THE 131 Exam 3 Questions and Correct
Answers, Complete Solution Updated 2024.
The major festival of plays in ancient Greece was called the:
A. City Zeusia.
B. City Dionysia.
C. City Athena.
D. City Dionysus.
B. City Dionysia.
What term that we use today for contrived endings came about because of the
overuse of gods to resolve difficult dramatic situations?
A. Paradoi
B. Skene
C. Deus ex machina
D. Eccyclema
C. Deus ex machina
Performances in ancient Greek theatres seem to have begun when, due in part to
the lack artificial lighting?
A. At sunset
B. At dawn
C. Late morning
D. In the afternoon
B. At dawn
Which of the following did NOT write Roman comedy?
A. Seneca
B. Terence
C. Plautus
Seneca
Like the Greek theatre which influenced it, the Roman theatre used a chorus to
perform songs between the Episodes.
True
False
False
It was a theatrical convention in the performance of Greek tragedy for all of the
speaking roles to be played by a total of ____ actors.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
C. three
Plays were presented at all ancient Greek festivals honoring the gods.
, True
False
False
Short, comic presentations, often parodying Greek myths, were called what?
A. Satyr plays
B. Dithyrambs
C. Olio acts
D. Thespians
A. Satyr plays
Similar to a modern parade float, which device was used to accomplish the
processional staging of the English Wakefield Cycle?
A. Tiring house
B. Mansion
C. Pageant wagon
D. Plateau
C. Pageant wagon
Which of the following statements is true?
A. All surviving Roman comedies are concerned with social or political satire.
B. All surviving Roman comedies are based on Roman myths.
C. All surviving Roman comedies are adaptations of Greek plays.
C. All surviving Roman comedies are adaptations of Greek plays.
Acting was a highly valued profession in Elizabethan England with many actors
achieving celebrity and successful economic status during their lives.
True
False
True
French neoclassicism advocated all of the following EXCEPT
A. The goal of using theatre to teach as well as to entertain
B. The mixing of tragedy and comedy in the same play
C. The use of lower to middle-class characters for comedy
D. Adherence to the Unity of time, place and action
B. The mixing of tragedy and comedy in the same play
Which did NOT influence the development of Elizabethan drama?
A. The short lifespan for continuous performances of the same play
B. The regular basis of performances over a playgoing season lasting several
months
C. Strict adherence to neoclassical unities of time, place, and action
D. Competition for a limited audience
C. Strict adherence to neoclassical unities of time, place, and action
Since the background for all scenes in the Globe Theatre, and others like it, was a
formalized facade, specific locations of scenes were established primarily
through dialogue in a convention known as what?
A. Platea
B. Mansions
Answers, Complete Solution Updated 2024.
The major festival of plays in ancient Greece was called the:
A. City Zeusia.
B. City Dionysia.
C. City Athena.
D. City Dionysus.
B. City Dionysia.
What term that we use today for contrived endings came about because of the
overuse of gods to resolve difficult dramatic situations?
A. Paradoi
B. Skene
C. Deus ex machina
D. Eccyclema
C. Deus ex machina
Performances in ancient Greek theatres seem to have begun when, due in part to
the lack artificial lighting?
A. At sunset
B. At dawn
C. Late morning
D. In the afternoon
B. At dawn
Which of the following did NOT write Roman comedy?
A. Seneca
B. Terence
C. Plautus
Seneca
Like the Greek theatre which influenced it, the Roman theatre used a chorus to
perform songs between the Episodes.
True
False
False
It was a theatrical convention in the performance of Greek tragedy for all of the
speaking roles to be played by a total of ____ actors.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
C. three
Plays were presented at all ancient Greek festivals honoring the gods.
, True
False
False
Short, comic presentations, often parodying Greek myths, were called what?
A. Satyr plays
B. Dithyrambs
C. Olio acts
D. Thespians
A. Satyr plays
Similar to a modern parade float, which device was used to accomplish the
processional staging of the English Wakefield Cycle?
A. Tiring house
B. Mansion
C. Pageant wagon
D. Plateau
C. Pageant wagon
Which of the following statements is true?
A. All surviving Roman comedies are concerned with social or political satire.
B. All surviving Roman comedies are based on Roman myths.
C. All surviving Roman comedies are adaptations of Greek plays.
C. All surviving Roman comedies are adaptations of Greek plays.
Acting was a highly valued profession in Elizabethan England with many actors
achieving celebrity and successful economic status during their lives.
True
False
True
French neoclassicism advocated all of the following EXCEPT
A. The goal of using theatre to teach as well as to entertain
B. The mixing of tragedy and comedy in the same play
C. The use of lower to middle-class characters for comedy
D. Adherence to the Unity of time, place and action
B. The mixing of tragedy and comedy in the same play
Which did NOT influence the development of Elizabethan drama?
A. The short lifespan for continuous performances of the same play
B. The regular basis of performances over a playgoing season lasting several
months
C. Strict adherence to neoclassical unities of time, place, and action
D. Competition for a limited audience
C. Strict adherence to neoclassical unities of time, place, and action
Since the background for all scenes in the Globe Theatre, and others like it, was a
formalized facade, specific locations of scenes were established primarily
through dialogue in a convention known as what?
A. Platea
B. Mansions
