SUMMATIVE TEST IN ARTS (4th)

What do you call that large, open-air structure building constructed on the slope of the hills in Greece?

• Coloseum
• Ekkyklema
• Pinakes
• Theatron

Which of the following is true about Medieval theatre?

• It started in the 3rd century B.C.
• Theatre acting became a full-time career.
• The minstrels traveled from one town to another to keep the theatre performances alive.
• The first spotlight was used in the U.S. during this period.

Which of the following is not true about Neoclassical theatre?

• Right and proper audience behavior applied in this period.
• The purpose of the plays was to entertain and to teach lessons.
• The theatre was characterized by its grandiosity.
• Melodrama and opera became the most popular theatrical forms.

Which of the following is not true about Renaissance theatre?

• Theatre acting became a full-time career.
• The themes for the plays were religious.
• The director organized and handled finances.
• The role of women was played by men.

What play used dialogue that is sung?

• Bodabil
• Farce
• Opera
• Restoration Comedy

A dramatic entertainment, originating in Rome, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.

• Comedy
• Melodrama
• Pantomime
• Tragedy

What do we call these plays that are based on the stories from the Bible or told of the lives of the saints?

• Vaudeville
• Liturgical dramas
• Holy dramas
• Biblical stories

Which Greek playwright wrote Oedipus Rex: King of Thebes?

• Victor Hugo
• William Shakespeare
• Sophocles
• Aristophanes

What word comes from two Greek words whic mean "goat" and "song that deals with a tragic event with an unhappy ending?

• Tragedy
• Satyr
• Melodrama
• Vaudeville

What is the name of the first permanent non-wooden theater in Rome whose structure is similar to Greek theater?

• Palace Garnier
• Theatron
• Triumvir of Pompey
• Colosseum