roman theater Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
Q

when were the etruscan rulers expelled form rome

A

509 BC

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2
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how many festivals did rome hold a year

A

175

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3
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what was the earliest record of roman theater

A

iudi romani

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4
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iudi romani means

A

ROMAN FESTIVALS OR ROMAN GAMES

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5
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what did iudi romani honor

A

jupiter

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6
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when was iudi romani held

A

late summer or september

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7
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what did iudi romani include

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acrobatics, gladiators, jugglers, athletics, chariot races, boxing, drama

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8
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who did the romans borrow from

A

greek drama

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9
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many roman tragedies were rehashings of greek playwrights

A

true

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10
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how many acts were roman trageedies divided into

A

5 along with a choral ode

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11
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what is a choral ode

A

song between each act

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12
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unlike the greeks, the romans didnt depict violence

A

false

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13
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what is a soliloquy

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a speech a character gives where he speaks aloud and reveals inner thoughts to the audience

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14
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speaking directly to the audience usually commenting on some other character or action of the play

A

aside

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15
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which roman playwright has the only surviving roman works

A

Seneca

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16
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what was the difference between greek and roman comedies

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roman comedies were not divided into acts and scenes and didnt use a chorus

17
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what was the typical comedy setting?

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roman street marketplace

18
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what were typical plots of comedy

A

domestic affairs

19
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name two comic playwrights

A

plautus and terrence

20
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who was more popular plautus or terrence

21
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plautus focused on

A

songs and slapsticks

22
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plautus had roman … in his plays based on greek comedies

23
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terence focused on …

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complex plots and developed charactersand eloquent language

24
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what are short unscipted plays with stock characters

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farce was the foundation of the medieval ...
commerdia dell arte
26
what was an unspoken story telling using dance and music
pantomime
27
pantomime made fun of
christains
28
whats the difference between greek and roman amphitheaters
roman was free standing
29
the Colosseum had a oval shape
false
30
the circus maximus had an oval shape
true
31
what are histriones
roman acotrs
32
what was exaggerated movement
actors specialize in one type of drama over another
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audiences often demanded ... or repeats of famous speeches
encores
34
in encores there were attempts to achieve realism and plays were accompanied by music
false