Theatre Midterm Review Jeopardy Template

Medieval	Shakespeare	Greek	Roman
100 Mystery Plays ______ is stories from the Bible and performed in cycles.	100 37 plays How many plays did Shakespeare write?	100 Thespis Who is recognized as the first Actor	100 The number increased What happened to the number of plays during the Roman Empire?
200 Miracle Plays _____ told the stories of the saint's lives.	200 Comedies, Tragedies, Histories What were the different types of plays he wrote?	200 Athens Which city was the main center for the Greek Dionysian festivals and drama?	200 Television Roman Theatre is often compared to this form of modern entertainment (ask for more details if confused sorry it's worded oddly)
300 Morality Plays What are dramas using religious characters and themes to teach a moral lesson?	300 He was a playwright, poet, writer, and actor! What careers did Shakespear pursue?	300 Chorus This group of men often represented the townspeople and chanted in unison.	300 Histriones The name for Roman actors
400 1. A weakening of the church. 2. The secular qualities of drama overcame the religious material. What is one of the reasons why there was a gradual decline of religious theatre toward the end of the Middle Ages?	400 Lord Chamberlain's Men What was the name of the main playing company Shakespeare first became a part of?	400 Dionysus Who was the god of wine, revelry, and fertility?	400 Acrobatics, trained animals, jugglers, athletic events, music and dance, dramatic skits, short farces, and full-length drams? Things that added to Roman Theatre?
500 Classical Greek drama: the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides and the criticism of Aristotle. Whose manuscripts were preserved in the eastern Roman empire?	500 Athens "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is set in this Mediterranean City that's in the title of another Shakespeare play	500 Prologos/Prologue The opening scene of a Greek tragedy that sets the action and provides background information.	500 20 What is the number of plays survived by Plautus?

Theatre Midterm Review

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