Medieval and Renaissance Theatre History Review

Question 1

Hsrovitha was the first what?

Accepted Answer

Female Playwright

Question 2

The Hell Mouth and Mansion represented what in Medieval Theatre?

Accepted Answer

Hell and Heaven

Question 3

Which playwright was the favorite of Queen Elizabeth I and is not Shakespeare?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Marlowe

Question 4

What types of people were actors when the theatre was reborn during the Medieval Times?

Accepted Answer

Priests

Question 5

A character that is used repeatedly and has the same characteristics in each performance is?

Accepted Answer

Stock Character

Question 6

Which of the following was a short biblical scene presented in a church or on a pageant wagon?

Accepted Answer

Trope

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT an invention/creation of the Renaissance Theatre?

Accepted Answer

Electric Light

Question 8

Which part of the Globe was used by wealthy patrons to sit and be seen?

Accepted Answer

Galleries

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a Shakespearean Comedy?

Accepted Answer

Julius Caesar

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT another name for the Middle Ages

Accepted Answer

Age of Enlightenment

Question 11

Approximately how many plays did Shakespeare write?

Accepted Answer

37

Question 12

In what country did the Renaissance begin?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 13

Which of the following types of plays told the stories of the lives of the saints?

Accepted Answer

Miracle

Question 14

Which Biblical scene was the most often produced during Medieval Times?

Accepted Answer

Resurrection

Question 15

Which of the following is a playwright from the French Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Moliere

Question 16

This means New Classic

Accepted Answer

Neoclassical

Question 17

The people who stood in the pit during the shows at the Globe were called?

Accepted Answer

Groundlings

Question 18

What was the name of Shakespeare's theatre that was used in the winter?

Accepted Answer

The Blackfriars

Question 19

What does the word Renaissance mean?

Accepted Answer

Rebirth

Question 20

When you take a give from another actor in improv and add to it this is called?

Accepted Answer

Yes and...

Question 21

Why was the theatre outlawed during medieval times?

Accepted Answer

All of These

Question 22

Something that is out of place in time like a cell phone in a Medieval Dungeon is called?

Accepted Answer

Anachronism

Question 23

Which Commedia character was wealthy merchant with bag of money and beautiful wife/daughter?

Accepted Answer

Pantalone

Question 24

In what city was William Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

Stratford

Question 25

Blank verse closely follows the rhythm of what?

Accepted Answer

The Heartbeat

Question 26

King James I issued a royal patent to Shakespeare and made him the playwright for which group?

Accepted Answer

The King's Company

Question 27

The set up of a scene in improv is called the...?

Accepted Answer

Premise

Question 28

Which of the following characters in Commedia did NOT wear a mask?

Accepted Answer

Isabella

Question 29

Which of the following was used for interior scenes and was at the rear of the balcony?

Accepted Answer

Inner-Above

Question 30

How many acts are there in a Shakespearean play?

Accepted Answer

5

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