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Theatre History QUIZ
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This is a fun way to review some of our Theatre History learning
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1
Which of the following are NOT a Shakespearean Tragedy?
Macbeth
Hamlet
King Henry Part IV
Coriolanus
2
Who was the god of Theatre and Wine?
Archimedes
Thespis
Dionysus
Merlotisedes
3
Liturgical Drama tells stories primarily about:
Love
Mistaken Identity
Religion
Wars
4
English Renaissance Theatre included Shakespeare?
False
True
5
What play is Yorrick from?
King Lear
Hamlet
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Romeo and Juliet
6
Final question: How many plays did Shakespeare write?
29
33
73
37
7
The English Renaissance came 100 years after most of Europe because of the 100 year war with:
Belgium
Germany
France
Northern Ireland
8
Ancient Sanskrit is seen as theatre coming from
Japan
Indian
Syria
China
9
Late Middle Ages theatre included all the following EXCEPT
Permanent Theatres
Pageant Wagons
Mystery Plays
Magical Plays
10
Japanese Noh Theatre was concerned with
Feeling and Mood
Character
Religious worship
Plot
11
Ancient Christian leaders had a complicated relationship with Theatre?
False
True
12
Aristophanes' play Lysistrata is about women who are angry about?
The twins who serve the same master
Husbands leaving to fight in wars
Husbands who do not work
Children not paying taxes
13
Which Greek Philosopher thought Theatre should be banned?
Plato
Oedipus
Aristotle
Sophocles
14
What civilization is typically seen as starting theatre?
Christians
Greeks
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Romans
15
Women appeared onstage in this nation first?
Italy
Canada
France
England
16
Aristotle discussed this emotional release triggered by onstage trauma:
Pity
Plato
Carruthers
Catharsis
17
Tragedy can be translated loosely into Greek as:
Goat songs
Tragic Love
Tree fall
Goat instructions
18
Restoration Drama generally took a satirical look at:
Fideility
All the above
Honour
Love
19
Shakespeare's comedies typically in marriages?
False
True
20
The Theatre of the Italian Renaissance was best known as:
Sicilian solitudes
Tragico Dell Arte
Commedia Dell'Arte
Italian Golden Age
21
Which type of play did Shakespeare NOT write
History
Tragedy
Comedy
Miracle
22
Actors appearing in several plays at once is called being in repertory.
True
False
23
Hemlativus, the cool 10th century nun from Lower Saxony who was maybe the first playwright of the new era of theatre
True
False
24
Name of the 'first' actor?
Firstus
Thespis
Hercules
Crespo
25
Who does Mike Rugnetta often talk to?
Yikkanick
York
Yorrick
Yannick
26
Shakespeare is from
Sydney D'Averlean
Little London
Stratford Upon Avon
London
27
Roman Theatre largely based their theatre on Greek Theatre
True
False
28
What happened to Theatre post-Shakespeare?
Puritans banned it
Ben Jonson banned it
It grew as a result of his writing.
The Great Proclamation
29
The return to theatre was known as:
The Restoration
The Reclamation
The Returnation
The Death of the Puritans
30
Who is our Crash Course Theatre host?
Marcus Rugnatta
Mike Rugnetta
Mark Rugnetta
Mr. Plant