Exam 15: The Renaissance

The French and the English viewed theatrical production in very different ways during the Renaissance.How would you distinguish between the two? What were the audience expectations for the English? What were the audience expectations for the French?

____ is the leading man in the commedia dell'arte.

The Humanist Scholars of the Renaissance advocated for a style of acting that they thought mimicked that of the Greeks.This style of acting,in which lines are delivered directly to the audience in a rhetorical manner,is called...

French comic writer __________ is famous for his satires about the medical profession,such as The Imaginary Invalid.

During the Renaissance,three broad categories of theatre came to dominate Europe.Which of the following does not belong?

Which playwright killed an actor but got out of jail by pleading "benefit of clergy"?

In order to skirt the anti-theatre laws of the day,James Burbage built his famous indoor theatre in an old Dominican friary called…

Which type of theatre only took place at court and was written especially for the monarch and an invited audience?

During the Renaissance,some scholars idolized the Romans and Greeks; they rejected the traditional curriculum of theology and instead studied the classical subjects.These scholars were called...

The humanists looked to the writings of ____________________ to develop their rules of playwriting.

During the Renaissance,many people thought ancient Greek plays were entirely sung.This led to what new type of theatre?

The Puritans constantly attacked the theatre as an institution and as an art form.If you were a lawyer defending their position before the Queen of England,what would be the main objections that they would have with the theatre and how would you defend their position?