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Theater does not occur without…?
a) an audience
b) actors
c) cast & crew
d) a stage
a) an audience
In which months were the festival of Dionysus celebrated?
a) May or June
b) March or April
c) April or May
d) July or August
b) March or April
What are the four spaces in a traditional theatre facility?
a) Centerstage, Upstage, Downstage, Backstage
b) Proscenium stage, Thrust stage, Arena stage, Found space
c) Stage, House, Backstage, Front of House
d) Fly Space, Apron, Wings, Control booth
c) Stage, House, Backstage, Front of House
Why is Aristotle important in theater?
a) He is consider the first theatre critic
b) He was one of the three Greek classical tragic playwrights
c) He was a Greek god
d) He mentored Euripidies
a) He is consider the first theatre critic
Who wrote Antigone?
Sophocles
Who are the three Greek classical tragic playwrights?
a) Aristophanes, Aeschylus, Sophocles
b) Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
c) Dionysius, Aristophanes, Sophocles
d) Euripidies, Dionysius, Satyr
b) Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
What is an auxiliary space in theater?
a) Areas outside the main performance space that support the production and the people involved
b) Flexible performance space where the stage and seating can be rearranged from production to production
c) Style of stage where the audience is seated on three sides of the performers.
d) Any place that a performance is done that isn’t in a traditional theater
a) Areas outside the main performance space that support the production and the people involved
What was Dionysus the Greek God of?
a) Wine, revelry, fertility
b) Wisdom, mathematics, logic
c) Death and the underworld
D) Science and creation
a) Wine, revelry, fertility
Where does the chorus perform?
a) In the black box
b) In the orchestra
c) In the aisles
d) They can not be seen
b) In the orchestra
What is a green room?
a) lounge area for cast and crew
b) where actors get into makeup and costume
c) a storage space for set pieces
d) where lighting and sound boards are located
a) lounge area for cast and crew
What is the purpose of the chorus?
a) To compete with the actors for audience attention, adding dramatic tension.
b) To allow actors to quickly switch roles by changing masks.
c) To act as narrators, providing background context and commentary for the audience.
d) To publicly critique the play’s moral message, like modern film critics.
c) To act as narrators, providing background context and commentary for the audience.
What is NOT an example of an auxiliary space?
a) Control Booth
b) Box Office
c) Shops
d) Found Space
d) Found Space
Which Greek god was theatre performed in honor of in Ancient Greece?
a) Zeus
b) Aristotle
c) Dionysus
d) Sophocles
c) Dionysus
What is probably the oldest type of stage?
a) Thrust
b) Amphitheater
c) Arena
d) Found Space
c) Arena
What did the Ancient Greeks sell as merch?
What are conventions?
a) Specific rules or customs traditional to certain forms of theater.
b) A set of rules of acceptable behavior in a certain situation.
c) The central thoughts of the play.
d) The large rooms where scenery and costumes are created.
a) Specific rules or customs traditional to certain forms of theater.
What were the three types of drama in Ancient Greeks?
a) Epic, Lyric, Tragedy
b) Tragedy, Comedy, Satyr
c) Comedy, Romance, Satire
d) Epic, Melodrama, Comedy
b) Tragedy, Comedy, Satyr
What is an example of a convention?
a) skene
b) etiquette
c) a program
d) an orchestra
c) a program
What is a raked stage?
a) Style of stage where the audience is seated on three sides of the performers.
b) Flexible performance space where the stage and seating can be rearranged from production to production
c) style of stage in which the audience completely surrounds the performance space
d) The stage floor gradually gets higher as it moves away from the audience.
d) The stage floor gradually gets higher as it moves away from the audience.
What did playwrights get if their play won at the Dionysus festival?
Glory and their name inscribed into a wall
What is the most common form of stage?
a) Arena stage
b) Thrust stage
c) Found space
d) Proscenium stage
d) Proscenium stage
Why did Ancient Greeks wear masks in theater?
a) It represented the type of drama
b) Wearing masks were part of their religious ritual
c) To hide the actors' identities since women weren’t allowed to perform
d) None of the above
b) Wearing masks were part of their religious ritual
Where is organized theater said to have began?
a) Babylon, Mesopotamia
b) Athens, Greece
c) Knossos, Crete
d) Rome, Italy
b) Athens, Greece
Who could not preform or attend plays in Ancient Greece?
Women and Slaves
What was more important to ancient Greeks than a tangible reward?