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1
In public theatres, this was also known as the
shadow
:
The candelabra
The Heavens
The lights
The sky
2
How were acting companies organized in terms of structure and membership?
Actors, directors, backstage crew
House-holders, the royal family, actors
House-holders, share holders, hirelings, apprentices
Government, church, and museums
3
How do Faustus and Mephastophilis torment the Pope?
They speak while invisible
All of the above
They box his ears
They steal his food
4
Which of the following events happens last?
Mephastophilis gives Faustus a book
Faustus asks Mephastophilis for a wife
Robin steals a book from Faustus
An old man urges Faustus to repent
5
Which one of these is NOT a fixed type?
The wives
The young lovers
The old man
The capitano
6
True or False: The “perfect structure” of commedia happens in four acts?
True
False
7
Which fixed type does the “zanni” correspond to?
The servants
The young lovers
The capitano
The old man
8
What is it called when the audience looks into a room through an invisible fourth wall in a proscenium-arch theater?
Galleries
Overhead border
Groove system
Fourth-wall convention
9
True or False: The pole-and-chariot system is a mechanized means of changing sets made up of flat wings?
False
True
10
Who had to sponsor theatre companies, by royal decree?
The Queen
A baron
They had to fund themselves
A nobleman whose rank was no lower than baron
11
What were the 4 main characteristics of commedia?
Fixed types, masks, improvisation, makeup/costume
Fixed types, makeup/costume, miming, multilingualism
Masks, makeup/costume, improvisation, multilingualism
Fixed types, masks, improvisation, multilingualism
12
What do you call an elaborate entertainment presented at court?
A Mask
A court play
An Inigo
A Masque
13
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of following theatre tradition?
Plays only told one story
Comic scenes were included in serious plays
The soliloquy was a popular dramatic convention
Violence was presented onstage
14
How long will Mephastophilis serve Faustus?
20 years
24 years
13 years
22 years
15
What does perspective refer to in terms of theatre?
A simple painted backdrop
How the audience viewed the play
A three-dimensional quality backdrop
Where the audience members stood
16
Who is NOT in love with Isabella?
Arlecchino
The Capitano
Orazio
Pantalone
17
What is Teatro Farnese known for?
Proscenium arch
250 seats
Miniature indoor theatre
Only one background
18
In public theatres, this area seated the groundlings:
The stage
The tiring house
The Heavens
The yard
19
The bookholder was also known as:
The director
The ASM
The caller
The prompter
20
What happened in 1642 that was an abrupt break in the English theatre tradition?
Parliament closed theatres during the English civil war
The Queen banned theatre performances
People took a vow to stop writing plays
Theatre was described as sinful in the churches
21
What contained the actors' own lines and cues rather than the full script?
Cue cards
The cues
The sides
The call sheet
22
Which character does Faustus curse with horns?
A scholar
An attendant
A horse-courser
A knight
23
At the beginning of the play, Faustus is studying:
Medicine
Necromancy
Theology
Astronomy
24
When was the fall of Constantinople?
1553
1500
1453
1450
25
What does the Duke ask Faustus for?
A wife
Medicine
Helen of Troy
Fresh grapes
26
What was the popular reason among historians that women weren’t a part of Elizabethan acting troupes?
Husbands said “no”
Religious attitude toward actresses
Royal decree by the queen
Not a lot of interest in acting by women
27
Faustus is:
German
Dutch
English
Bavarian
28
In public theatres, what area was divided into boxes and frequently seated wealthy people?
The musicians' gallery
The lords' room
The tiring room
The yard
29
What does
Homo fuge! m
ean?
Fly, O man
Whither shall I fly?
Men and Fire
Shall man burn?
30
When were the Lord Chamberlain’s Men founded?
2024
1572
1492
1594
31
What does Faustus want?
Power
Immortality
Knowledge
Wealth
32
In traditional proscenium-arch theatres, what was the undivided seating area cut into the walls of the building called?
The chorus
Seneca
Galleries
The pit
33
T or F: The zibaldoni were texts with jokes, comic business, & repeated scenes & speeches compiled by actors in commedia
True
False
34
What does Faustus do for the Emperor to prove his abilities?
He summons Helen of Troy
He conjures the weather
He summons Alexander the Great
He gives a man horns
35
True or False: Glories are flying machines used for special effects?
True
False
36
Who goes mad?
Both blue and yellow
The Capitano
Pedrolino
Orazio
37
True or False: The good and bad angels give Faustus one last chance to repent before he dies.
False
True
38
Who exacts a revenge?
Pantalone
Flavio
Pedrolino
Orazio
39
How do you measure iambic pentameter?
4 beats to a line, 1 syllable to each beat with the accent on the 3rd beat
5 beats to a line, 2 syllables to each beat with the accent on the 2nd beat
3 beats to a line, 2 syllables to each beat with the accent on the 2nd beat
A Ruler
40
What is the first important difficulty?
Pantalone bites Pedrolino’s arm
Pantalone’s breath smells bad
Orazio is leaving to go to university
Pantalone loves the same woman as his son, Orazio
41
What words appear on Faustus’s arm after he signs the Devil’s contract?
Homo fuge!
Damnatio ad bestias
Consummatum est!
Vae victis
42
Why do they go mad?
They eat magic sweetmeats that would make them lose their wits
A curse has been cast upon them
The full moon has come out
They pretend to be crazy as a prank
43
What type of theatre space is the Globe Theatre?
Playhouse
None of the above
Amphitheatre
Inn yard
44
What does the doctor want?
To go to work as a tooth puller
Sweetmeats
Revenge
The 25 scudi he is owed from Pantalone
45
Who does Faustus summon Helen of Troy for?
Himself
A Lord
Valdes and Cornelius
Some scholars
46
True or False: Mephastophilis answers all of Faustus’s questions.
True
False
47
Who dresses up as the tooth puller in the play?
Arlecchino & Pedrolino
Arlecchino & Franceschina
Arlecchino & Flavio
Flavio & The Capitano
48
Which of the following were NOT a role of universities/schools of drama?
Writing plays to be presented at schools and universities
Creating boys’ acting companies
Development of acting practices
Development of drama practices
49
This functioned much like a Greek
skene
:
The yard
The tiring house
The lords' room
The stage
50
Why was the fall of Constantinople crucial for the Italian and European Renaissance?
Brought along many scholars to Italy
Many scholars left Italy
The spread of classic texts
Brought along the influence for the English Renaissance
51
What does the word "arte" in commedia dell'arte refer to?
Comedy
Professionalism
Beauty
Art
52
What are painted shutters?
Flats placed onstage to create the illusion of perspective
A slanted stage
Two large painted flats that met in the middle to enclose the back
A seating area
53
Which strands of theatre tradition and drama did NOT influence English playwrights?
Strong use of dancing
Medieval plays (episodic)
Plautus and Terence’s comic plots and techniques
Seneca's tragedies
54
What kind of stage was used for Elizabethan theatre?
Raised platform
Neutral platform
The Heavens
Sunken platform
55
What is scenario?
The succession of scenes that form the complete story
An episodic comedic play structure
Scenes that form a complete tragic story
56
Which of the following events happens first?
Faustus and Mephastophilis torment the Pope
The seven deadly Sins are summoned
Wagner scares the Clown into serving him
Faustus signs the Contract
57
Who does Flaminia end up marrying?
The Capitano
Flavio
Arlecchino
Pedrolino
58
What is lazzo?
Set bits of comic stage business
An episodic tragic play
A parody of classic texts
A three-act comedic play
59
True or False: Angled wings are flats that were parallel to the audience, and enclosed at the very back by two shutters?
True
False
60
Who provides the magical sweetmeats that cause people to go mad (and their antidote)?
Flaminia
Isabella
Pasquella
Franceschina
61
Why was commedia innovative in terms of the performers’ gender?
Commedia only allowed women to perform
Only men and young boys were allowed to perform
Commedia had the introduction of the actress
62
Which dramatic genre was popular that we didn't see much of in other traditions?
History plays
Pantomimes
Farces
Morality plays
