QUIZ 5: HISTORY - EARLY THEATER 10362

Question 1

Which of the following statements is false

 Roman plays were nothing like Greek plays in any way  

 Roman plays were heavily influenced by Greek plays  

 Roman theater structures copied the layout of Greek theater structures in many ways  

 Roman plays were less philosophical and more spectacular than Greek plays  

Question 2

Aristotle was:

 A character in Oedipus  

 A Roman playwright who wrote The Birds  

 A Greek playwright who wrote Antigone  

 A Greek drama critic who wrote The Poetics  

Question 3

The book The Poetics was an important book of dramatic criticism to the Greeks, but doesn't have any relation to how we think about drama today.

 True  

 False  

Question 4

Plays after the fall of Rome and during the Medieval period were usually silly comedies very much like the plays of Roman playwrights Plautus and Terence

 True  

 False  

Question 5

In the story of Oedipus, the character of Jocaste is related to Oedipus as:

 His niece and his mother  

 His aunt and his grandmother  

 His mother and his wife  

 His sister and his daughter  

Question 6

Using our current terminology for theater spaces, the Greeks used a theater space that could best be described as:

 Proscenium style  

 Thrust Stage  

 Arena Style  

Question 7

Looking at the period of time after the fall of the Roman Empire, which of the following responses DOES NOT describe the way that Christian leaders felt about theater

 They felt that theater was offensive because of its sexual content  

 They felt that theater taught immorality to audiences  

 They felt that theater was an excellent way to build community  

 They felt that anyone who went to theater on a holy day should be excommunicated  

Question 8

There are only three playwrights from the time of the Greeks whose plays survived to today. Those playwrights are:

 Sophocles, Euripides and Aristotle  

 Aeschylus, Sophocles and Laius  

 Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides  

 Oedipus, Euripides and Aristotle  

Question 9

During the Medieval period, theater came to be performed most commonly

 In indoor theaters with electrical lighting  

 On Wagons that could move from one part of town to another  

 In large free standing theater buildings, much like the Romans  

 In large theaters built in to hillsides, much like the Greeks  

Question 10

Both Greek and Roman actors wore masks when performing

 True  

 False  

Question 11

After the fall of Rome there was very little theater in Europe. When theater did re-emerge, it was in the Catholic churches. They performed short, religious pieces and they were performed in Latin.

 True  

 False  

Question 12

Actor in ancient Greek theater were all men

 True  

 False  

Question 13

A Satyr play is:

 A form of Greek plays that were comic and satirical in nature  

 A typical Medieval story line from plays about the devil  

 A play performed by goats  

 The main style of tragedy done by the Romans  

Question 14

In the beginning phase of the start of Greek theater, religious practice and theater were very separate from each other

 True  

 False  

Question 15

The use of _________________ is unique to Greek theater, and was not used in other eras of theater

 Tragic stories  

 Multiple characters  

 A chorus  

 Masks  

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true:

 The Skene in a Greek theater was a large structure behind the orchestra where only the members of the Chorus would perform  

 The Skene was the area where the audience would sit  

 The Skene was not a part of Greek theaters and only became used when the Romans started building theaters  

 The Skene in a Greek theater was a large structure behind the orchestra where the actors playing the main parts would perform  

Question 17

Western Europe and The United States are the only parts of the world that have theater traditions that go far back in time.

 True  

 False  

Question 18

Which of the following statements is false:

 The Greeks had large festivals where plays were put on  

 During the time of the Greeks, slavery existed  

 Greek plays were put on exclusively for royalty  

 The Greeks watched plays that were based on stories they already knew  

Question 19

At Greek theater festivals, very often one playwright would present:

 One tragedy and three satyr plays based on the same theme  

 Four tragedies and a trilogy of satyr plays, all based on the same theme  

 Three tragedies and one satyr play based on the same theme  

 Seven plays, all on different themes  

Question 20

Greek plays were based on ancient myths that the audiences already knew

 True  

 False  

Question 21

Which of the following statements is true:

 Roman theater buildings were usually built into a hillside  

 Greek theater buildings were free standing structures  

 Medieval theater usually took place on a hillside  

 Greek theaters buildings were usually built into a hillside  

Question 22

Roman Theater emphasized comedies more than Greek theater did

 True  

 False  

Question 23

In the story of Oedipus, the man who murdered King Laius is:

 King Laius committed suicide  

 Creon  

 Oedipus  

 The Sphynx  

Question 24

In Greek theater buildings, the area called the Orchestra is:

 The part of the theater where the audience would sit  

 A large, flat, circular area where the member of the Chorus would perform  

 A large square area where only the lead actors would go  

 A large, flat, circular area where the musicians sat  

Question 25

Both the Romans and the Greeks built theater buildings that were free-standing, meaning they didn't require a hillside for building seating in to.

 True  

 False