Primitive
What are the earliest forms of drama?
What are rituals and storytelling
Who was the Greek god of theater?
Who is Dionysus
What was the purpose of Roman theater
To entertain the audience
What was the purpose of a mansion for medieval plays?
What is the setting
Shakespeare wrote comedies, tragedies and what other type of play?
What are histories
What types of things did the ritual show
What are hunting, battles, origin stories or daily life
How did Greek theater originate?
What are religious rites that paid homage to Dionysus.
Why was the orchestra reduced in size during the Roman theater period
The chorus was not an important part of Roman plays
Which of the following best describes a miracle play?
What is a play depicting stories about legends of the saints
What is a rhyming couplet?
What are two lines that rhyme
Who lead the rituals
Who is the shaman
What is a dithyramb?
What is a hymn sang by the chorus
Who outlawed theatrical practices at the end of the Roman era
The Catholic Church
Which of the following type of medieval play is based on Bible stories?
Mystery
What type of stage was the globe
What is a thrust stage
Why was violence not shown on stage during Greek theater performances?
What is it was against religious law
For which type of entertainment were slaves sometimes used as performers
Roman gladiatorial battles
Why was the Catholic Church responsible for the rebirth of theater in medieval times?
What is they began acting out parts of the Bible to help followers understand
Shakespeare’s type of blank verse is called what?
What is iambic pentameter
Which playwright stepped out of the chorus to become the first actor?
Who is Thespis
What was the shape of the Roman orchestra
half circle
What type of drama was spoken in common language?
What is vernacular
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
What is 37