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Grade 9 History of Theater
Sophocles wrote which of the following plays?
  1. Medea
  2. Agamemnon
  3. Lysistrata
  4. Oedipus
Grade 9 History of Theater
The city that is most associated with Greek theatre is
  1. Carthage
  2. Athens
  3. Rome
  4. Sparta
Grade 9 History of Theater
An element in drama that evokes sorrow and compassion?
  1. closet drama
  2. folk drama
  3. pathos
  4. chorus
Grade 9 History of Theater
The Greeks valued this genre of theatre above all others
  1. comedy
  2. satire
  3. tragedy
  4. history
Grade 9 History of Theater
A play primarily concerned with teaching right and wrong?
  1. Morality play
  2. Moral interlude
  3. Closet drama
  4. Passion play
Grade 9 History of Theater
A secular drama that took place during planting, harvest or Christmas time; developed with liturgical drama?
  1. Morality play
  2. Closet drama
  3. Mystery play
  4. Folk drama
Grade 9 History of Theater
Greek theatres . . .
  1. were rooged
  2. had proscenium arches
  3. had box offices
  4. were all outdoors
Grade 9 History of Theater
Aristotle wrote this book that outlined the essential elements of drama
  1. The Poetics
  2. The Odyssey
  3. The Illiad
  4. The Origin of Species
Grade 9 History of Theater
Introduced the first important use of blank verse.
  1. Christopher Marlowe
  2. Ben Johnson
  3. William Shakespeare
Grade 9 History of Theater
Stephen Sondheim was born on                                    in                                   .
  1. April 23, 1940 Boston, Mass
  2. March 22, 1930 New York, New York
  3. March 22, 1942 Doylestown, PA
  4. February 22, 1950 Los Angeles, CA
Grade 9 History of Theater
About how long ago did Greek theatre begin?
  1. 200 years ago
  2. 2,500 years ago
  3. 20 years ago
  4. 500 years ago
Grade 9 History of Theater
A play based on the legends of saints?
  1. Saint Play
  2. Mystery Play
  3. Morality Play
  4. Thespian
Grade 9 History of Theater
Stephen Sondheim was born on                                    in                                   .
  1. April 23, 1940 Boston, Mass
  2. March 22, 1930 New York, New York
  3. March 22, 1942 Doylestown, PA
  4. February 22, 1950 Los Angeles, CA
Grade 9 History of Theater
The Greek tragedian who was a master of pathos, he wrote Medea.
  1. Dionysus
  2. Sophocles
  3. Euripedes
  4. Seneca
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