True and False Theatre Exam 3
Sophocles was known as the "Wakefield" Master". T/F
False
The "point of attack" is the turning point in a play. T/F
False
The New Comedy of Menander was severely critical of the Athenian government. T/F
False
Greeks felt music in tragedy should have an "ethical" content. T/F
True
The Clergy wrote liturgical drama during the Middle Ages. T/F
True
According to Aristotle both Comedy and Tragedy raise questions about the meaning of human kind's existence. T/F
False
According to Aristotle, Greek drama developed out of early Greek hunting rituals. T/F
False
Aeschylus introduced the 3rd Actor. T/F
False
Aeschylus won the first playwriting contest held in Greece. T/F
False
After 1580 there were no theatre companies in or around London. T/F
False
All Classical Greek plays of the 5th Century B.C. were spoken and chanted, not sung. T/F
False
An Elizabethan playwright retained the copyright to his plays for life plus 50 years. T/F
False
Ancient Greek theatre was for purely entertainment purposes. T/F
False
Aristotle and Sophocles were alive during the same period. T/F
False
Aristotle was born and raised an Athenian. T/F
False
Aristotle's treatise on theatre was written in the 3rd Century B.C. T/F
False
Feminist scholars embrace the Aristotelian model of story telling. T/F
False
From all information gathered by historians, most feel ancient Greek music for the theatre was simplistic and uninspiring. T/F
False
If you were walking through Ancient Athens you would see streets lined with white marble buildings, with beautiful white marble sculptures and people wearing long white chitons. T/F
False
In Shakespeare in Love, Shakespeare dies in a bar fight. T/F
False
Orchestra translated literally means "seeing place". T/F
False
Orchestra translated literally means seeing place. T/F
False
Phalluses were worn by all characters in a Greek comedy. T/F
False
Queen Elizabeth created a special Trade Guild for actors to protect their profession. T/F
False
Ritual is one of Aristotle's six elements of Dramatic Action?
False
Ritual is one of Aristotle's six elements of Dramatic Action? T/F
False
Shakespeare never married but he did father three children. T/F
False
Shakespeare published the "First Folio" shortly before he dies. T/F
False
Sophocles was known as the "Wakefield Master". T/F
False
The "First Folio" was Shakespeare's first play produced by the Chamberlain's Men. T/F
False
The "Rural" Dionysian festival was developed for tragedies. T/F
False
The Church continued to assume the cost for producing the plays during the Medieval period once they moved outside the church. T/F
False
The Greeks were the first to celebrate and hold holy the Sabbath. T/F
False
The New Comedy of Meander was severely critical of the Athenian government's role in the Peloponnesian war. T/F
False
The Skene is the machine that sometimes lowers the Gods at the end of a play. T/F
False
The Theatre of Dionysus was originally built during the Roman occupation of Athens. T/F
False
The Theatre of Dionysus was situated on the slope of the Parthenon in Athens. T/F
False
The drama of Euripides had 2 actors plus a chorus. T/F
False
The earliest liturgical play we have is one in which Christ is born - it is a Christmas play. T/F
False
There are 3, and only 3, elements of Dramatic Action in Aristotle's theory. T/F
False
Western audiences, to a great degree, have been brought up watching non-Aristotelian story telling. T/F
False
Women could act in cycle plays during the middle ages. T/F
False
Women were limited to playing only boy roles in Elizabethan theatre. T/F
False
A Satyr play is comic in tone. T/F
True
A play can be centered around a central character. T/F
True
According to Aristotle, character is revealed by what a character does. T/F
True
Aristophanes wrote Lysistrata. T/F
True
Aristotle studied with Plato and Plato studied with Socrates. T/F
True
Aristotle was trained as a biologist. T/F
True
At the time of Athenian democracy, in order to break up the family loyalties that had been the root of past rivalries all inhabitants of Athens were divided into ten tribes. T/F
True
Christopher Marlowe influenced Shakespeare with his used of blank verse. T/F
True
Elizabethan plays often included a musical element with dancing. T/F
True
Euripides tragedies were known for their cultural criticism of Athens. T/F
True
Generally, the "major dramatic question" in a play or story is answered in the "climax and resolution".
True
Greek comedies could have up to 5 actors in a single play. T/F
True
Greeks felt music in drama should have an "ethical" content. T/F
True
In comedy, a deviation from normality must not pose a serious threat. It is "in fun". T/F
True
Melodrama or "drama" can have elements of both tragedy and comedy - usually with a happy ending. T/F
True
Originally the leading actor and dramatist of Greek plays were the same person. T/F
True
Originally the leading actor and playwright of Greek tragedy were the same person. T/F
True
Plays performed inside the Church during the middle ages were performed in Latin? T/F
True
Repertory to the Elizabethan theatre was producing a different play every day. T/F
True
Shakespeare earned his sizable income as a playwright, actor and shareholder in his company. T/F
True
Socrates was Plato's teacher and Plato was Aristotle's teacher. T/F
True
Some critics refer to Shakespeare's play as "cinematic" in nature because of their structure. T/F
True
Special effects were used inside the church and later outside when presenting plays during the Middle Ages. T/F
True
The "public" theatre was the outdoor theatre in Elizabethan England. T/F
True
The "thought" or "idea" in Aristotle's model can include the themes, arguments and over-all meaning of action. T/F
True
The "thought" or "idea" in Aristotle's model can include the themes, arguments and over-all meaning of the action. T/F
True
The 10 tribes of Athens each had a judge in voting for best play at the City Dionysia. T/F
True
The Choregus (Choregoi) was a wealthy Greek citizen who helped pay for play production. T/F
True
The Elizabethan stage was raised off the ground. T/F
True
The Festival of Dionysus was a religious festival. T/F
True
The Theatre of Dionysus that exists in Athens today, is mostly ruins of the Roman renovation of the theatre. T/F
True
The classic tragic hero is flawed.
True
The classic tragic hero is flawed. T/F
True
The clergy wrote liturgical drama.
True
The earliest liturgical play is women returning to Christ's tomb and told by an angel that Christ has risen. T/F
True
The layout of the Elizabethan stage encouraged continuous flow dramatic action.. T/F
True
The oldest surviving Greek plays are by Aeschylus. T/F
True
The powerful town council members were mostly business men and guild masters in Elizabethan England. T/F
True
The two pure forms of drama are Tragedy and Comedy. T/F
True
The two pure forms of drama for Aristotle are Tragedy and Comedy. T/F
True
Theatron translated literally means "seeing place". T/F
True
Thomas Kyd was influential on Shakespeare's work with his play The Spanish Tragedy. T/F
True
You should turn off your cell phone while watching a play. T/F
True
