Question 1

Which Roman playwright was also a tutor to the Emperor Nero?

Accepted Answer

Seneca

Question 2

A _____ is a pivoting scenic devise used by the Greeks to enable them to change scenery quickly during a performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Periaktoi 
B)  Duex ex machina 
C)  Parados 
D)  Ekkyklema 
E)  Skene 
A)  Periaktoi 
B)  Duex ex machina 
C)  Parados 
D)  Ekkyklema 
E)  Skene A

Question 3

What did Thespis do that made him such a famous theatre person?

Accepted Answer

He stepped from the dithyramb chorus and acted

Question 4

What does the word "Hellenistic" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  To be anti-religious 
B)  To be of Helen 
C)  To be a very poor actor 
D)  To be faithful to Julius Caesar 
E)  None of the above 
A)  To be anti-religious 
B)  To be of Helen 
C)  To be a very poor actor 
D)  To be faithful to Julius Caesar 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

Around 500 BCE, Greece was made up of strong independent city-states, including all but one of the following.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sparta 
B)  Corinth 
C)  Thebes 
D)  Athens 
E)  Rome 
A)  Sparta 
B)  Corinth 
C)  Thebes 
D)  Athens 
E)  Rome

Question 6

Why were later Roman mime performances often silent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because they were outlawed from speaking 
B)  Because in Rome many different languages were spoken 
C)  Because Emperor Nero had their tongues ripped out 
D)  Because Emperor Caligula ordered them to not interrupt his speeches 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Because they were outlawed from speaking 
B)  Because in Rome many different languages were spoken 
C)  Because Emperor Nero had their tongues ripped out 
D)  Because Emperor Caligula ordered them to not interrupt his speeches 
E)  None of the above

Question 7

The greatest of the ancient Greek comic playwrights was…

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristophanes 
B)  Euripides 
C)  Aeschylus 
D)  Thespis 
E)  Sophocles 
A)  Aristophanes 
B)  Euripides 
C)  Aeschylus 
D)  Thespis 
E)  Sophocles

Question 8

Which playwright wrote Oedipus Rex?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristophanes 
B)  Euripides 
C)  Aeschylus 
D)  Thespis 
E)  Sophocles 
A)  Aristophanes 
B)  Euripides 
C)  Aeschylus 
D)  Thespis 
E)  Sophocles

Question 9

The _____ was the wealthy citizen who financed the production of Greek plays.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____ was the wealthy citizen who...

Question 10

____ was one of two religious festivals held each year to honor Dionysus.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____ was one of two religious festivals...

Question 11

What words do scholars use to identify later Greek comic plays (i.e. plays that happened after the end of the Peloponnesian war, when there was little freedom of speech in Athens)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Old comedy 
B)  Goat song 
C)  Spartan specials 
D)  New comedy 
E)  Dictator plays 
A)  Old comedy 
B)  Goat song 
C)  Spartan specials 
D)  New comedy 
E)  Dictator plays

Question 12

Dionysus was the god of…

Accepted Answer

A)  Wine and Cheese 
B)  Darkness 
C)  Happiness and Fortitude 
D)  Beauty 
E)  Wine and fertility 
A)  Wine and Cheese 
B)  Darkness 
C)  Happiness and Fortitude 
D)  Beauty 
E)  Wine and fertility

Question 13

In ancient Greek theatre, the episode was followed by a _____, which contained more songs and dances from the chorus as it commented on the action of the play.

Accepted Answer

A)  Prologue 
B)  Parados 
C)  Chorus 
D)  Exodus 
E)  Stasimon 
A)  Prologue 
B)  Parados 
C)  Chorus 
D)  Exodus 
E)  Stasimon

Question 14

Although there are many theories about how theatre began in Athens, many scholars accept Aristotle's claim that theatre grew out of a ritual called…

Accepted Answer

The answer of Although there are many theories about how...

Question 15

The seating or "seeing place" in an ancient Greek theatre was called the…

Accepted Answer

The answer of The seating or "seeing place" in an...

Question 16

This ancient Greek playwright wrote Medea.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aeschylus 
B)  Sophocles 
C)  Euripides 
D)  Aristophanes 
E)  Socrates 
A)  Aeschylus 
B)  Sophocles 
C)  Euripides 
D)  Aristophanes 
E)  Socrates

Question 17

What words do scholars use to identify early Greek comic plays (i.e. plays that happened before the end of the Peloponnesian war, when there was still a relatively high degree of freedom of speech in Athens)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Old comedy 
B)  New comedy 
C)  Goat song 
D)  Freedom comedies 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Old comedy 
B)  New comedy 
C)  Goat song 
D)  Freedom comedies 
E)  None of the above

Question 18

How did the early Christians feel about the theatre?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How did the early Christians feel about...

Question 19

What modern word do we derive from the building that once served as a dressing room in the ancient Greek theatre?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What modern word do we derive from...

Question 20

What does "hubris" mean?

Accepted Answer

An overbea

Which Roman playwright was also a tutor to the Emperor Nero?

A _____ is a pivoting scenic devise used by the Greeks to enable them to change scenery quickly during a performance.

What did Thespis do that made him such a famous theatre person?

What does the word "Hellenistic" mean?

Around 500 BCE, Greece was made up of strong independent city-states, including all but one of the following.

Why were later Roman mime performances often silent?

The greatest of the ancient Greek comic playwrights was…

Which playwright wrote Oedipus Rex?

The _____ was the wealthy citizen who financed the production of Greek plays.

____ was one of two religious festivals held each year to honor Dionysus.

What words do scholars use to identify later Greek comic plays (i.e. plays that happened after the end of the Peloponnesian war, when there was little freedom of speech in Athens)?

Dionysus was the god of…

In ancient Greek theatre, the episode was followed by a _____, which contained more songs and dances from the chorus as it commented on the action of the play.

Although there are many theories about how theatre began in Athens, many scholars accept Aristotle's claim that theatre grew out of a ritual called…

The seating or "seeing place" in an ancient Greek theatre was called the…

This ancient Greek playwright wrote Medea.

What words do scholars use to identify early Greek comic plays (i.e. plays that happened before the end of the Peloponnesian war, when there was still a relatively high degree of freedom of speech in Athens)?

How did the early Christians feel about the theatre?

What modern word do we derive from the building that once served as a dressing room in the ancient Greek theatre?

What does "hubris" mean?

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Which Roman playwright was also a tutor to the Emperor Nero?

A _____ is a pivoting scenic devise used by the Greeks to enable them to change scenery quickly during a performance.

What did Thespis do that made him such a famous theatre person?

What does the word "Hellenistic" mean?

Around 500 BCE, Greece was made up of strong independent city-states, including all but one of the following.

Why were later Roman mime performances often silent?

The greatest of the ancient Greek comic playwrights was…

Which playwright wrote Oedipus Rex?

The _____ was the wealthy citizen who financed the production of Greek plays.

____ was one of two religious festivals held each year to honor Dionysus.

What words do scholars use to identify later Greek comic plays (i.e. plays that happened after the end of the Peloponnesian war, when there was little freedom of speech in Athens)?

Dionysus was the god of…

In ancient Greek theatre, the episode was followed by a _____, which contained more songs and dances from the chorus as it commented on the action of the play.

Although there are many theories about how theatre began in Athens, many scholars accept Aristotle's claim that theatre grew out of a ritual called…

The seating or "seeing place" in an ancient Greek theatre was called the…

This ancient Greek playwright wrote Medea.

What words do scholars use to identify early Greek comic plays (i.e. plays that happened before the end of the Peloponnesian war, when there was still a relatively high degree of freedom of speech in Athens)?

How did the early Christians feel about the theatre?

What modern word do we derive from the building that once served as a dressing room in the ancient Greek theatre?

What does "hubris" mean?

Theatre, Art, and Entertainment

Stage Vs Screen

Theatre and Cultural Diversity

Experiencing and Analyzing Plays

A Day in the Life of a Theatre

The Playwright and the Script

The Art of Acting

The Art of Directing

The Art of Design

A Creative Life

Concise Version the Many Types of Theatre

Then and Now Version Non-Western Theatre

Then and Now Version the Dark Ages to the Dawn of the Renaissance

Then and Now Version the Renaissance

Then and Now Version the Restration, the Enlightenment, and Romanticism

Then and Now Version Modern Theatre

Then and Now Version the Muscial

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