
Donkey Song
Goat Song
Dog Song
Muse Song
21
Why were costumes worn in ancient rituals?
all of the above
To attract spirits with their likeness
to hide the shaman
to hide the actor
22
William Shakespeare was born on
April 23, 1564
August 12, 1403
October 29, 1515
December 25, 1602
23
What were the original "actors" called in the first Greek theaters?
Chorus
Archaians
Euripideans
Thespians
24
Why are actors today called Thespians?
Thespis invented theater
All of the above
Thespis was the God of theater
Thespis was the first actor
25
The word comedy today comes from what?
Kryptos
Komos
Comeseus
Scaenae
26
How many of elements of drama did Aristotle claim were necessary?
4
17
6
8
