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1
Who is the famous character created from Spanish legends?
Don John
Carlos
John juan
Don Juan
2
What is a plot outline posted backstage before a performance of comedia del arte?
Scenario
Trilogy
Lazzi
Script
3
Which Greek playwright is known for adding actors and shrinking the chorus?
Sophocles
Euripides
Aeschylus
Aristophanes
4
What is a humorous bit of stage business set apart from the main action in comedia del arte?
Lazzi
Opera
Scenario
Trilogy
5
Most famous acting family in America...
Hepburn's
Sheen's
Barrymoore's
Booth's
6
Who is at the bottom of the character scope in Comedia del arte?
Brigella
Harlequinp
Colobina
Zanni
7
Dionysus, the patron god of the theatre was the god of...
knowledge and war
art and music
fertility and revelry
the sea
8
Medieval Play about biblical history...
Mystery
Miracle
Morality
Passion
9
Why did the Greeks perform drama?
Pschological
Religious
Entertainment
Literary
10
Where was Shakespeare born?
Avon-upon-Stratford
London
Stratford-upon-Avon
Workwickshire
11
In what country to Drama begin?
Greece
Italy
England
Germany
12
How many narrators are there in a Bunraku performance?
Three
Four
Five
One
13
What was the name of the "All American Guy" character created in The Contrast?
Andrew
Johnathan
Eli
Yankee Doodle
14
Medieval Play about the legends of the saints...
Morality
Passion
Miracle
Mystery
15
Where do the middle class sit to watch the plays at the Globe Theater?
The Pit
The Stage
The Penthouse
The Galleries
16
What was the name of the first play written and performed in America?
The Contrast
The Pirates of Pennzance
The Prince of Parthis
Twelfth Night
17
Who wrote "Twelfth Night?"
Christopher Mnarlowe
Christopher Shakespeare
Ben Jonson
William Shakespeare
18
Who was a skilled Satirist...known for writing Satyr plays?
Aristophanes
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides
19
Which of these is NOT a CHARACTER from the Melancholy humor?
The malcontent
The Intellectual
The Lover
The Fighter
20
Who is the "head" of the character scope in a Comedia del 'arte?
Zanni
Magnifico
The Doctor
Pantalone
21
Who wrote "Every Man in His Humour?"
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare
Aeschylus
Ben Jonson
22
What did the theatre of the 1920's focus on?
Copying English Trends
Economic Issues
Historical Reenactments
Social Issues
23
Where do ghosts enter and exit in performances at the Globe Theater?
The Pit
The Trap Door
The Galleries
The Stage
24
What did the name of Shakespeare's acting company change to?
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
The King's Men
The Globe Company
The Queen's Men
25
Who is at the top of the character scope for Comedia del arte?
PAntalone
Zanni
Magnifico
Colombina
26
Medieval Play about the last week in the life of Christ..
Passion
Morality
Miracle
Mystery
27
Another name for the English Renaissance is...?
Italian Renaissance
Victorian Age
Elizabethan Age
Medieval Period
28
What is the name of the hut where costumes were stored during Greek drama?
Skeme
Ampitheatre
Orchestra
Machima
29
Who destroyed Roman Drama?
English
Greeks
Italians
Germans
30
How many handlers does each puppet in Bunraku have?
Three
Four
One
Five
31
What does Renaissance mean?
Redo
Artistry
Rebirth
Beginnings
32
What was the name of Shakespeare's theater?
The Rosewood
The Blackbriar
The Globe
The World
33
Where did drama revive between the 5th and 15th centuries AD
Theaters
England
Christian Church
Rome
34
The chorus served four purposes which included all of the following EXCEPT:
Narrating the action
Predicting the future
Engaging in dialogue with actors
Giving their opinion
35
The crane like contraption the hoisted actors into the air in Greek theatre...
Machima
Machine
Skeme
Orchestra
36
The first professional acting company in America...
The English Company
The Patriot Players
The American Players
The American Company
37
Where do the poor people stand to watch a play at the Globe Theater?
The Pit
The STage
The Penthouse
The Galleries
38
When did drama begin?
1500 AD
500 BC
600 BC
500 AD
39
Who created opera?
Roman Scholars
Scholars in Florence, Italy
Scholars in Florence, SC
Greek Scholars
40
Who Wrote "Doctor Faustus?"
Sophocles
Ben Jonson
William Shakespaere
Christopher Marlowe
41
What are the people who stood in the pit at The Globe to watch plays called?
Groundlings
Theater-goers
Bottom Dwellers
Pit People
42
What is blank verse?
Unrhymed Poetry
Metered Poetry
Rhymed Poetry
Unmetered Poetry
43
What was the original name of Shakespeare's Acting Company?
The King's Men
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
The American Company
The Globe Company
44
Who was the first actor?
Dionysus
Aeschylus
Thespis
Tragos
45
Who is known as the "Master of the English Comedy?"
William Shakespeare
Ben Jonson
Christopher Marlowe
Queen Elizabeth
46
Who was the first to use blank verse?
Ben JNonson
Aristotle
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
47
Which humor is of most importance to tragedy writers?
Melancholy
Sanguine
Phlegmatic
Choleric
48
Japanese drama that is handed down from father to son for over 600 years.
Kaboodle
Noh
Kabuki
Bunraku
49
The circular area where Greek drama was performed was called the...
Arena
Orchestra
Amphitheater
Skeme
50
Japanese drama originally created by women
Bunraku
Noh
Kabuki
Caboodle
51
Which Japanese dramatic form wear masks?
Kaboodle
Bunraku
Noh
Kabuki
52
Chinese drama is about all of the following except:
Actions of Generals
Long Journeys
Love Stories
Battle Scenes
53
Who were the first actors in America?
Greek Professionals
English Professionals
Pilgrims
Irish Professionals
54
Medieval Play about the balance of right and wrong...
Mystery
Miracle
Morality
Passion
55
The name of Shakespeare's acting company was...
The Lord's Men
The Lady's Men
The Queen's Men
The King's Men
56
Who was the Greek god worshiped in theatrical performances?
Thespis
Zeus
Dionysus
Athena
57
What is the "Theater of craft and skill?"
Tragos
Opera
Comedia del 'arte
Blank Verse
58
Three plays related by theme, myth, or characters are called a
Trad
Trilogy
Tragedy
Satyr
59
Which Greek playwright is known for writing "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone?"
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Aristophanes
Euripides
60
Who is the most famous romantic actor in American History?
Edwin Booth
John Wilkes Booth
Ryan Gossling
Ben Jonson
61
How tall are the marionettes in Bunraku?
Two feet
Four Feet
Three feet
Five feet
62
Which of the following theatrical styles did NOT use masks?
Roman Drama
Greek Tragedy
Opera
Comedia del arte