Name________________________________ Study guide for 7th Grade Drama Final Exam A

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Theatre Era Timeline

Primitive Tribes 1. ______________ (which era comes between Primitive & Hebrews Hebrews) Eastern Greeks Theatre: China, Romans Japan, Korea India

Actor Afterlife Book of Job Bunraku Campfires Closet Context Eastern Egyptians

Greek Kabuki Noh Raked Song of Solomon Stage (twice) Stock Temples Worship

2. Which culture is credited with the true birth of theatre? _________________________ 3. A thespian is an ______________________________ 4. _________________________ drama plays meant to be read rather than acted out. 5. __________________________ characters same basic role in many plays. Makes the audience familiar with the character. 6. Parts of the ______________________ : wings, back stage, apron, center stage. 7. ______________ theatre was the oldest Eastern theatre. Masks. Plots about religion and ancestors. 8. _______________________- Japanese puppet theatre. 9. _________________________ - Eastern theatre with singing, acting, and dancing. No masks. Stylized make up, elegant costumes, and big wigs. 10. Two books in the Bible are written as dramatic literature: __________________________ and _______________________________________

11. A very important part of Egyptian culture and performance was the concern with the ____________________. 12. Noh, Bunraku and Kabuki are all examples of ________________________ theatre. 13. A common main reason for performance in all ancient cultures was ___________________ of gods. 14. The Greeks invented the __________________ -- which a place sacred for acting. 16. If a stage is slanted slightly toward the audience its called a ________________ stage. 16. Comedy, like plays written by Aristophanes, is hard to understand out of ______________________. 17. Primitive performances were often presented around ______________ or in front of __________________.