Drama Quiz on Literature

2. 1. The earliest record of something very much like
a theatrical performance comes from
____________________________
A.Greece
B.Egypt
C.Persia
D.India

3. 2. Where did drama started to
develop?
A.Greece
B.Egypt
C.Persia
D.India

4. 3. An actor playwright who
introduced masks into Greek plays
A.Dionysus
B.Olympus
C.Thespis
D.Skene

5. 4. The word ‘tragedy’ is derived from
the word ___________
A.Trages
B.Tragos
C.Tragis
D.Tragas

6. 5. A Small hut where the actors
changed masks and costumes.
A. Machina
B. Skene
C. Thespian
D. orchestra

7. 6. The greatest writers of Greek
tragedy are _____________
A. Aeschylus,Sophocles, and Euripedes
B. Aristotle, Plato, and Alexander
C. Shakespeare, Woodsworth, Marlowe
D. Rizal, Florentino, Joaquin

8. 7. Many critics refer to him as the father of
tragedy. He is noted for the elevation and
majesty of his language
A. Aeschylus
B. Sophocles
C. Euripedes
D. Aristophanes

9. 8. The only surviving Greek trilogy that tells the story of
Agamemnon, the revenge taken by his children, and the punishment
and final acquittal of his son. This is written by Aeschylus.
A. Oresteia
B. Antigone
C. Machina
D. skene

10. 9. One of the greatest Greek tragedians, ranked
with Shakespeare as one of the great playwrights of
all time is _______________________.
A. Aeschylus
B. Sophocles
C. Euripedes
D. Thespis

11. 10. He believed that human beings have divine qualities that elevate
their struggles against fate. He achieved an amazing balance
between the power of gods and the importance of humanity.
A. Aeschylus
B. Sophocles
C. Euripedes
D. Thespis

12. 11. One of the world’s most powerful
examples of dramatic irony.
A. Oedipus Rex
B. Antigone
C. The Labyrinth
D. Clash of the Titans

13. 12. He emphasized human relationships
and became the master of pathos,
human sorrow and compassion.
A. Aeschylus
B. Sophocles
C. Euripedes
D. Thespis

14. 13. Notable writers of Roman
Comedy
A. Aeschylus and Sophocles
B. Antigone and Medea
C. Euripedes and Thespis
D. Terence and Plautus

15. 14. Large circular arenas that
were surrounded by tier of seats.
A. Amphitheaters
B. Amptheaters
C. Amphiltheaters
D. ampitheaters

16. 15. A writer of bombastic
tragedies
A. Antigone
B. Thespis
C. Medea
D. Seneca

17. 16. Drama which is intended to be
read not performed
A. Closed drama
B. Closet drama
C. Close drama
D. Closes drama

18. 17. Saint plays, Mystery plays,
and the Passion Play are
performed during the ___________
A. Greek drama
B. Romanticism drama
C. Medieval drama
D. Renaissance drama

19. 18. Renaissance means
A. reopen
B. rebirth
C. reminisce
D. render

20. 19. Contribution of Italy during the
Renaissance was the _________. An
attempt to revive the simplicity and
humanism of ancient Greek Drama.
A. reopen
B. rebirth
C. reminisce
D. render

21. 20. Greatest Elizabethan
dramatist
A. Woodsworth
B. Sophocles
C. Euripides
D. Shakespeare

22. 21. Originally the theater was
for men only, both as
performers and spectators.
Women did not attend the
theater until the fourth century
B.C.

23. 22.Greek theater
must begin with
comedy.

24. 23. Roman drama
deviates from Greek
drama.

25. 24. Puppets started
from Americans.

26. 25. Thalia was the Muse of
comedy, while
Melpomene was the Muse
of tragedy.