Which are thought to be three possible origins of theatre?

imitation, role playing, and storytelling

the acting out of an established, prescribed procedure.

a formal religious or social occasion, usually led by an authority figure.

Acting, following scripts, and having design elements

are the ties that bind ritual and ceremony to theatre.

Participatory theatre

attempts to remove the barrier between performers and spectators.

What is Gertrude never able to do?

Be reflective about her circumstances

Why is Hamlet sometimes considered to be a play about inaction?

Because Hamlet never hesitates when it comes to acting against Claudius

How does Claudius respond to Hamlet’s insanity?

By focusing on himself and his own well-being

Why is Hamlet considered unique among revenge plays?

Because action is repeatedly put off

What does Fortinbras want from Claudius?

Lands that once belonged to Norway

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History of Theatre

Question	Answer
What are some reasons to study theatre history?	all of the above
Which are thought to be three possible origins of theatre?	imitation, role playing, and storytelling
A ritual is	the acting out of an established, prescribed procedure.
A ceremony is	a formal religious or social occasion, usually led by an authority figure.
Acting, following scripts, and having design elements	are the ties that bind ritual and ceremony to theatre.
Role playing	is universal.
Participatory theatre	attempts to remove the barrier between performers and spectators.
What are some of the questions theatre scholars ask about playing spaces?	all of the above
We ask the question “Were any people excluded from theatre because of gender, race, or socioeconomic status?” to understand more about which of the following elements of theatre in history?	audience
We ask the question “What was their social and economic standing within their society?” to under- stand more about which of the following elements of theatre in history?	performer
What words best describe Hamlet’s character throughout the play?	Mysterious, thoughtful, morose
What is Claudius’s most powerful weapon?	His way with words
Which character said "The play is the Thing"	Hamlet
What was the name of the play that Hamlet presented?	The Mousetrap
What did Claudius say and stumbled out when here saw Hamlet's play?	Give me some light!
What is Gertrude never able to do?	Be reflective about her circumstances
Which of these relationships would not be construed as incestuous?	Hamlet and Ophelia
Why is Hamlet sometimes considered to be a play about inaction?	Because Hamlet never hesitates when it comes to acting against Claudius
How does Claudius respond to Hamlet’s insanity?	By focusing on himself and his own well-being
Why is Hamlet considered unique among revenge plays?	Because action is repeatedly put off
Who joins Bernardo, the watchman, on his watch of the castle?	Marcellus and Horatio
What do Marcellus and Bernardo want to show Horatio?	A ghost
What proves to Horatio that the ghost is that of King Hamlet?	His armor
How does Horatio explain the appearance of King Hamlet’s ghost?	He says it’s a warning sign.
Who is Fortinbras?	Prince of Norway
Who is now married to King Hamlet’s wife?	Claudius
What does King Claudius say he is in mourning over?	The death of his brother
What do Claudius and Gertrude want Prince Hamlet to do?	Stay close to them
What does Prince Hamlet contemplate doing because he is so upset?	Killing himself
What does Fortinbras want from Claudius?	Lands that once belonged to Norway
How does Ophelia die?	She drowns in the river
Who was the 6th person to die in the movie Hamlet? (Do not count Hamlet Sr. He was already dead when the movie started.)	Laertes
What skull did Hamlet discover in the courtyard?	The former court jester's
In which of the following years was Hamlet more likely written?	1601
Which character speaks but is not seen when Hamlet and his friends make a pact?	The ghost
Who speaks the famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy?	Hamlet
Why, according to Polonius, Hamlet gone mad?	He is in love with Ophelia
In the movie saw in class, where does Laertes want to kill Hamlet for killing his father?	Inside the church
Who was the 1st person to die in the movie Hamlet? (Do not count Hamlet Sr. He was already dead when the movie started.)	Polonius
How many Characters die during the course of this play?	Eight
Why does Hamlet decide NOT to kill Claudius after the traveling players' play?	Claudius was praying
Who was the last character to die in this play?	Hamlet
Who was the 5th person to die in the movie Hamlet? (Do not count Hamlet Sr. He was already dead when the movie started.)	Gertrude
How did Claudius murder King Hamlet?	By pouring poison in his ear
Who was the 2nd person to die in the movie Hamlet? (Do not count Hamlet Sr. He was already dead when the movie started.)	Ophelia
Which of the following characters survive the play?	Fortinbras, Haratio and Osric
Which of Claudius and Laertes's traps for Hamlet succeeds in killing him?	The poisoned sword
Whom is the author of Hamlet?	William Shakespeare
Which of the following characters cannot see the ghost?	Gertrude
In what country does Rosencrantz and Guildenstern die?	England
Who has just died at the beginning of Antigone?	Eteocles and Polynices
Why won't Ismene help Antigone bury Polynices?	She is afraid of breaking the king's order.
What will happen to Eteocles' body?	It will get a hero's burial.
How does Antigone respond when Creon asks if she buried Polynices?	She freely admits she did so.
Whom does Antigone say supports her actions?	All of Thebes
What does Ismene offer to do when Creon condemns Antigone?	Die with her sister
What does Creon ultimately decide to do about Antigone?	Put her in a cave without food
What does Haemon try to do before killing himself?	Kill Creon
Who kills herself as a result of Haemon's death?	Eurydice
Whom does the Chorus compare Antigone to?	Oedipus
The six elements of theatre according to The Poetics are	plot, characters, thought, language, music, spectacle.
Plays wherein the action begins near the climax and there are only a few characters, one main plot, and one locale are examples of	all of the above
Greek tragedies needed exposition because	the plays began in the midst of the crisis.
Antigone is a good example of crisis drama because	only Antigone, Ismene, Creon, and the chorus appear onstage.
Satyr plays	all of the above
Old Comedy introduced new episodes into the structure of plays called the	a and b
A play that reflected the social and political climate in Athens as it declined in power and, was full of bawdy wit, was probably written by	Aristophanes.
The best known comic playwright of the Greek golden age was...	Aristophanes.
Aristophanes's last plays-in particular, Plutus (388 B.C.E.)-are often categorized as...	Middle Comedy
Greek theatres were outdoor amphitheatres with illumination by	the sun
Sophocles wrote The Poetics, which outlines six elements of theatre.	False
Cities provided the theatre, the awards, and the salaries for the actors and playwrights for the City of Dionysus.	True
Greek three-sided flats were known as	periaktoi.
The crane that lifted an actor down from “heaven” was called	mechane.
The three-actor rule meant that	none of the above
Illustrations often depict Greek performers wearing a thick-soled boot known as	kothornos.
The Hellenistic era was	during the reign of Alexander the Great.
The theatres built during the Hellenistic period	stretched from Asia Minor in the east to Italy in the west.
The proskenion was the	larger stage in Hellenistic theatres.
New Comedies differ from Old Comedies in that they	all of the above
How does Haemon feel Creon is acting?	Petty
Who does Antigone want to bury?	Her brother
What causes Haemon’s death?	Creon’s actions
According to Tiresias, what does truth bring?	Pain
According to Oedipus, what will happen to King Theseus if he helps him?	He will face Thebes
Why does Creon think his treatment of Polynices is acceptable?	Polynices broke his duty to the state.
Why is the fact that Sophocles' audience already knew the Oedipus story important?	It heightens the sense of inevitability.
How do most characters in the plays die?	They commit suicide.
What do the plays suggest is a basic duty people owe to the dead?	Burial
What is the significance of the three-way crossroad?	It symbolizes choice and consequences.
The development Early Asian Theatre, began in India over ________ years ago.	2000
Which Japanese Theatre below are a combo of No, Bunraku, and folk, most popular in 17th century Origins Okuni of Izumo: Shinto Priestess, started by dancing on stage?	Kabuki
Which Japanese Theatre below known for puppet theatre and domestic drama, historic plays, nobility, wars?	Baranku
Sanskrit Drama is the language of what class?	noble
Sanskrit drama, the Natyasastra also serves as a kind of _________________ of the theatre practice.	encyclopedia
A surviving document called the Natyasastra	Indian Theatre (space)
No Theatre, Bunraku Theatre, Kabuki Theatre	Japanese Theatre
Kalidisa is a Sanskrit playwright for which theatre below?	Indian Theatre
Which theatre below were during the Yuan Period of History?	Chinese
Which story from the Yuan drama, ________________ is an excellent example of a lawsuit and trial genre in which a clever, Solomon-like judge frees an innocent person accused of a crime.	Circle of Chalk
The play The Circle of Chalk	all of the above
Historically, actors who performed nō	were trained from childhood.
The main character in nō, who wears a	shite.
The comic character in nō is	kyōgen.
Bunraku texts	all of the above
In bunraku, the puppets are manipulated by how many people?	three
Chikamatsu wrote	all of the above
In order to keep the boundaries between the performers and audiences, authorities outlawed what in kabuki performances?	female performers
A kabuki device that is a raised narrow platform connecting the rear of the auditorium with the stage is called	hanamichi
Kabuki male actors who play women’s parts are called	onnagata
In what year does the movie open?	2013
What is the real name of Ford?	John Stevens
What play does Kevin Costner perform with his mule Bill in the beginning.	Macbeth
What is the 4th law of the Laws of 8?	Terror Will Defeat Reason
What occupation did General Bethlehem have before the war?	Copy Machine Salesman
What movie does the clan reject whatching in order to watch The Sound of Music?	Universal Soldier
What is the name of the restaurant that Ford takes the Postman to in Pineview?	Foster's
What ailment did Abby's husband contact that made him sterile?	Bad Mumps
What is the 1st Law, of the Laws of 8?	You will obey orders without question
Where does the Postman tell Bethlehem the capitol of the restored United states is located?	Hubert Humphrey Metrodome
The name of the famer who caused the uprising and founded the Clan was Nathan Holn.	True
The 68 year old carrier who is sworn in tells the Postman he got his tattoo in what year?	1970
What name does the Postman give to the innamed town in Oregon?	Elvis
Luke was the name of the mole that Bethlehem sends to kill the Postman?	True
The Postman daughter's name was Rose.	False
What law does the Postman invoke to challenge for the leadership of the clan?	Law 7
Of the laws of 8, Which law states; There is only one penalty - DEATH	Law 8
Who finally kills Bethlehem?	Colonel Getty
What is the 4th Law of the Laws of 8?	Terror Will Defeat Reason
The statue of the Postman is unveiled in what year?	2043
In Western Culture, the period from 500-1400 C.E. is referred to as the ____________.	Middle Ages
The years between 1400 and 1650 are know as the ____________.	Renaissance
The theatre of Byzantium was reminiscent of theatre during the _________________ empire.	Roman
During the Middle Ages, there was a rebirth of ___________ as a result of expansion of commerce and trade.	towns
Hrosvitha, the earliest known ________ dramatist, flourished during the 10th century in northern Germany.	female
Hrosvitha, was also a________ .	nun
Liturgical drama, which was ________ .	sung
By the 19th century, extended musical passages, called _____________, .	tropes
The two spartial elements were used for staging liturgical dramas within the church were _____________ and platea	mansions
The term for everyday speech is __________________ and so the new form of drama-to which we turn below-is called _____________ drama.	venacular, venacular
Which below is the question and answers song performed by monks at Easter and it translated to "to whom you seek"?	Quem quaeritis
In early English liturgical dramas,	a and b
Scholars think that church dramas in Latin transformed and moved outside the church because	all of the above
The following type of play dramatizes a series of biblical events, the lives and miracles of saints, and contemporary church doctrines:	mystery plays
Cycle plays	all of the above
A production of a play about Noah that included using barrels of rain to create the deluge onstage demonstrates that	medieval dramatists were interested in spectacle.
The following groups of people helped produce mystery plays.	all of the above
Having a performer play two or more different parts in a play is called	doubling.
Typecasting means	choosing people with certain qualities in real life to play characters with those qualities.
The wagons used for plays may have been	all of the above
What years are considered the English Renaissance?	1485–1642
Which of the following names are acceptable for this period?	all of the above
This era saw strides in the Reformation with	all the above
Elizabeth I united the English people through	all the above
Which of the following was characteristic of school dramas?	They were performed by boys and men in school settings and They reflected Greek and Roman influence. a and c only
The “university wits” included	Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Kyd.
Which common aspects of Elizabethan drama adhered to neoclassical rules?	none of the above
Which theatrical production element(s) used in English Renaissance drama allowed for fluid transfer of settings and times in the plays?	the neutral platform stage
From which of the following did Shakespeare borrow plots?	English history
Which of the following were types of plays Shakespeare wrote?	all of the above
In the final battle scene Jason comes up against the "Children of the Hydra's Teeth", and the Argonauts who fight alongside him lose their lives. How many were there, excluding Jason?	2
Where must Jason go to find the Golden Fleece?	Colchis
Which city was Jason born in?	Thessaly
When Jason reaches his destination, he is betrayed by one of his Argonauts. Which one has turned against him?	Acastus
Hercules' companion, Hylas, meets an unfortunate end on the island guarded by Talos. How does he die?	crushed to death
Who did we see in the last scene in the film?	Medea and Jason kissing
Who did Jason rescue for the sea?	Medea
Medea, Jason's love interest, is a high priestess. Who does she worship?	Hecate
Jason gathers a vast amount of heroes together to form the Argonauts. Which of these Greek heroes does not feature in the film as one of the Argonauts?	Atalanta
According to Zeus, Hera may help Jason the same amount of times that Jason's sister called out to the Goddess. How many times is this?	5
Desdemona's father is:	Brabantio
What pattern is embroidered on the handkerchief?	Strawberries
How is the Turkish fleet thwarted?	by the storm
What rank does Cassio hold before Othello strips it from him?	Lieutenant
How old is Iago?	Twenty-eight
What is “the beast with two backs”?	Two people having sex
What is Brabanzio’s position in Venice?	Senator
Where does Iago tell Roderigo that Othello and Desdemona are sailing to from Cyprus?	Mauritania
What first attracted Desdemona to Othello?	The stories he told about his past
What rank does Iago begrudgingly hold?	Ensign
From whom did Desdemona first hear the “song of ‘Willow’”?	Her mother’s maid, Barbary
Which of Cassio’s weaknesses does Iago exploit?	A low tolerance for alcohol
Whom does Iago refer to as the true general?	Desdemona
How does Othello kill Desdemona?	He smothers her
What, according to Iago, is the “green-eyed monster”?	Jealousy
Whom does Cassio wound in the drunken brawl of Act II, scene iii?	Montano
With whom does Cassio dine the night he is stabbed?	Bianca
What is Othello holding as he stands over the sleeping Desdemona?	A light
On the night of her death, what does Desdemona ask Emilia to do?	Put Desdemona’s wedding sheets on the bed
According to Lodovico’s letter, who is to replace Othello as governor of Cyprus?	Cassio

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