JAIN INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL
ASSESSMENT 1
CLASS: 7 Subject : Theatre MARKS: 25
DATE: TIME: 30 mins
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions 1 mark each
1. Where can the earliest origins of theatre be traced to?
a) Ancient Greece
b) Ancient Rome
c) Ancient Egypt
d) Medieval Europe
2. Which ancient civilization held the Dionysia festival in honor of the god Dionysus?
a) Rome
b) Egypt
c) Greece
d) Mesopotamia
3. Who introduced the second actor in Greek theatre, creating dialogue between characters?
a) Sophocles
b) Aeschylus
c) Euripides
d) Aristophanes
4. Which Greek playwright is known for his comedies that critiqued political and social issues in Athens?
a) Sophocles
b) Aeschylus
c) Euripides
d) Aristophanes
5. What was the primary focus of Roman theatre?
a) Religious themes
b) Human psychology
c) Spectacle and entertainment
d) Political critique
6. Which Roman playwright specialized in comedic plays?
a) Seneca
b) Plautus
c) Terence
d) Both b and c
7. What major religious influence shaped medieval theatre?
a) Hinduism
b) Christianity
c) Islam
d) Judaism
8. What type of medieval play depicted biblical stories and was performed in public spaces?
a) Mystery plays
b) Morality plays
c) Liturgical dramas
d) Interludes
9. Which medieval play depicted allegorical characters representing virtues and vices?
a) The Canterbury Tales
b) Everyman
c) The Second Shepherds’ Play
d) The Passion Play
10. What era marked the revival of classical Greek and Roman theatre, especially during the reign of Queen
Elizabeth I?
a) Medieval Theatre
b) Renaissance Theatre
c) The Enlightenment
d) 18th Century Theatre
11. What theatrical form emerged in Italy during the Renaissance and featured improvisation and stock characters?
a) Commedia dell’arte
b) Melodrama
c) Tragedy
d) Vaudeville
12. Which playwright is known for writing tragedies such as Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet?
a) Christopher Marlowe
b) Ben Jonson
c) William Shakespeare
d) John Webster
13. Which famous theatre venue was built in 1599 for Shakespeare’s plays?
a) The Theatre
b) The Globe Theatre
c) The Blackfriars Theatre
d) The Swan Theatre
14. Which playwright is associated with the Spanish Golden Age theatre?
a) Lope de Vega
b) Molière
c) Voltaire
d) Henrik Ibsen
15. What genre dominated the 18th-century theatre, critiquing social and religious hypocrisies?
a) Tragedy
b) Comedy of manners
c) Melodrama
d) Satire
16. Who wrote the play Tartuffe, a famous comedy of manners?
a) Beaumarchais
b) Molière
c) Richard Brinsley Sheridan
d) Jean Racine
17. Which playwright’s work, The Marriage of Figaro, helped shift theatre toward realism?
a) Molière
b) Beaumarchais
c) Henrik Ibsen
d) George Bernard Shaw
18. What form of theatre flourished in Italy during the 18th century, combining music and drama?
a) Opera
b) Ballet
c) Commedia dell’arte
d) Melodrama
19. Which composer integrated theatre with music during the Enlightenment, creating The Magic Flute?
a) Ludwig van Beethoven
b) Johann Sebastian Bach
c) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
d) Giuseppe Verdi
20. Which period saw a revival of interest in classical theatre and the exploration of individual human experience?
a) Medieval theatre
b) Renaissance theatre
c) The Enlightenment
d) 18th-century theatre
Section B : Multiple Choice Questions 5 mark
1. Write briefly about the history of theatre evolution. 5 marks
