Drama

Question 1

When did theatre start
(A) theatre started in 1887
(B)Roman times
(C) We don’t actually know

Answer 1

(C) The exact origin of theatre is uncertain but some cave paintings suggest theatre dates back as far as the Stone Age

Question 2

What does the word drama come from
(A) Hardrada one of the contenders of the throne in 1066
(B) Greek word dram
(C) inky
(D) Greek word dran

Answer 2

D meaning to do

Question 3

In Greek times they didn’t have lightbulbs so how did light get In
(A) the theatres were open roof
(B) they didn’t use theatres at all those were just to confuse historians
(C) they time travelled and actually did have light bulbs

Answer 3

(A)

Question 4

In Greek theatre what is a chorus do
(A) nothing
(B) sang and danced
(C) all of them
(D)wore a mask
(E) b and d

Answer 4

(E). The chorus was a key factor of theatre they commented on the story ,sang,danced,wore a mask to help portray characters and sometimes preformed in the play

Question 5

The ancien

Question 6

The Ancient Greek created what type of plays
(A) tragedies
(B) comedies
(C) satires
(D) all of the above

Answer 6

D

Question 7

Medivial theatre
What was this time known as and why
(A) the dark ages because the sun stopped working
(B) the dark ages because there wasn’t much human improvement
(C) the dark ages because the Greeks time traveled and took there light bulbs

Answer 7

B probably because all the sickness they had

Question 8

What did the medevial church DISSAPROVE of

Answer 8

Theatre they wanted you to go to church instead

Question 9

Where were plays preformed in Medieval times

Answer 9

In the middle of the street

Question 10

What is improv

Answer 10

Making up a play on the spot

Question 11

Define silent films

Answer 11

A film with no sound but just spoken dialogue instead use gestures or cards

Question 12

Film tinting true or false
Blue =day
Yellow = party
Green= stinky

Answer 12

False
Blue = night
Yellow =day
Green = mystery

Question 13

Fill in timeline
1greek
2….
3…….
4 Elizabethan
5 restoration
6 18 th century
7 Victorian melodrama
8………………..
9……..theatre
10 theatre ……the……
11 hint sink

Answer 13

2 medieval 3 commedia dell’ arte 8 naturalism 9 political 10 theatre of the absurd 11kitchen sink drama

Question 14

Commedia dell arte
(A) Began in America 🇺🇸🇺🇸
(B) began in Italy 🍕🍕🍕
(C) began in china 🧋🧋🧋

Answer 14

B

Question 15

In commedia dell’ arte did they use scripts true or false

Answer 15

False it was improv

Question 16

In commedia dell’ arte what did they wear
(A) monkeys on their head 🐒
(B) swimsuits🩱🩱🩱🩱
(C) masks 😷😷😷😷

Answer 16

C masks but not like covid masks

Question 17

How dramatic was commedia dell’ arte
(A) very
(B) not at all
(C) a little

Answer 17

A because they preformed in streets they needed an attention grabbing performance

Question 18

Do I have a cat called
(A) silly billy
(B) fudge
(C) flake

Answer 18

B

Question 19

What theatre time did William Shakespeare perform
(A) Elizabethan
(B) commedia dell’ arte
(C) medieval

Answer 19

A

Question 20

Did you sit or stand in Elizabethan theatres 🪑🪑🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️🧍

Answer 20

Stand 🧍‍♀️