EXCEL CRASH COURSE EXAM 2025/2026 LATEST VERSION
FROM WALL STREET QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS (BRAND NEW!!)/WSP EXCEL CRASH COURSE
Who was the greek god of theater?..ANSWER..Dionysus
A theater is a place in which a BLANK is performed. If you trace the word back to
its Greek origins it literally means the BLANK place...ANSWER..play, seeing
Frazer decided that theater "emerged as a sophisticated refining of
BLANK"..ANSWER..ritual
The idea that all societies are on a path that will eventually lead them to Western
civilization, "which in this view is getting better and better all the time," is
called:..ANSWER..positivism
What was the term for the songs sung during the procession of
Dionysus.?..ANSWER..dithyrambs
What two Greek words does "tragedy" come from?..ANSWER..goat song
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,What did the choregos do?..ANSWER..assemble the chorus, hire the flute player,
and buy masks/any other set furniture
The seated section of the theater was called the BLANK, which means "seeing
place." The chorus performed on the BLANK...ANSWER..theatron, orchestra
What were the two original parts of The Poetics called?..ANSWER..tragedy and
comedy
Which of the 6 parts of tragedy did Aristotle feel was the most
important?..ANSWER..plot
Aristotle felt that a tragedy should focus on one mostly BLANK character who is
brought LOW...ANSWER..good
What 3 elements did Aristotle feel a tragic plot needed...ANSWER..reversal,
recognition, and a scene of suffering
What did the chorus wear in a Satyr play?..ANSWER..satyr costumes (ears, tails,
and shaggy legs)
"Comedy" comes from the Greek word Komoidia which means BLANK
song...ANSWER..party
In the parabasis the chorus directly addresses who?..ANSWER..the audience
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,Greek comedy is known for satirizing rituals and beliefs that were held sacred at
the time. TRUE or FALSE...ANSWER..FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Roman and Greek theater look very similar to each
other...ANSWER..TRUE
Who is one of the people "to blame" for this?..ANSWER..Alexander the Great
What was the name for the genre of comedy that lasted from about 400 BCE to
232 BCE?..ANSWER..Middle Comedy
What god did the roman games honor?..ANSWER..Jupiter
What was the most popular form of Roman drama?..ANSWER..comediese
In a Roman play who were each of these types of characters: Adulescens, Virgo,
Meretrix, Senex, Servus, Leno, Miles Gloriosus, Parasite?..ANSWER..Adulescens:
hero, Virgo: girl next door, Meretrix: prostitute, Senex: father/old man, Servus:
wily slave, Leno: the pimp, Miles Gloriosus: bragging soldier, Parasite:
slave/sponge
Shakespeare borrowed from Plautus when he wrote what play?..ANSWER..The
Comedy of Errors
Seneca's tragedies had a BLANK act structure...ANSWER..V (five)
Emperor Constantine legalized what?..ANSWER..Christianity
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, 533 CE is the date of the last recorded BLANK in Rome..ANSWER..theatrical
performance
We know a fair amount about theater in the Byzantine Empire because many of
their scripts were well preserved. TRUE of FALSE...ANSWER..FALSE
Most scholars believe that the resurgence of drama began as a part of the BLANK
sometime in the 10th century CE...ANSWER..Easter service
What does Hrotsvitha's name mean?..ANSWER..strong honor
Hrotsvitha wanted to write plays that were both BLANK and
BLANK..ANSWER..funny and holy
Closet dramas are plays that are meant to be read but not performed. TRUE or
FALSE...ANSWER..TRUE
Ordo Vitutum is "the only liturgical drama that survives alongside its
BLANK."..ANSWER..music
When liturgical drama outgrew the churches it was being performed in, where did
it move to?..ANSWER..outside
In what century did drama move away from being a church and liturgical event to
being completely secular?..ANSWER..13th century
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FROM WALL STREET QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS (BRAND NEW!!)/WSP EXCEL CRASH COURSE
Who was the greek god of theater?..ANSWER..Dionysus
A theater is a place in which a BLANK is performed. If you trace the word back to
its Greek origins it literally means the BLANK place...ANSWER..play, seeing
Frazer decided that theater "emerged as a sophisticated refining of
BLANK"..ANSWER..ritual
The idea that all societies are on a path that will eventually lead them to Western
civilization, "which in this view is getting better and better all the time," is
called:..ANSWER..positivism
What was the term for the songs sung during the procession of
Dionysus.?..ANSWER..dithyrambs
What two Greek words does "tragedy" come from?..ANSWER..goat song
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,What did the choregos do?..ANSWER..assemble the chorus, hire the flute player,
and buy masks/any other set furniture
The seated section of the theater was called the BLANK, which means "seeing
place." The chorus performed on the BLANK...ANSWER..theatron, orchestra
What were the two original parts of The Poetics called?..ANSWER..tragedy and
comedy
Which of the 6 parts of tragedy did Aristotle feel was the most
important?..ANSWER..plot
Aristotle felt that a tragedy should focus on one mostly BLANK character who is
brought LOW...ANSWER..good
What 3 elements did Aristotle feel a tragic plot needed...ANSWER..reversal,
recognition, and a scene of suffering
What did the chorus wear in a Satyr play?..ANSWER..satyr costumes (ears, tails,
and shaggy legs)
"Comedy" comes from the Greek word Komoidia which means BLANK
song...ANSWER..party
In the parabasis the chorus directly addresses who?..ANSWER..the audience
2|Page
,Greek comedy is known for satirizing rituals and beliefs that were held sacred at
the time. TRUE or FALSE...ANSWER..FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Roman and Greek theater look very similar to each
other...ANSWER..TRUE
Who is one of the people "to blame" for this?..ANSWER..Alexander the Great
What was the name for the genre of comedy that lasted from about 400 BCE to
232 BCE?..ANSWER..Middle Comedy
What god did the roman games honor?..ANSWER..Jupiter
What was the most popular form of Roman drama?..ANSWER..comediese
In a Roman play who were each of these types of characters: Adulescens, Virgo,
Meretrix, Senex, Servus, Leno, Miles Gloriosus, Parasite?..ANSWER..Adulescens:
hero, Virgo: girl next door, Meretrix: prostitute, Senex: father/old man, Servus:
wily slave, Leno: the pimp, Miles Gloriosus: bragging soldier, Parasite:
slave/sponge
Shakespeare borrowed from Plautus when he wrote what play?..ANSWER..The
Comedy of Errors
Seneca's tragedies had a BLANK act structure...ANSWER..V (five)
Emperor Constantine legalized what?..ANSWER..Christianity
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, 533 CE is the date of the last recorded BLANK in Rome..ANSWER..theatrical
performance
We know a fair amount about theater in the Byzantine Empire because many of
their scripts were well preserved. TRUE of FALSE...ANSWER..FALSE
Most scholars believe that the resurgence of drama began as a part of the BLANK
sometime in the 10th century CE...ANSWER..Easter service
What does Hrotsvitha's name mean?..ANSWER..strong honor
Hrotsvitha wanted to write plays that were both BLANK and
BLANK..ANSWER..funny and holy
Closet dramas are plays that are meant to be read but not performed. TRUE or
FALSE...ANSWER..TRUE
Ordo Vitutum is "the only liturgical drama that survives alongside its
BLANK."..ANSWER..music
When liturgical drama outgrew the churches it was being performed in, where did
it move to?..ANSWER..outside
In what century did drama move away from being a church and liturgical event to
being completely secular?..ANSWER..13th century
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