Theatre History Quiz! Ultimate Trivia Questions!
25 Questions
| Total Attempts: 104
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Questions and Answers
- 1.The most significant difference between Elizabethan and Restoration drama is in moral tone.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Calling for a "Total Theatre" which integrated all aspects of theatrical production into a "masterwork" was:
- A.
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- B.
Richard Wagner
- C.
Edwin Forrest
- D.
Madame Vestris
- 3.A short-lived style in theatre that mirrored the insanity of war was:
- A.
Futurism
- B.
Dadaism
- C.
Realism
- D.
Expressionism
- 4.The largest influx of women to the workforce in the United States came immediately after WWII.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Jerzy Grotowski, a Polish director created Environmental Theatre.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.It is safe to say that the period 1976-1985 saw the advent of diverse cultures represented in a theatre like a feminist, gay and lesbian, and Hispanic/Chicano theatre.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.William Davenant formed the acting company called "The King's Men."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Strindberg's A Dream Play was most notable because it deviated from:
- A.
Realistic drama
- B.
Melodrama
- C.
Romanticism
- D.
Tragicomedy
- 9.This playwright's works were banned from performance until 1975:
- A.
Scribe
- B.
Artaud
- C.
Lorca
- D.
Shepard
- 10.Julian Beck and Judith Malina formed the ________________ in 1946.
- A.
Environmental Theatre
- B.
The Living Theatre
- C.
New York Shakespeare Festival
- D.
The Open Theatre
- 11.In 1967, the first Rock Opera entitled _____________ was performed.
- A.
Grease
- B.
Hair
- C.
Jesus Christ Superstar
- D.
Annie
- 12.With works including Fires in the Mirror and Twilight in Los Angeles 1992, ____________ is the most prominent African-American performance artist currently working in the United States.
- A.
LeRoi Jones
- B.
Robert Foreman
- C.
August Wilson
- D.
Anna Deavere Smith
- 13.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Goetz von Berlichingen is an example of "storm and stress" drama.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Sarah Bernhardt and Anne Bracegirdle were consummate rivals on the English stage.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Bertolt Brecht argued that for theatre to succeed at teaching, the audience must be emotionally engaged throughout the performance.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.The 1940s marked the beginning of the Professional Regional Theatre Movement in the U.S.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Eugene Ionesco was noted for the nonsensical language in his plays that demonstrated the futility of communication.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.This female playwright won the Pulitzer in 1997 for her play How I Learned to Drive.
- A.
Suzan-Lori Parks
- B.
Paula Vogel
- C.
Caryl Churchill
- D.
Wendy Wasserstein
- 19.Aphra Behn was the first woman playwright to earn a living by writing.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Uncle Tom's Cabin was successfully adapted for the stage in 1853 by:
- A.
George Aiken
- B.
Dion Bouchicault
- C.
Wolfgang von Goethe
- D.
Jonathan Augustus Stone
- 21.The Theatrical Syndicate controlled most of the legitimate theatres between 1896 and 1914.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.Lucille Ball was brought before the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.1964 saw the end of the "Golden Age of Musical Theatre" with what show?
- A.
My Fair Lady
- B.
West Side Story
- C.
The King and I
- D.
Fiddler on the Roof
- 24.August Wilson founded the Black Horizon's Theatre Company in Pittsburgh.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.Mei Lanfang was the most renowned performer of Peking Opera during the years of 1936-1955.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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