CRASH COURSE EXAM 2024 UPDATED QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
Who was the greek god of theater? - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>play,
seeing
Frazer decided that theater "emerged as a sophisticated refining of BLANK" -
CORRECT 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: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>positivism
What was the term for the songs sung during the procession of Dionysus.? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>dithyrambs
What two Greek words does "tragedy" come from? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>goat
song
What did the choregos do? - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>theatron, orchestra
What were the two original parts of The Poetics called? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>tragedy and comedy
Which of the 6 parts of tragedy did Aristotle feel was the most important? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>plot
Aristotle felt that a tragedy should focus on one mostly BLANK character who is brought
LOW. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>good
What 3 elements did Aristotle feel a tragic plot needed. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>reversal, recognition, and a scene of suffering
What did the chorus wear in a Satyr play? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>satyr costumes
(ears, tails, and shaggy legs)
, "Comedy" comes from the Greek word Komoidia which means BLANK song. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>party
In the parabasis the chorus directly addresses who? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the
audience
Greek comedy is known for satirizing rituals and beliefs that were held sacred at the
time. TRUE or FALSE. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Roman and Greek theater look very similar to each other. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>TRUE
Who is one of the people "to blame" for this? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Alexander the
Great
What was the name for the genre of comedy that lasted from about 400 BCE to 232
BCE? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Middle Comedy
What god did the roman games honor? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Jupiter
What was the most popular form of Roman drama? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>comediese
In a Roman play who were each of these types of characters: Adulescens, Virgo,
Meretrix, Senex, Servus, Leno, Miles Gloriosus, Parasite? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>The Comedy of Errors
Seneca's tragedies had a BLANK act structure. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>V (five)
Emperor Constantine legalized what? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Christianity
533 CE is the date of the last recorded BLANK in Rome - CORRECT
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. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>FALSE
Most scholars believe that the resurgence of drama began as a part of the BLANK
sometime in the 10th century CE. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Easter service
What does Hrotsvitha's name mean? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>strong honor
WITH ANSWERS
Who was the greek god of theater? - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>play,
seeing
Frazer decided that theater "emerged as a sophisticated refining of BLANK" -
CORRECT 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: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>positivism
What was the term for the songs sung during the procession of Dionysus.? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>dithyrambs
What two Greek words does "tragedy" come from? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>goat
song
What did the choregos do? - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>theatron, orchestra
What were the two original parts of The Poetics called? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>tragedy and comedy
Which of the 6 parts of tragedy did Aristotle feel was the most important? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>plot
Aristotle felt that a tragedy should focus on one mostly BLANK character who is brought
LOW. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>good
What 3 elements did Aristotle feel a tragic plot needed. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>reversal, recognition, and a scene of suffering
What did the chorus wear in a Satyr play? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>satyr costumes
(ears, tails, and shaggy legs)
, "Comedy" comes from the Greek word Komoidia which means BLANK song. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>party
In the parabasis the chorus directly addresses who? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the
audience
Greek comedy is known for satirizing rituals and beliefs that were held sacred at the
time. TRUE or FALSE. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Roman and Greek theater look very similar to each other. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>TRUE
Who is one of the people "to blame" for this? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Alexander the
Great
What was the name for the genre of comedy that lasted from about 400 BCE to 232
BCE? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Middle Comedy
What god did the roman games honor? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Jupiter
What was the most popular form of Roman drama? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>comediese
In a Roman play who were each of these types of characters: Adulescens, Virgo,
Meretrix, Senex, Servus, Leno, Miles Gloriosus, Parasite? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>The Comedy of Errors
Seneca's tragedies had a BLANK act structure. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>V (five)
Emperor Constantine legalized what? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Christianity
533 CE is the date of the last recorded BLANK in Rome - CORRECT
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. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>FALSE
Most scholars believe that the resurgence of drama began as a part of the BLANK
sometime in the 10th century CE. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Easter service
What does Hrotsvitha's name mean? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>strong honor
