Definitions
Society
Streaks/One Shots
Final Jeopardy
100
The convention for representing depth on a flat surface is called
Perspective
100
The Byzantine empire is important to theatre history because it
preserved classical Greek drama manuscripts
100
The Italian Renaissance witnessed major innovations in four areas of theatre arts (100 points each!)
acting (in commedia dell'arte), dramatic criticism, theatre architecture, scene design
100
Commedia dell'arte companies usually consisted of ten performers: _____ men and _____ women.
7 men and 3 women
200
The focus on people rather than gods in literature and the arts that was popular in the Renaissance is called
Humanism
200
The center of society after the fall of the Roman empire was
The Roman Catholic Church
200
The basic elements of opera are (5 answers at 200 each!)
arias, duets, trios, and quartets, and recitatives
300
What was the term for plays written in local languages such as Italian, French, Spanish, or English?
Vernacular Drama
300
The three major categories of people in feudal society were
Lords, Vassals, and Serfs
300
The term mystery comes from ministerium, meaning a religious service or office, suggesting the religious origin of mystery dramas.
True
400
The basic spatial elements used to stage liturgical dramas within the church were
Mansion and Platea
400
The High Middle Ages saw the organization of the following for the first time (2 answers)
Guilds and Universities
400
Cycle plays were usually produced once every ten to twenty years. Some lasted days and days.
False (Two to ten years)
500
A spectacular, short piece depicting a mythological tale, presented between acts of a full-length play, and thematically riffing on the full-length play would be a(n)
Intermezzo
500
Dionysus Daily Double!
The earliest-known female dramatist is
500
The Italians borrowed the idea of the proscenium arch from the Greeks.
False