Theatre Appreciation Test 1
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- 1.The original meaning of theatre is?
- A.
Acting place
- B.
Seeing place
- C.
Drama place
- D.
Things done
- 2.How are the Satyrs depicted in Greek art?
- A.
Sexually
- B.
Like a goat
- C.
As a human
- D.
Half goat Half man
- 3.Were the Satyrs sexual animals?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.What were the hymns which celebrated Dionysus's life and adventures called?
- A.
Dithyramb
- B.
Dionysus hymns
- C.
Theater hymns
- 5.Which city converted formalized ritual drama?
- A.
Athens
- B.
Sparta
- C.
Crete
- D.
Bowling Green
- 6.The major festival held each spring in honor of Dionysus was called the City of Dionysia?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.In which season was the City of Dionysia held?
- A.
Spring
- B.
Winter
- C.
Summer
- D.
Fall
- 8.What was the year that theatre productions were first given at this festival?
- A.
534 B.C.E
- B.
533 B.C.E
- C.
501 B.C.E
- D.
449 B.C.E
- 9.In 534 B.C.E the festival that was held was a?
- A.
Tragic festival
- B.
Comedy festival
- 10.In the year 534 B.C.E when the first festival was held which actor won all of the awards.
- A.
Thesdus
- B.
Euripedes
- C.
Aschylus
- D.
Sopttocles
- 11.How were the theatre productions fiananced?
- A.
Choregos
- B.
Dithyramnb
- C.
Country
- 12.The people who fiananced the plays gave the money because they felt it was helping the polis?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.What was the name of the theatre where these productions were formed?
- A.
Theatre of Dionysus
- B.
Thorikos Theatre
- C.
Phaistos Theatre
- D.
Epidarus Theatre
- 14.The theatre of Dionysus was where theatre began?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.This theatre is the best preserved theatre we have today and is still used?
- A.
Dionysus
- B.
Epidarus
- C.
Thorikos
- D.
Phaistos
- 16.The theatre of Dionysus was held in the?
- A.
Agora
- B.
Chora
- C.
Ionian
- D.
DUC
- 17.This theatre is the oldest of theatre spaces
- A.
Dionysus
- B.
Epidarus
- C.
Phaistos
- D.
Thorikos
- 18.This theatre is the oldest square theatre
- A.
Dionysus
- B.
Epidarus
- C.
Phaistos
- D.
Thorikos
- 19.How many actors performed the major speaking roles?
- A.
2 men
- B.
3 men
- C.
6 men
- D.
0 men
- 20.How many women performed the major speaking parts?
- A.
3 women
- B.
2 women
- C.
0 women
- D.
1 women
- 21.This actor was the most important actor?
- A.
Protagonist
- B.
Deteragonist
- C.
Tritagonist
- 22.The 3 actor rule came about in the year
- A.
501 B.C.E
- B.
534 B.C.E
- C.
500 B.C.E
- D.
449 B.C.E
- 23.The best protagonist of the year was first given out in
- A.
501 B.C.E
- B.
449 B.C.E
- C.
534 B.C.E
- 24.When was the golden age of Greek Theatre and drama?
- A.
5th Century
- B.
6th Century
- C.
4th Century
- D.
When Greys Anatomy came on T.V.
- 25.What was the skene?
- A.
Hut
- B.
Play
- C.
Food
- D.
Stage
- 26.The Skene was used as background for actors and scenery
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 27.What was the orchestra?
- A.
Central Dancing Place
- B.
Where the band played
- C.
Changing area
- 28.The orchestra was in the shape of a
- A.
Square
- B.
Circular
- C.
Triangle
- 29.The Parados was where the actors and chorus made their entrance
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 30.The Proskenion was
- A.
Form of scenery
- B.
Where they changed
- C.
Type of play
- D.
Entrance way for actors
- 31.The theoric fund was a method of payment for those who could not afford the play
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 32.The platform that was rolled our of the doorway where violent acts took place but were not shown was called the
- A.
Ekkyklema
- B.
Mechane
- C.
Proskenion
- D.
Skene
- 33.A crane that showed characters in flight ir high above was called
- A.
Mechane
- B.
Skene
- C.
Proskenion
- D.
Ekkyklema
- 34.Theatres were physically located in sacred places
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 35.The union that actors belonged to was called
- A.
Artist of Dionysus
- B.
Union of Dionysus
- C.
Actors of Dionysus
- 36.Which of the below playwrights wrote tragedy
- A.
Aeschylus
- B.
Sopttocles
- C.
Euripedes
- D.
Aristophanes
- 37.Which of the below playwrights was known for writing comedy
- A.
Aeschylus
- B.
Sopttocles
- C.
Euripedes
- D.
Aristophanes
- 38.Which playwright added the 2nd actor?
- A.
Aeschylus
- B.
Euripedes
- C.
Sopttocles
- D.
Aristophanes
- 39.Which playwright added the 1st actor
- A.
Festus
- B.
Aeschylus
- C.
Euripedes
- D.
Sopttocles
- 40.Which playwright had a chorus of 12 people
- A.
Aeschylus
- B.
Eurpides
- C.
Sopttocles
- D.
Aristophanes
- 41.This playwright made the chorus 15 people
- A.
Aristophanes
- B.
Euripedes
- C.
Sopttocles
- D.
Aeschylus
- 42.In Euripedes plays he had a chorus of 15
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 43.This playwright made their chorus have 24 people in it
- A.
Aeschylus
- B.
Euripedes
- C.
Sopttocles
- D.
Aristophanes
- 44.This type of play had a chorus of 12-12 people
- A.
Tragedy
- B.
Comedy
- C.
Dithyramb
- 45.This type of play had a chorus of 24 people
- A.
Tragedy
- B.
Satyr
- C.
Comedy
- D.
Dithyramb
- 46.Satyr ususally had 12-15 people in their chorus
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 47.This type of play had a chorus of 100*10
- A.
Tragedy
- B.
Comedy
- C.
Dithyramb
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