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Theatre History Trivia Knowledge! Quiz

The first recorded theatrical performance was in __________________ in about 2000 BC.

The Greeks are credited with starting theatre to honor the god:

The Greek chorus originally danced around an altar singing the "________" or tragos.

The chorus member who stepped away from the chorus and engaged in dialog with them was _________, the first actor.

All of the acting in Greek plays was done by:

The writer of the Eumenides and the man who is called the "Father of Tragedy" is:

_________________ wrote Oedipus the King and Antigone and is often compared to Shakespeare as the greatest playwright of all time.

_____________wrote about women, such as Medea, and he originated the prologue to summarize the plot for the audience prior to the action of the play.

The only writer of Greek comedy whose plays exist in whole today is ________________, who wrote Birds and Frogs.

Roman plays, which are not considered in the same class with the Greek plays, consisted of:

Which of the following was not a Roman writer?

In the Medieval period, ___________ plays were based on the lives of saints and stories from the Bible.

A play based on Christ's final week is called a _______________ play.

A spectacular play which used excess and extravagance to glorify the nobility was a:

Plays that were written to teach basic principles (right versus wrong) are called _________ plays.

Named after the queen who ruled for a great part of it, the _______________ or Renaissance period saw a rebirth of great comedy and drama.

To finance their endeavors and to maintain their reputations, Renaissance actors sought the patronage of:

During the Renaissance period, __________ were prevented from acting for fear that it would cause immorality.

The Elizabethan writer who is credited for introducing blank verse and who wrote The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is:

The bitter Elizabethan writer who got into trouble for writing whatever he felt was:

Which of these is NOT a Shakespearean play?

A poor man who wanted to attend the play by Marlowe, Jonson, or Shakespeare could stand in the "pit," the area in front of the stage. The people in this area were called:

The Commedia dell'arte performance did not include which of the following:

The commedia dell'arte plays were performed by traveling

In commedia dell'arte beautiful young lovers were called:

In commedia dell'arte the flirtatious maidservant was the:

In commedia dell'arte, the heroine's father was named:

The English Royal Patent of 1662 did what?

The comic trendsetter of the Restoration period who wrote The Country Wife was:

The playwright who challenged audiences to think and who wrote Arms and the Man and Saint Joan were:

The Japanese theatre style that uses dolls or puppets is called:

The Japanese theatre style named after its three parts (singing, dancing, and acting) is:

The American stage borrowed its early plots from the plays of _______ for much of its youth.

The eventual greatness of the American stage was almost overshadowed by the sudden impact of

_______________ wrote The Iceman Cometh and A Long Day's Journey into Night.

The author of Death of a Salesman and The Crucible is:

_____________ wrote Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, a Streetcar Named Desire, and Night of the Iguana.

She wrote about a black family's struggles in A Raisin in the Sun.