FOURTH QUARTER EXAMINATION
GRADE 9 ARTS
I.
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the best answer.
Readings for items 1-3.
Ancient Greek Theater
Greek theater with its large audience, use contorted facial masks. These conveyed specific
emotions. Two of the mask is now iconic. The face of comedy represented by the Muse of
comedy Thalia and the face of tragedy represented by the Muse of tragedy Melpomeme.
The use of masks enabled actors in ancient Greek plays to portray different roles without
confusing the audience. Exaggerated expressions on the masks helped distinguish the characters
so they will be recognized even to audience members seated far away from the audience.
_____1. What is the mainpurpose of mask for the audience in ancient Greek theater?
a. The mask will able to bring the characters’ face closer to the audience.
b. The mask is worn by the actors to entertain the audience.
c. The mask is used to deceivethe audience identify the characters.
d. The mask is used to give a more intense feeling for the audience.
_____2. What is themain function of the mask for the actors in ancient Greek theater?
a. The mask is used to protect the face of the actors from the audience.
b. The mask is designed to enhance the appearance of the wearer.
c. The mask will help the actors transform to different characters.
d. The mask will prevent the audience from identifying the actors.
_____3. Who are the Greek muses that represent the two iconic mask of ancient Greek theater?
a. Athena and Venus b. Aphrodite and Electra c. Thalia and Melpomeme d. Thetis
and Tyche
_____4.Theater is derived from the ancient Greek word theatron, meaning the seeing place,
therefore
theateris __________.
a. the place for meeting b. the place for enjoying c. the place for seeing d. the for
celebrations
_____5.Greek drama has three types. What type of play that features the structure and characters
of
tragedy, while adopting a happy atmosphere.
a. comedy
b. tragedy
c. farce
d. satyr
_____6.A Greek poet who serves as the first actor and introduced the use of masks and often
called as the
“Father of Tragedy”.
a. Thespis b. Euripides c. Aristophanes
d. Sophocles
_____7. He was known as the greatest representative of ancient Greek comedy and one of his
humorous
tale is entitled Lysistrata.
a. Thespis b. Euripides c. Aristophanes
d. Sophocles
_____8.The following are parts of ancient Greek theater EXCEPT
a. theatron b. quadriporticus
c. skene
d. parodos
_____9. For the ancient Roman theater, this type of drama consists of jokes and mockery,
intended to make an audience laugh and a play with happy ending.
a. comedy
b. tragedy
c. farce
d. satyr
_____10. It was considered as the center of entertainment in Ancient Rome.
a. Epidaurus b. Coliseum c. Court
d. Amphitheater
_____11.A structure in Ancient Rome with expansive garden complex of fountains and statues
and served
as one of the first permanent theaters in Rome.
a. Amphitheater
b. Pompey Theater c. Epidaurus d. Triumvir Court
_____12.Which of the following is NOT a usual theme for Roman theater plays?
a. festivals b. chariot races c. gladiators
d. public executions
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_____13.Medieval theater flourished in the 15 century; it developed out of liturgical
ceremonies. Plays in
medieval period evolve in what theme?
a. gladiators
b. romantic c. biblical
d. tragedy
_____14. A Medieval play designed to teach people a lesson on how to live their life according
to the rules
of the church.
a. miracle play
b. morality play
c. mystery play
d. marvel play
_____15.Renaissance theater was characterized by the return of classical Greek and Roman arts
and
culture and it brought a monumental increase in the production of live theater that is why
it was
considered as the __________.
a. Dark Age Theater
b. Revival Theater
c. Middle Age Theater
d. Golden Age
Theater
_____16.A theater art form in Renaissance period characterized by the use of masks,
improvisation,
physical comedy and recognizable character types.
a. La Calisto
b. Commedia dell’arte c. Dido and Aenas
d. Knight Masque
_____17. Famous English actor and poet that transpired in Renaissance period and regarded as
the greatest
playwright of all time.
a. William Shakespeare
b. Bertolt Brecht
c. Christopher Marlowe
d.
Thomas Kyd
_____18.Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s famous plays that portrays the oftentold tale of
star-crossed lovers from feuding families and kill themselves for love. What is the theme
of this
play?
a. history
b. tragedy
c. comedy
d. romance
_____19.Macbeth is the shortest of Shakespeare’s play, but one of his famous. The play
investigates the
corrupting effects of ambition and power by using murder to gain and retain the crown of
the Scottish Lord Macbeth. What is the theme for the play?
a. history
b. tragedy
c. comedy
d. romance
_____20. Theater gradually evolved and became extravagant, because special effects to the stage
were introduced. In what period when multimedia was first experienced in the field of
theater arts?
a. Neoclassical
b. Romanticism
c. Ancient Egypt
d. Baroque
_____21. A type of stage lighting that was first employed in the U.S. during the neoclassical
period to
highlight the performers on stage. What is the name of the device?
a. limelight b. fresnel
c. parcan
d. profile
_____22.A French composer and pianist of the Romantic era, but best known for his realistic opera
Carmen.
a. Ludwig van Beethoven b. Claude Debussy c. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart d.
Georges Bizet
_____23. He was a prominent Filipino poet, and is wide considered as the William Shakespeare
of the
Philippines because of his Florante at Laura.
a. Francisco Baltazar
b. Ricardo Abad
c. Salvador Bernal
d.
Severino
Reyes
_____24.Severino Reyes was a Filipino writer, playwright, and director of plays and commended
as one of
the giants of Philippine Literature that made him as the __________.
a. Father of Philippine Literature
b. Father of Kundiman
c. Father of Philippine Theater
d. Father of Tagalog Zarzuela
_____25. He was acknowledged as the Father Theater Design in the Philippines and a national
artist
awardee.
a. Francisco Baltazar
b. Ricardo Abad
c. Salvador Bernal
d.
Severino
Reyes