Greeks
This person is responsible for the "hellenization" of most of the European continent?
Alexander the Great
The seating area of the Roman theatre is called the:
Cavea
Stories about the lives of the saints
Miracle Plays
The Elizabethan era began in:
1558
The artist who most exemplifies the idea of the "Renaissance Man" (someone who has a wide range of interests and knowledge) was:
Leonard da Vinci
The playing area in the Greek theatre is called the:
Orchestra
What was the primary responsibility of a Roman wife?
Bearing her children.
Similar to a stage manager, this person oversaw all aspects of Medieval cycle play productions:
Pageant Master
A roof protecting the stage in Elizabethan theatres, the underside of which was painted:
Heavens
Which writer championed the tragicomedy, even though it broke one of the basic rules of the neoclassical era?
Giambattista Guarini
The annual theatre festival where playwrights would compete for top honors was called:
The City Dionysia
Horace's rules of drama are:
1. Plays must be in 5 acts.
2. No mixing of Tragedy and Comedy.
3. No gods unless necessary for the plot.
4. No violence onstage.
5. No more than 3 actors.
These organizations were responsible for the production of individual cycle plays on the European continent (not in England):
Confraternities
The English theatre company whose members included Richard Burbage, Will Kempe, and William Shakespeare was:
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
The Italian Renaissance began in approximately:
1400
A piece of Greek stage machinery, literally meaning "god from the machine," is:
The deus ex machina
This person built the first permanent theatre in Rome in 55 BCE:
Pompey the Great
A trope which begins with the line, "Who do you seek in the tomb, O Christians?" is known as the:
Quem Quaeritis
Even though Charles I was not executed until seven years later, we say that the English Renaissance ended in this year, when all theatrical activity was outlawed:
1642
While Aristotle insisted that drama should both teach and entertain, which theorist insisted that the sole purpose of drama is to entertain?
Ludovico Castelvetro
The earliest recorded example of a person taking on a role ("acting") is from the:
Abydos Ritual
The 10-volume book on Roman architecture, De Architectura, which included information about Roman theatres, was written by:
Marcus Vitruvius
Groups in England during the Middle Ages that were responsible for producing a cycle play:
Trade guilds
Blackfriars is an example of an English
Private theatre
While these ideas overlap somewhat, which of the following social concepts was primarily focused on a person's mastery of language in all situations?
Grazie