DRA 211 Theatre History I (Current)
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) Which of the following was NOT a play written by Chikamatsu? Select one: a. The Courier for Hell b. The Love Suicides at Amijima c. The Kabuki of Okuni d. The Battles of Coxinga
c. The Kabuki of Okuni
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) Costuming in Spain was very different than practices in Renaissance England. Select one: True False
False
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) Full length plays of the Spanish Golden Age were originally known as comedias cuerpo. Select one: True False
False
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) Secular drama that dramatized the heroic exploits of folk heroes was known as farce. Select one: True False
False
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) Street theatre companies try to limit the number of people that see their productions each day. Select one: True False
False
(Week One: Pages 1-17) The traditions of Rabinal Achi are no longer celebrated. Select one: True False
False
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) Chikamatsu's history plays are staged regularly today. Select one: True False
False
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) Parody and satire are uncommon in kyōgen. Select one: True False
False
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) China's first important drama theorist, Li Yu often borrowed his material from standard literary sources. Select one: True False
False
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) Kutiyattam Sanskrit will often have an oil lamp on stage to ward off evil spirits during the performance. Select one: True False
False
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) French playwrights do NOT worry about the verbal skills or intellectual arguments of their characters. Select one: True False
False
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) The Hôtel de Bourgogne was a proscenium arch theatre which was also used for tennis. Select one: True False
False
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) The company known as Comici Fedeli was created by Marie de Medicis with actors from I Fideli Select one: True False
False
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) The written dialogue in commedia dell'Arte was often highly advanced Latin text used only for the upper class. Select one: True False
False
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) It is believed that more productions were staged outdoors than indoors during the English Renaissance. Select one: True False
False
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) When Shakespeare retired, Francis Beaumont became the chief dramatist for the King's Men. Select one: True False
False
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) A dithyramb was a short song presented by a small group of women. Select one: True False
False
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) A tetralogy was a series of eight plays written by one dramatist during the City Dionysia. Select one: True False
False
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) In the plays of Aeschylus, the chorus was used very little. Select one: True False
False
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) In his works, Shakespeare attempted to observe the structural rules of the Italian neoclassicists. Select one: True False
False
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors is based on Sophocles' Oedipus. Select one: True False
False
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) Multiculturalist historians argue that theatre historians should focus on the response of audiences to the various elements of a production. Select one: True False
False
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) We have many samples of Greek tragedies that were written during the fifth century in Greece. Select one: True False
False
(Week One: Pages 1-17) In immersive theatre audience members are encouraged to simply watch the production and not participate in any way. Select one: True False
False, it's called immersive for a reason people
(Week One: Pages 1-17) In Taziya the heroes are typically dressed in red and the villains in white. Select one: True False
False, the villians are in red and the heros in white
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) The term ________ is used to describe a crane that was used to lower actors "from the heavens." Select one: a. ekkyklema b. mechane c. pinake d. periaktoi
Mechane
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) The finest French tragic actor of the late seventeenth century was ________. Select one: a. Du Parc b. Michel Baron c. Pierre le Messier d. Corbery
Michael Baron
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) Which of the following playwrights wrote the play Critique of the School for Wives? Select one: a. Molière b. Béjart c. Racine d. Corneille
Moliere
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) According to Aristotle, drama had six elements which he ranked in order of priority. Match the element with its order of importance.
Most Important - Plot Least Important - Spectacle #2 - Characters #3 - Thought or Theme #4 - Language #5 - Music
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) Which of the following is NOT a well know journal that publishes articles dealing with theatre history? Select one: a. Theatre Journal b. Modern Drama c. Theatre Notebook d. My Guide to Theatre
My Guide to Theatre
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) Match the form of traditional Japanese theare with one of its defining characteristics.
No - These plays were constructed around a series of organizational principles based on musical, psychological and mimetic movements. Bunraku - These plays used chanters to perform all the voices and narrations as well as set the general mood. Kabuki - These plays expressed a wide range of styles, from the fantastical to the realistic.
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) Match the Chinese character with its description.
Sheng - the male character dan - the female character jing - the painted face chou - the clown
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) The plays of Lope de Vega are similar to those of Shakespeare. Select one: True False
True
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) It is widely thought that common characters in medieval mystery plays wore contemporary clothing. Select one: True False
True
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) Some cycle plays were divided into sections with twenty-four hour intermissions. Select one: True False
True
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) The farce within The Second Shepherd's Play and the focus on the human struggle in Everyman were steps in the development of the great secular drama of the English Renaissance. Select one: True False
True
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) The medieval concept of a neutral, non-localized platform stage greatly affected the theatres of England and Spain. Select one: True False
True
(Week One: Pages 1-17) A ritual is the acting out of an established, prescribed procedure. Select one: True False
True
(Week One: Pages 1-17) Aztec festivals revolved around the agricultural calendar. Select one: True False
True
(Week One: Pages 1-17) In this week's video on the Taziya passion play Hareth is ordered to murder two orphan boys. Select one: True False
True
(Week One: Pages 1-17) One of the strongest deterrents to the emergence of theatre in an advanced society is religious opposition. Select one: True False
True
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) Both bunraku and kabuki are still performed in Japan today. Select one: True False
True
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) Ghost stories were popular dramas in the kabuki repertoire. Select one: True False
True
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) In bunraku the puppeteers stand behind the puppets in full view of the audience. Select one: True False
True
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) Asian theatres emphasize symbolism and rely much more on dance than does Western theatre. Select one: True False
True
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) The Caucasian Chalk Circle was written by Brecht and based off of a popular Yuan drama called The Circle of Chalk. Select one: True False
True
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) The people who created theatre in Asia knew nothing of the theatres of Greece or Rome. Select one: True False
True
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) The structure of Ming plays often became far more complex than that of Yuan plays. Select one: True False
True
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) Jean-Baptiste Poquelin was a French playwright who was better known as Molière. Select one: True False
True
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) One ballet, The Ballet of the Night, consisted of forty-three entries. Select one: True False
True
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) The Confrérie de la Passion was a religious group that presented religious plays in France. Select one: True False
True
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) The Palais Cardinal was the first proscenium-arch theatre in France. Select one: True False
True
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) A key figure in the history of opera was Alessandro Scarlatti who established the supremacy of the aria. Select one: True False
True
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) During the Renaissance, Italy was not a unified nation, but a group of independent city-states. Select one: True False
True
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) The term slapstick is used for comedies that emphasized physical horseplay. Select one: True False
True
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) In order to reconstruct earlier theatrical events and production techniques, historians consult primary sources. Select one: True False
True
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) The Jacobean period was named after James I and the Caroline period was named after Charles I. Select one: True False
True
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) Today, Elizabethan plays are sometimes considered too long to be produced unedited. Select one: True False
True
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) Aristotle argues that tragedy is positive and helpful because it not only arouses pity and fear but also purges these emotions. Select one: True False
True
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) Greek theatre was both a religious and civic event. Select one: True False
True
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) In Old Comedy the chorus was frequently fantastical. Select one: True False
True
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus was a development of the theme which was found in Everyman. Select one: True False
True
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) In The Comedy of Errors, Egeon and Abbess are separated during a storm that breaks their boat in half. Select one: True False
True
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) In the ending scene of Doctor Faustus the furies carry Faustus into hell as the choir comes back on-stage for the final chorus. Select one: True False
True
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) Euripedes' tragedies, such as Medea, were not as well received as those by Aeschylus and Sophocles because of his representation of women and more "realistic" subject matters. Select one: True False
True
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) Feminist historians rediscover women who have been ignored in historical chronicles. Select one: True False
True
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) How theatre history is studied and analyzed is known as theatre historiography. Select one: True False
True
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) In theatre history we tend to focus on points in history when theatre reached a high point. Select one: True False
True
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) Theatre historians who apply ________ are primarily interested in audience responses to the elements of theatrical events. Select one: a. semiotics b. ideological and political perspectives c. anthropology d. biased fabrications
a. Semiotics
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) From the thirteenth century there are ________ surviving plays. Select one: a. 6 b. 20 c. 52 d. 13
a. 6
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) In the play Medea, how does Medea view the position of women in her society? Select one: a. As contemptible b. As ordinary c. As a gift d. As an anomaly e. All of these
a. As contempitble
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) ________ were the forerunners of Elizabethan public theatres. Select one: a. Bearbaiting rings b. Poetry rooms c. Dueling chambers d. Bath houses
a. Bearbaiting Rings
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) Which of the following was NOT a work by Corneille Select one: a. Berenice b. Horace c. Cinna d. Polyeucte
a. Berenice
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) One of the most famous zarzuelas was ________. Select one: a. Celos Aun del Aire Matan b. El Mono en Mi Mano c. Los Actores no Pueden Bailar d. Leíste tu Libro de Texto
a. Celos Aun del Aire Matan
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) A ________ was a history play that emphasizes important public issues. Select one: a. chronicle play b. drama play c. problem play d. morality play
a. Chronicle Play
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) The ________ was a festival honoring the god Dionysus. Select one: a. City Dionysia b. tetralogy c. choral ode d. harmartia
a. City Dionysia
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) Which of the following playwrights wrote the play The Cid? Select one: a. Corneille b. Racine c. Molière d. Béjart
a. Corneille
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) Which of the following is NOT part of a medieval pageant wagon? Select one: a. Cornish round. b. Machine loft. c. Tiring house. d. Scaffold cart
a. Cornish Round
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) The Second Shepherd's Play uses most of the standard dramatic techniques of ________. Select one: a. cycle plays b. morality plays c. farce d. liturgical drama
a. Cycle Plays
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) ________ was the basis of early kabuki performances. Select one: a. Dance b. Poetry c. Acrobatics d. Song
a. Dance
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) The Comedy of Errors is set in the city of ________. Select one: a. Ephesus b. Syracuse c. Corinth d. Epidaurus
a. Ephesus
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) One of the most prolific and respected playwrights of the Yuan period was ________. Select one: a. Guan Hanqing b. Bertolt Brecht c. Tang Xianzu d. Li Yu
a. Guan Hanqing
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) ________ controlled the number of people entering the various professions during the Middle Ages. Select one: a. Guilds b. Monarchs c. Troupes
a. Guilds
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) The leading poet and dramatic critic in Roman theatre was ________. Select one: a. Horace b. Seneca c. Andria d. Plautus
a. Horace
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) The most acclaimed commedia dell'Arte troupe in Europe during the 1500s was ________. Select one: a. I Gelosi b. I Fedeli c. I Confidenti d. I Accesi
a. I Gelosi
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) The Duchess of Malfi was written by ________. Select one: a. John Webster b. Ben Jonson c. Francis Beaumont d. John Fletcher
a. John Webster
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) ________ was a form of dance drama in southwestern India that dealt with clashes of good and evil. Select one: a. kathakali b. kothornos c. katharsis d. katniss
a. Kathakali
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) Drama was first introduced into the ________, a Roman festival in honor of Jupiter. Select one: a. Ludi Romani b. City Dionysia c. Quintus Ennius d. Pseudolos
a. Ludi Romani
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) In commedia dell'Arte the role of the lecherous, miserly old Venetian was know as ________. Select one: a. Pantalone b. Pulcinella c. Arlecchino d. Dottore
a. Pantalone
(Week One: Pages 1-17) The area where people can come together to watch a performance is called a/an ________. Select one: a. playing space b. improvisation chamber c. efficacious arena d. dojo
a. Playing space
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) ________ might examine changes in the theatre and drama of colonized nations following independence. Select one: a. Postcolonialist historians b. Marxist historians c. Multiculturalist historians d. Feminist historians
a. Postcolonialist Historians
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) In Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Forum the narrator is named ________. Select one: a. Pseudolus b. Senex c. Erronius d. Lycus
a. Pseudolus
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) ________ was a Greek playwright that is noted for his superb plot construction. Select one: a. Sophocles b. Aeschylus c. Euripides d. Oedipus
a. Sophocles
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) The ________ was a short sketch that was often critical of the church or religious figures. Select one: a. sottie b. commedia c. pulpitum d. round
a. Sottie
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) Morality plays are also sometimes described as ________. Select one: a. station dramas b. mystery plays c. sentimental comedies d. Elizabethan dramas
a. Station Dramas
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) Shakespeare's complete works were first edited in a collection called ________. Select one: a. The First Folio b. Completed Works of Shakespeare c. Plays of the Master d. Shakespeare: Edition One
a. The First Folio
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) The development of bunraku was made possible by the introduction of ________. Select one: a. the samisen b. chief handlers c. the golek d. the hashigakari
a. The Samisen
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) The mysterious inner heart or spirit behind outward form was known as ________. Select one: a. yūgen b. shite c. aragoto d. jōruri
a. Yugen
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) None of the unpopular Roman comedies know as ________ survive today. Select one: a. fabula togata b. fabula palliata c. fabula crepidata d. fabula praetexta
a. fabula togata
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) Flying machines used in the Italian Renaissance theatre were called ________. Select one: a. glories b. mercies c. cycloramas d. chariottes de aire
a. glories
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) The ________ was intended to establish clear goals and rules of conduct and procedure for monasteries. Select one: a. Regularis Concordia b. Quem Quaeritis c. Paphnutius d. Mystery of Adam
a. Regularis Concordia
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) Religious dramas that were based on biblical stories and the lives of the saints were known as ________. Select one: a. sacra rappresentazioni b. the menaechmi c. arias d. confidenti
a. Sacra Rappresentazioni
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) The language of commedia dell'Arte is known as ________. Select one: a. gromalot b. indisputi c. gobbledygook d. improviso
a. gromalot
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) Aristotle suggests that the hero suffers in Greek tragedy because of ________. Select one: a. hamartia b. catharsis c. exodos d. All of these
a. hamartia
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) The roof that extended as protection over the stage in public theatre spaces was called the ________. Select one: a. heavens b. skyline c. cloud drop d. firmament
a. heavens
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) The term entremeses means ________. Select one: a. interludes b. entrances c. prologues d. monologues
a. interludes
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) Comedias usually dealt with themes of ________. Select one: a. love and honor b. supernatural activities c. persuasion d. travel and disease
a. love and honor
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) In seventeenth century France, shareholders who were given a twenty-year tenure and a pension were known as ________. Select one: a. sociétaires b. pensionnaires c. amphithéâtres d. paradis
a. sociétaires
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) A ________ is a monologue through which a character reveals thoughts by speaking them aloud. Select one: a. soliloquy b. discussion c. conversation d. routine
a. soliloquy
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) The Hindu Sanskrit tradition disappeared when ________. Select one: a. the Arabs began to invade India and established the sultanate of Delhi b. Genghis Khan came down from the North to conquer India c. Buddhism reached a peak of development and became a major force throughout eastern and central Asia d. All of these
a. the Arabs began to invade India and established the sultanate of Delhi
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) ________ was the most important figure in the history of Japanese nō theatre. Select one: a. Zeami Motokiyo b. Chikamatsu Monzaemon c. Okuni d. Nagoya Sanzaemon
a. Seami Motokiyo
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) The chief actor who also managed all others involved in a Sanskrit drama was known as ________. Select one: a. the sudtradhara b. the brahman c. the kathakali d. the malavike
a. the Sudtradhara
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) Who took over the production of autos sacramentales after the mid-sixteenth century? Select one: a. the city council b. trade guilds c. the Catholic church d. patrons at Ferdinand's court
a. the city council
(Week One: Pages 1-17) A _______ is a type of stage in which the audience is seated on three sides of the stage. a. thrust stage b. picture-frame stage c. traverse stage d. proscenium stage
a. thrust stage
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) Unity of ________ required that the action in a play should not exceed 24 hours. Select one: a. time b. place c. action d. mind
a. time
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) A scenic structure depicting some locale needed for a biblical tale was known as a ________. Select one: a. mass b. mansion c. platea d. vestibule
b. Mansion
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) ________ often argue that there are unique approaches to theatrical arts within certain cultures because of their histories and interactions with the majority society. Select one: a. Revisionist historians b. Multiculturalist historians c. Postmodernists d. Postcolonialist historians
b. Multiculturalist Historians
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) Credit for developing kabuki is often given to ________. Select one: a. Nobunaga Oda b. Okuni of Izumo c. Ranmaru d. Li Yu
b. Okumi of Izumo
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) In kabuki, female roles are played by men, who are known as ________. Select one: a. aragoto b. onnagata c. okaka d. kyoto
b. Onnogata
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) The ________ was put in charge of organizing and overseeing the production of a cycle play. Select one: a. stock character b. pageant master c. typecaster d. ministerium
b. Pageant master
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) ________ argue that the past cannot be retold in an objective and completely truthful fashion. Select one: a. Revisionists b. Postmodernists c. Feminists d. Semioticians
b. Postmodernists
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) At one time or another, many Spanish playwrights during Spain's Golden Age were also ________. Select one: a. Doctors b. Priests c. Politicians d. Animal Trainers
b. Priests
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) The ornate facade of the scene house used in the Teatro Olimpico was patterned after the Roman ________. Select one: a. proscaenium b. scaena frons c. pulpitum d. vomitorium
b. Scaena frons
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) Early experiments with technology and special stage effects were known as ________. Select one: a. advancment b. secrets c. industrialization d. nonsense
b. Secrets
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) When Oedipus was an infant he was saved by a ________. Select one: a. priest b. shepherd c. bard d. warrior
b. Shepherd
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) A method for painting a perspective scene on a flat wing was outlined in ________, by Guido Ubaldus. Select one: a. The Perspectives of Life b. Six Books of Perspective c. You, Me and False Perspective d. Manual for Construction Perspective Scenery
b. Six Books of Perspective
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) Which of the following musicals was based on Plautus's work The Menaechmi? Select one: a. West Side Story b. The Boys from Syracuse c. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum d. Beauty and the Beast
b. The Boys from Syracuse
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) Which modern musical borrowed the plot from Comedy of Errors? Select one: a. West Side Story b. The Boys from Syracuse c. Porgy and Bess d. Oliver!
b. The Boys from Syracuse
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) Which of the following was NOT a work by Molière? Select one: a. The Misanthrope b. The Liar c. The Would-Be Gentleman d. The Learned Ladies
b. The Liar
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) The most famous play that survives from the Yuan period was called ________. Select one: a. Fragrant Sacrifice b. The Romance of the Western Chambers c. Lute Song d. The Error of the Kite
b. The Romance of the Western Chambers
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) The title of the play Fuenta Ovenjuna is often translated as ________. Select one: a. The Olives b. The Sheep Well c. Life is a Dream d. The Foolish Woman
b. The Sheep Well
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) The practice of choosing people who have certain qualities in real life to play characters with similar qualities is known as ________. Select one: a. staging b. typecasting c. fraternizing d. theatrical structuring
b. Typecasting
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) Which of the following plays was praised in its day but later came to be considered dated or out of fashion? Select one: a. Danton's Death b. Uncle Tom's Cabin c. Medea d. Twelfth Night
b. Uncle Tom's Cabin
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) The latin phrase "Quem Quaritis" means ________. Select one: a. where are you going? b. whom do you seek? c. how far away is the house? d. where is the bathroom?
b. Whom do you seek?
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) A ________ was a choral trainer in Greek drama that was employed for all festival productions. Select one: a. Lysistrata b. chorodidaskalos c. parados d. exodos
b. chorodidaskalos
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) Shakespeare's Hamlet is reminiscent of plays that were written by ________. Select one: a. Sophocles b. Torelli c. Seneca d. Marlowe
c. Seneca
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) The proscenium arch stage was first built as a part of which theatre? Select one: a. The Theatre of Sabbioneta b. Teatro Olimpico c. Teatro Farnese d. Scamozzi Teatro
c. Teatro Farnese
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) Which of the following was NOT a work by Racine? Select one: a. Alexander the Great b. Esther c. The Imaginary Invalid d. The Thebans
c. The Imaginary Invalid
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) To popularize religious dramas in medieval times, dramatists would highlight ________. Select one: a. everyday life b. natural arguments c. the spectacular d. obscure comedy
c. The Spectacular
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) Which of the following was an important literary source for nō plays? Select one: a. The Battles of Coxinga b. The Uprooted Pine c. The Tale of the Heike d. All of these
c. The Tale of Heike
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) Which of the following was NOT a work by Ben Jonson? Select one: a. Volpone b. Every Man in His Humor c. The White Devil d. Eastward Ho!
c. The White devil
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) What is the proskenion? Select one: a. Thick-soled boots worn by Greek performers. b. The most common instrument used in classical Greek theatre. c. The stage in Hellenistic Greece. d. A series of three plays.
c. The stage in Hellenistic Greece
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) During the early years of the republic of Rome there were three main classes. Which of the following was NOT one of these classes? Select one: a. patricians b. plebeians c. thespians d. slaves
c. Thespians
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) Unity of ________ required one central story with no subplots Select one: a. time b. place c. action d. mind
c. action
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) The type of comedia known as ________ derives from the outfits usually worn by minor nobility. Select one: a. gorra y bata b. ropa interior c. capa y espada d. calcetines y zapatos
c. capa y espada
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) In The Comedy of Errors, Egeon must ________ in order to avoid execution. Select one: a. find his missing sons b. save the Duke's life c. find someone willing to pay a ransom of a thousand marks d. recover a missing gold chain
c. find someone willing to pay a ransom of a thousand marks
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) Places in open courtyards that could be used for performances, even though not specifically designed for them, are called ________. Select one: a. dominus b. the pulpitum c. found space d. total theatre
c. found space
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) The ancient Greek word for "actor" was ________. Select one: a. prologos b. chorus c. hypokrite d. hubris
c. hypokrite
(Week One: Pages 1-17) African tradition is generally based on ________ which means group sharing. Select one: a. vodun b. mimesis c. methexis d. santeria e. orishas
c. methexis
(Week One: Pages 1-17) Traditional European theatre is based primarily on ________ which is imitation. Select one: a. methexis b. vodun c. mimesis d. santeria e. orishas
c. mimesis
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) Sea battles that were staged on lakes, artificial bodies of water or in flooded arenas were called ________. Select one: a. bullbaiting b. algeatic plays c. naumachiae d. siparium
c. naumachiae
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) The term commedia del'Arte is Italian for ________. Select one: a. garbled talk b. art in the Renaissance c. play of professional artists d. Greek comedies
c. play of the professional artists
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) The approach to theatre history which suggests that history can be explained logically, chronicled objectively and reconstructed is called ________. Select one: a. metahistory b. revisionism c. positivism d. melodrama
c. positivism
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) Which of the following happens at the end of Fragrant Sacrifice? Select one: a. The woman in the scene is murdered by an ill-disposed suitor. b. The couple is married in the courtyard of the palace. c. The couple drinks a poison on their wedding night and kill themselves. d. The man in the scene leaves to return home.
c. the Couple drinks a poison on their wedding night and kill themselves
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) The ________ was a three-story building that served as a place for changing costumes. Select one: a. posterior playhouse b. actor's nest c. tiring house d. player's space
c. tiring house
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) The area on-stage that is furthest from the audience is referred to as ________. Select one: a. back of rake b. downstage c. upstage d. stage right
c. upstage
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) Which of the following is typical of outdoor public theatres in the Elizabethan period? Select one: a. The stage was about 4 feet high and thrust into the audience. b. The stage was a neutral space that could become whatever the playwright indicated. c. The audience capacity often exceeded 3,500 people. d. A and B only. e. All of these.
d. A and B only ; the stage was about 4 feet high and thrust into the audience ; the stage was a neutral space that could become whatever the playwright indicated (it was between 1000 and 3000)
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) Which of the following happens at the end of Fragrant Sacrifice? Select one: a. The woman in the scene is murdered by an ill-disposed suitor. b. The couple is married in the courtyard of the palace. c. The couple drinks a poison on their wedding night and kill themselves. d. The man in the scene leaves to return home.
d. A woman using intricate hand motions and chant to convey an emotional story
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) ________ was the first writer of Greek tragedy to develop drama into a form separate from singing, dancing or storytelling. Select one: a. Aristotle b. Sophocles c. Euripides d. Aeschylus
d. Aeschylus
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) Religious plays moved from inside church buildings to stages outside because: Select one: a. The productions were becoming more elaborate. b. The costs were too burdensome for the church. c. Church officials opposed using holy spaces for theatre. d. All of these.
d. All of these
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) Which of the following was a change that the Roman comic writers made in their plays? Select one: a. The chorus was eliminated. b. Musical accompaniment was added to much of the dialogue. c. An emphasis was placed on eavesdropping. d. All of these.
d. All of these
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) Which of the following events happen in The Second Shepherd's Play? Select one: a. The shepherds are called by an angel to visit the newborn Christ. b. Mak steals a sheep from three shepherds. c. Gil pretends that a sheep is her newborn child. d. All of these
d. All of these
(Week One: Pages 1-17) According to the book, which of the following provides clues to the origins of theatre? Select one: a. A tribal elder who relates a story to a group around a campfire. b. A child who imitates the gestures and voice patterns of older people. c. A judge who fills a prescribed role by acting a certain way toward a group of people appearing in a courtroom. d. All of these. e. None of these
d. All of these
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) Which of the following is a major role in nō plays? Select one: a. shite b. waki c. tsure d. all of these
d. All of these
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) Autos Sacramentales celebrated the mystery of the Eucharist and were performed in ________. Select one: a. Madrid only b. Ferdinand's courts c. corrales d. carros
d. carros
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) The earliest method of scene shifting for flat-wing settings is referred to as the ________. Select one: a. pole-and-chariot system b. periaktoi system c. border system d. groove system
d. groove system
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) The subject matter of most seventeenth-century opera was ________. Select one: a. every day activities b. impressionist and exaggerated c. scientific experimentation d. historical or mytholigical
d. historical or mytholigical
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) Giacomo Torelli developed which of the following methods of scene shifting? Select one: a. raked staging b. angled wings c. periaktoi d. pole-and-chariot
d. pole-and-chariot
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) Shakespeare excelled in writing dramas that were difficult to categorize called ________. Select one: a. challenge plays b. terror plays c. morality plays d. problem plays
d. problem plays
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) The only serious rival of the Lord Chanberlain's Men was a group called ________. Select one: a. the King's Men b. the Armin's Men c. Shakespeare's Players d. the Admiral's Men
d. the Admiral's Men
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) Lope de Vega wrote a treatise called ________. Select one: a. How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying b. The King, the Greatest Mayor c. Punishment without Revenge d. The New Art of Playwriting
d. the New Art of Playwriting
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) Giacomo Torelli was nicknamed ________ for his many spectacular stage settings and scene changes. Select one: a. the scene expertise b. the stage magician c. le magnifico d. the great wizard
d. the great wizard
(Week One: Pages 1-17) Which of the following were used as a part of the Rabinal Achi ceremony? Select one: a. masks and colorful headpieces b. musical instuments c. large set pieces carried on shoulders d. only A and B e. all of these
e. All of these
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) During the Hellenistic Age actors, chorus members, playwrights and other theatre personnel belonged to a guild called the ________. Select one: a. Artists of Dionysus b. Actor's Equity Association c. Mime Unification Movement d. Poetics
A. Artists of Dionysus
(Week One: Pages 1-17) Match the ritual/ceremony with the location or society that it was most associated with.
Abydos Ritual - Ancient Egypt Rabinal Achi - Mayan People Dogon Dancers - Africa Taziya Passion Play - Persia Shango de Ima Mystery Play - Cuba
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) Match the tragic playwright with one of their plays.
Aeschylus - The Persians Sophocles - Antigone Euripides - Medea Aeschylus - Seven Against Thebes Sophocles - Oedipus the King Euripides - Heracles
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) Theatre in the Hellenistic Age saw the introduction of ________. Select one: a. exaggerated headdresses b. All of these c. platform shoes d. enlarged masks
All of these
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) Which of the following is characteristic of crisis drama? Select one: a. The action begins near the climax of the story. b. The play occurs in a short span of time. c. There are very few characters in the play. d. All of these
All of these
(Week One: Pages 1-17) The survival of theatre is threatened by ________. Select one: a. All of these b. film c. television d. computers
All of these
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) The best-known comic playwright of the Greek golden age was ________. Select one: a. Oedipus Rex b. Aristophanes c. Spike Lee d. Menander
Aristophanes
(Week One: Pages 1-17) Early Christians openly embraced Roman theatre. Select one: True False
Big False there
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) An important factor in the decline of Roman theatre was the decline of Christianity. Select one: True False
False
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) Many Greek tragedies follow the same structure. Match the name of the scene with its description.
Choral Ode - The Fourth Scene performed by the chorus Prologos - the opening scene The first episode - the third scene in which two or more characters confronted each other and the plot starts to develop exodos - the final scene parados - the second scene in which the chorus enters
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) Greek mimes were traveling performers that only performed without using words. Select one: True False
False
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) Match the theatre space with its definition.
Corrales - Public Open-air theatres Patio - The yard floor used for standing Mosqueteros - The noisy groundlings Taburetes - Small straight benches near the stage Lunetas - semi-circular benches that replaced the straight benches in the early 1700s Cazuela - a gallery that was above the main entrance to the yard Alojero - the refreshment stand where food and drinks were sold Gradas - raked, elevated benches along the side walls of the yard Rejas - windows at the side of the yard where the play could be viewed Desvanes - cramped boxes with low ceilings which were located on the 4th floor
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) In the video this week we discovered that modern playwrights deliberately attempt to use the structures of Greek tragedy. The most notable example was ________. Select one: a. Arsenic and Old Lace b. Death of a Salesman c. A Christmas Story d. A Streetcar Named Desire
Death of a Salesman
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) During the early Middle Ages troupes and traveling performers were widely welcomed by church officials. Select one: True False
False
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) Hrosvitha of Gandersheim particularly admired the works of Sophocles. Select one: True False
False
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) Castelvetro wrote a comprehensive work attempting to standardize literary form and content called Poetics Libri Septem. Select one: True False
False
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) Criticism is classified as either descriptive or perspective. Select one: True False
False
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) The Theatre at Sabbioneta was a smaller exact replica of Teatro Olimpico. Select one: True False
False
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) Renaissance manuscripts that contain jokes, comic business, and repeated scenes and speeches from commedia dell'Arte are known as ________. Select one: a. zibaldoni b. lazzi c. pamuccia d. accesi
It said lazzi but I'm CONVINCED it's zibaldoni. Check the textbook. I smell cap
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) Match the French theatre space with its definition.
Parterre - the area in front of the stage, the pit used for standing spectators Loges - boxes on the side and back walls of the theatre Paradis - the third tier of galleris along the side walls of the theatre Amphitheatre - an undivided gallery with bleacher-like seating
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) Match the Italian playwright/composer with one of their major works.
Paulus - Pier Paolo Vergerio Aminta - Torquato Tasso La Mangragola - Machiavelli Don Giovanni - Mozart Euridice - Jacopo Peri Orfeo - Monteverdi Falstaff - Verdi Orbecche - Giambattista Giraldi Cinthio Sofonisba - Giangiorgio Trissino
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) Match the Roman playwright with one of their major works.
Plautus - The Girl from Persia ; Pseudolus Terence - The Brothers ; Phormio Seneca - The Trojan Women ; Thyestes
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) ________ were parodies of Greek tragedy that poked fun at Greek institutions including religion and folk heroes. Select one: a. Satyr plays b. Skenes c. Chorodidaskalos d. Five-act plays
Satyr plays
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) Match the acting or theatre term with its definition.
Shareholders - The elite members of a company who bought a percentatge ownership of a troupe. Apprentices - Young performers training for the acting profession. Hirelings - Actors who were contracted for a specific period and for a specific salary. Bookholder - The Prompter
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) Match the playwright with their well-known work.
The Play of Greenwood - Adam de la Halle or Arras The Wandering Scholar from Paradise - Hans Sachs Johan Johan - John Heywood The Second Sheperd's Play - Wakefield
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) Match the playwright with one of their major works.
The Sheep Well - Lope Felix de Vega Carpio Life is a Dream - Pedro Calderon de la Barca The Trials of a Noble House - Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz The Cid - Guillen de Castro The Olives - Lope de Rueda Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) Match the Greek theatre space with its description.
The Theatron - the seating area for the audience The orchestra - the playing area for the actors The skene - the scene buildings where actors dressed and props were stored The Thymele - an altar at the center of the orchestra the parados - corridors used for entrances and exits The poedria - Seating that was reserved for political and religious dignitaries the paraskenion - A side wing of the scene building
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) By the end of the fourteenth century a clear division had been drawn between liturgical drama and secular drama. Select one: True False
True
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) During the High Middle Ages, there was a rebirth of towns as a result of expansion of commerce and trade. Select one: True False
True
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) Hrosvitha of Gandersheim wrote only six plays which were intended to glorify Christian virgins. Select one: True False
True
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) In early English liturgical dramas males performed all roles. Select one: True False
True
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) In Italian theatres the pit was an area where the spectators ate, talked and moved around. Select one: True False
True
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) Ionesco took the view that didacticism is NOT a primary function of art. Select one: True False
True
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) Many historians believe that Roman actors were usually slaves. Select one: True False
True
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) Terence's practice was to combine plot elements from two Greek plays to create one new work. Select one: True False
True
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) The Roman playwright Seneca was also one of the chief advisors to Emperor Nero. Select one: True False
True
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) After the introduction of acting contests a lottery was held to determine which actors would appear in which plays. Select one: True False
True
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) Aristophane's political satire is still relevant in the twenty-first century. Select one: True False
True
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) New Comedy was more realistic and focused on complications of the everyday life of Greek citizens than Old Comedy. Select one: True False
True
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) Scene changes in classical Greek theatre were not realistic. Select one: True False
True
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) In which year die Shakespeare die? Select one: a. 1613 b. 1616 c. 1619 d. 1610
b. 1616
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) What is an aulos? Select one: a. A dramatic satire in Hellenistic Greece. b. A reed instrument used in Greek plays. c. A platform on wheels that was used to transport characters in Greek plays. d. The seating area for the audience.
b. A reed instrument used in Greek plays
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) Which of the following is NOT a basic setting for drama as suggested by Sebastiano Serlio? Select one: a. A tragic setting featuring a street of stately houses. b. A religious setting featuring the interior of a church. c. A comic setting showing a common street scene. d. A pastoral setting showing hills, trees and cottages
b. A religious setting featuring the interior of a church
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) Which of the following is an accurate description of canon in theatre? Select one: a. A large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels, formerly used in warfare. b. A set of literary works believed to be universally accepted as important and historically significant. c. A form of theatre which is derived from semiotic ideals d. The focus of feminist historians.
b. A set of literary works believed to be universally accepted as important and historically significant.
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) In the Quem Quaeritis who did the guy that was wearing white and sitting represent? Select one: a. A woman waiting at the tomb. b. An angel. c. One of the wise men. d. Jesus.
b. An Angel
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) Who was William Shakespeare married to? Select one: a. Cleopatra b. Anne Hathaway c. Isabella Gale d. Nancy Robinette
b. Anne Hathaway
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) The first critic who tried to identify the characteristics of the Greek tragedies was ________. Select one: a. Aeschylus b. Aristotle c. Arion d. Agamemnon
b. Aristotle
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) ________, Molière's wife, was the leading actress in the Comédie-Française. Select one: a. Bellarose Montdory b. Armande Béjart c. Cher d. Marie-Desmares Champmeslé
b. Armande Bejart
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) The earliest Sanskrit plays that survive were written by ________. Select one: a. Bharata Muni b. Asvaghosa c. Kalidasa d. King Asoka
b. Asvaghosa
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) Feathers of Fire is a shadow play based on the Persian ________. Select one: a. The Love Suicides b. Book of Kings c. Dreams of Tomorrow d. Palace of the Sultan
b. Book of Kings
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) How do they create the colorful shadows from the masks in Feathers of Fire? Select one: a. Video projections that follow the masks. b. Colored gel on the masks. c. Color-changing lights. d. LED spotlights.
b. Colored gel on the masks
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) The ________ is the national theatre of Francis, and is considered by many to be the "world's first national theatre." Select one: a. Scaramouche b. Comédie-Française c. Bourgogne troupe d. Molière-Marais
b. Comedie-Francaise
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) ________ meant that all characters were expected to follow set behavior that was deemed appropriate. Select one: a. Modesty b. Decorum c. Verisimilitude d. Edification
b. Decorum
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) In commedia dell'Arte the role of the foolish pedant who was always involved in his neighbor's affairs was know as ________. Select one: a. Pantalone b. Dottore c. Capitano d. Brighella
b. Dottore
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) Which of the following is a complete play written by Menander? Select one: a. Technitai b. Dyskolos c. Oedipus the King d. Plutus
b. Dyskolos
(Week Three: Pages 30-49) ________ was the most "modern" of the tragic Greek playwrights. Select one: a. Sophocles b. Euripides c. Aristotle d. Lysistrata
b. Euripides
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) Which of the following was a well-known school drama in the mid-sixteenth century? Select one: a. The Menaechmi b. Gammer Gurton's Needle c. Tamburlaine d. Measure for Measure
b. Gammer Gurton's Needle
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) Italian scenic designer ________ transformed the French royal palance, Petit Bourbon, into an Italian-style theatre. Select one: a. Lodovico Castelvetro b. Giacomo Torelli c. Julius Scaliger d. Bernardo Buontalenti
b. Giacomo Torelli
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) ________ was the earliest known female dramatist. Select one: a. Joan of Arc b. Hrosvitha of Gandersheim c. Lady Jane d. Juliet
b. Hrosvitha of Gandersheim
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) Christopher Marlowe developed ________, a type of verse which had five beats to a line with two syllables in each beat. Select one: a. syncopated verse b. iambic pentameter c. bi-rhythmic duple d. tragic rhythm
b. Iambic pentameter
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) ________ were short pieces depicting mythological tales. Select one: a. Arias b. Intermezzi c. Recitatives d. Pastorals
b. Intermezzi
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) One of the earliest visual examples of the London theatre was a drawing of the Swan by ________. Select one: a. William Alabaster b. Johannes de Witt c. Francis Kirkman d. Edward Alleyn
b. Johannes de Witt
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) Liturgical drama was written and performed in ________. Select one: a. English b. Latin c. French d. German
b. Latin
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) Religious dramas in Spain were originally produced in ________. Select one: a. outdoor amphitheaters b. churches and cathedrals c. enclosed wagons that traveled from town to town d. private theatre spaces
b. churches and cathedrals
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) Roman actors were called ________. Select one: a. decorum b. historiones c. crepidata d. eunuchs
b. historiones
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) Unity of ________ restricted the action of a play to one locale. Select one: a. time b. place c. action d. mind
b. place
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) A form of theatre not found in either public or private theatres was ________. Select one: a. bearbaiting b. the masque c. Shakespearian comedy d. Elizabethan drama
b. the masque
(Week One: Pages 1-17) The meaning of the word Taziya is ________. Select one: a. group sharing b. to mourn c. celebration of life d. communion e. war and peace
b. to mourn
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) Many theatres had ________ leading below the stage platform. Select one: a. ramps b. trapdoors c. pulley systems d. trenches
b. trapdoors
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) The form of drama that was perfected during the Yuan dynasty was known as ________. Select one: a. nanxi b. zaju c. heroic drama d. tao
b. zaju
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) In the play Medea, what does Aegeus, King of Athens, want from Medea? Select one: a. Her hand in marriage b. Blackmail on Jason c. A cure for sterility d. The truth about Glauce
c. A cure for sterility
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) Which of the following was NOT a character in Dulcitius? Select one: a. Dulcitius b. Sisinnius c. Abraham d. Agape
c. Abraham
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) Which of the following was NOT a nun that wrote dramatic texts or plays. Select one: a. Hrosvitha of Gandersheim b. Katherine of Sutton c. Amelia of Avignon d. Hildegard von Bingen
c. Amelia of Avignon
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) ________ is a violation of chronology by which something not belonging to a given historical moment occurs. Select one: a. A time-warp b. An ocular illusion c. An anachronism d. An allegory
c. An Anachronism
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) The first private theatre was called ________. Select one: a. Whitefriars b. The Globe c. Blackfriars d. The Rose
c. Blackfriars
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) In commedia dell'Arte the role of a cowardly, braggart soldier was know as ________. Select one: a. Harlequin b. Dottore c. Capitano d. Pulcinella
c. Capitano
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) During the reign of ________ there was a revival of arts with a greater focus on classical learning. Select one: a. Hrosvitha b. Sapienta c. Charlemagne d. Constantine
c. Charlemagne
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) Which of the following was NOT a character from Everyman? Select one: a. Death b. Fellowship c. Happiness d. Kinsmen
c. Happiness
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) What does the term iconography mean? Select one: a. direction in life b. group sharing c. image writing d. the study of heroes
c. Image Writing
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) ________ was a court architect and designer who brought Italian innovations in scene design to England. Select one: a. Christopher Marlowe b. Ben Jonson c. Inigo Jones d. Giuilo Parigi
c. Inigo Jones
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) Transitional works that led to the development of the nonpolitical New Comedy were often categorized as ________. Select one: a. Transitional Satire b. Athenian Drama c. Middle Comedy d. Ashby's Dialogue
c. Middle Comedy
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) A document called the ________ gives great insight into early Indian theatre. Select one: a. Rasa b. Gautama c. Natyasastra d. Kalidasa
c. Natyasatra
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) The central, open space used for staging liturgical dramas was known as the ________. Select one: a. sacristy b. mansion c. platea d. vestment
c. Platea
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) Which of the following playwrights wrote the play Phaedra? Select one: a. Béjart b. Corneille c. Racine d. Molière
c. Racine
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) Which of the following was a well-known school drama in the mid-sixteenth century? Select one: a. Ferrex and Porrex b. The Spanish Tragedy c. Ralph Roister Doister d. Wiked
c. Ralph Roister Doister
(Week One: Pages 1-17) Some scholars argue that theatre emerged from ________. Select one: a. Baroque ideals b. pop culture c. religious ceremonies or storytelling d. political oppression
c. Religious ceremonies or storytelling
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) ________ argue that the mainstream views held by a majority of historians need reinterpretation and new analysis. Select one: a. Multiculturalists b. Marxists c. Revisionists d. Postmodernists
c. Revisionists
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) Sanskrit drama was typically performed in a theatre with which of the following features? Select one: a. Four pillars colored red, white, yellow and blue. b. A room that was divided equally into stage and auditorium c. A curtain that divided the stage into two parts. d. All of these.
d. All of these
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) Which of the following was a form of early Chinese court entertainment? Select one: a. pantomimes b. juggling c. skits d. All of these
d. All of these
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) The Italian Renaissance witnessed which of the following major innovations of theatre arts. Select one: a. dramatic criticism b. theatre architecture c. acting (commedia dell'Arte) d. All of these
d. All of these
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) Which of the following classic early twentieth-century film comics used many elements of commedia dell'Arte? Select one: a. Charlie Chaplin b. The Three Stooges c. Laurel and Hardy d. All of these
d. All of these
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) Which of the following is true about the Fortune Theatre? Select one: a. It was a square building b. The exact dimensions of the ground plan exist today. c. It was built in 1600 d. All of these e. B and C only
d. All of these
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) ________ became known as a traditional theatrical form as Roman society moved toward becoming an empire. Select one: a. Ara poetica b. slapstick c. Etruscan tragedy d. Atellan farce
d. Atellan Farce
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) Which of the following was a famous public theatre in the late sixteenth century Madrid? Select one: a. Corral de la Cruz b. Corral del Principe c. Le Ustinov d. Both A and B e. All of these
d. Both A and B ; Corral de la Cruz & Corral del Principe
(Week Ten: Pages 159-172) Which of the following plays is often cited as the first tragedy of the Renaissance? Select one: a. Eccerinus b. Achilles c. Paulus d. Both A and B e. None of these
d. Both A and B, Eccerinus and Achillies
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) The feast of ________ was a favorite occasion for the presentation of cycle plays. Select one: a. paradise b. the May Day games c. Dionysis d. Corpus Christi
d. Corpus Christi
(Week Nine: Pages 138-155) A number of mystery plays that were presented in sequence were known as ________. Select one: a. secular plays b. sotties c. morality plays d. cycle plays
d. Cycle Plays
(Week One: Pages 1-17) Which of the following is NOT an element of theatre? Select one: a. Audience b. Texts c. Performers d. Elections
d. Elections
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) New comedy plays are usually written in ________ acts. Select one: a. two b. three c. four d. five
d. Five
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) The raised platform that connects the rear of the auditorium with the stage in kabuki is known as the ________. Select one: a. beber b. onnagata c. kulit d. hanamichi
d. Hanamichi
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) ________ are interested in how historic phenomena reflects power structures in a given society. Select one: a. Feminist historians b. Postmodern historians c. Multicultural historians d. Marxist historians
d. Marxist Historians
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) Which of the following playwrights wrote the play Tartuffe? Select one: a. Racine b. Corneille c. Béjart d. Molière
d. Moliere
(Week Fourteen: Pages 231-247) Which of the following was NOT a secular dramatist during the Spanish Golden Age? Select one: a. Ferdinand de Rojas b. Juan del Encina c. Gil Vicente d. Pierre Corneille
d. Pierre Corneille
(Week Two: Pages 17-29) One of the key figures in the development of performance studies was ________. Select one: a. Ethel Waters b. Mark Rylance c. Euripides d. Richard Schechner
d. Richard Schechner
(Week Sixteen: Pages 248-268) The ________ was the largest theatre in Europe. Select one: a. Théâtre du Marais b. Palais-Royal c. Petit Bourbon d. Salle de Machines
d. Salle de Machines
(Week Eleven: Pages 173-189) Which of the following was NOT a major neoclassical critic? Select one: a. Antonio Minturno b. Lodovico Castelvetro c. Julius Caesar Scaliger d. Sebastiano Serlio
d. Sebastiano Serlio
(Week Six: Pages 94-107) The development of Chinese theatre was influenced by the rituals found in ________. Select one: a. Johan b. the Pear Garden c. Shakuntala d. Shamanism
d. Shamanism
(Week Four: Pages 49-69) The first known playwright to give up acting was ________. Select one: a. Thespis b. Euripides c. Aeschylus d. Sophocles
d. Sophocles
(Week Thirteen: Pages 203-229) Which of the following was NOT a theatre built in 1575 - 1630? Select one: a. The Theatre b. The Rose c. The Red Lion d. The Black Bear
d. The Black Bear
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) Which of the following plays was NOT written by Shakespeare? Select one: a. Troilus and Cressida b. Romeo and Juliet c. A Midsummer Night's Dream d. The Duchess of Malfi
d. The Duchess of Malfi
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) Which famous theatre in London was associated with William Shakespeare? Select one: a. Fortune Theatre b. Salisbury Court c. Blackfriars Theatre d. The Globe Theatre
d. The Globe Theatre
(Week Eight: Pages 124- 138) Extended musical passages used in medieval music were know as _________. Select one: a. nevrinds b. verilongs c. elongatos d. tropes
d. Tropes
(Week Twelve: Pages 191-203) Which of the following people was NOT a member of the university wits? Select one: a. Robert Greene b. Christopher Marlowe c. Thomas Kyd d. William Shakespeare
d. William Shakespeare
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) Which of the following is NOT a typical stock Roman character? Select one: a. a doddering elderly gentleman b. a greedy pimp c. a sly servant d. a devil figure
d. a devil figure
(Week Five: Pages 70-93) Match the Roman theatre space with its description.
the cavera - the audience seating area the scaena - the scene of stage house the pulpitum - a larged raised stage in front of the scaena the vomitoria - passageways that led to the orchestra and stage the auleum - a front curtain that was raised and lowered from a trench in front of the stage the siparium - a painted backdrop placed in front of the scaena frons the orchestra - a semicircular area to seat government officials the scaena frons - the elaborate and orante fascade of the scene house
(Week Seven: Pages 107-123) Match the type of shadow play with its description.
wayang kulit - The best-known Indonesian puppet theatre form which employs light and shadow. wayang beber - Performances by storytellers accompanied by music. wayang golek - A form that uses a wooden doll puppet that is controlled by rods connected to the hands. wayang wong - Performances by live masked male and female dancers.
