THEA 1342 UTA GAUPP EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026
festivals honoring their gods - Answers Greek theater history began with
Athens - Answers The city of _________ was the main center of for the theatrical traditions of
ancient Greece
Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Euripedes, and Sophocles. - Answers major playwrights of ancient
Greece
tragedy, comedy, and satyr plays - Answers theatrical forms of ancient Greece
The Poetics - Answers Which of Aristotle's treatise contains the earliest known theory about the
origins of Greek theatre?
plot, character, thought/theme, diction/speech, music/melody, and spectacle. - Answers the six
dramatic elements of Aristotle's poetics
architecture, structure, design, buildings and the plays - Answers what was shown in ancient
roman theater that was influenced by ancient greek theater?
semi circular design - Answers What is an example of the way ancient roman theater was
influenced by ancient greek theater?
trap doors - Answers what were common on the stages of ancient roman theaters?
Seneca and Plautus & Terence - Answers what did ancient roman playwrights include for
tragedy and comedy?
Naumachiae - Answers What were theatrical places for the shows of live sea battles in ancient
rome?
Bacchus - Answers In ancient rome, who was the patron god of roman theater?
Kathakali - Answers highly stylized classical Indian dance-drama noted for the attractive make-
up of the characters, elaborate costumes, detailed gestures, and well-defined body movements.
Noh Drama - Answers major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been
performed since the 14th century.
Kabuki - Answers classical Japanese dance drama dating originally to the late 16th century.
China's Han Dynasty (200 BCE) - Answers The earliest forms of shadow plays (also known as
shadow puppetry) appear to trace to
Medieval theater - Answers refers to the theatre of Europe between the fall of the Western
Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance.
2025/2026
festivals honoring their gods - Answers Greek theater history began with
Athens - Answers The city of _________ was the main center of for the theatrical traditions of
ancient Greece
Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Euripedes, and Sophocles. - Answers major playwrights of ancient
Greece
tragedy, comedy, and satyr plays - Answers theatrical forms of ancient Greece
The Poetics - Answers Which of Aristotle's treatise contains the earliest known theory about the
origins of Greek theatre?
plot, character, thought/theme, diction/speech, music/melody, and spectacle. - Answers the six
dramatic elements of Aristotle's poetics
architecture, structure, design, buildings and the plays - Answers what was shown in ancient
roman theater that was influenced by ancient greek theater?
semi circular design - Answers What is an example of the way ancient roman theater was
influenced by ancient greek theater?
trap doors - Answers what were common on the stages of ancient roman theaters?
Seneca and Plautus & Terence - Answers what did ancient roman playwrights include for
tragedy and comedy?
Naumachiae - Answers What were theatrical places for the shows of live sea battles in ancient
rome?
Bacchus - Answers In ancient rome, who was the patron god of roman theater?
Kathakali - Answers highly stylized classical Indian dance-drama noted for the attractive make-
up of the characters, elaborate costumes, detailed gestures, and well-defined body movements.
Noh Drama - Answers major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been
performed since the 14th century.
Kabuki - Answers classical Japanese dance drama dating originally to the late 16th century.
China's Han Dynasty (200 BCE) - Answers The earliest forms of shadow plays (also known as
shadow puppetry) appear to trace to
Medieval theater - Answers refers to the theatre of Europe between the fall of the Western
Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance.
