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Renaissance Theatre in Italy Review

Complete the following activity to test your understanding of Commedia dell'Arte and theatre during the Italian Renaissance.

  1. New creations inspired by the Greek and Roman classics
    1. Pastoral Drama
    2. Neoclassicism
    3. Foot
    4. Hexameter

    Answer: b. Neoclassicism


  2. Comedy of artists
    1. Lazzi
    2. Scenario
    3. Commedia dell'Arte
    4. Gait

    Answer: c. Commedia dell'Arte


  3. Stereotypical, fictional character in literature
    1. Stance
    2. Foot
    3. Pantalone
    4. Stock Characters

    Answer: d. Stock Characters


  4. Acrobatic servant
    1. Arlechino
    2. Pastoral Drama
    3. Dottore
    4. Gait

    Answer: a. Arlechino


  5. Powerful and arrogant coward
    1. Innamorati
    2. Foot
    3. Hexameter
    4. Capitano

    Answer: d. Capitano


  6. Gossipy servant of female innamorati
    1. Colombina
    2. Lazzi
    3. Scenario
    4. Gait

    Answer: a. Colombina


  7. The lovers
    1. Pastoral Drama
    2. Innamorati
    3. Foot
    4. Hexameter

    Answer: b. Innamorati


  8. The teacher
    1. Lazzi
    2. Scenario
    3. Dottore
    4. Colombina

    Answer: c. Dottore


  9. Wealthy merchant
    1. Capitano
    2. Arlechino
    3. Gait
    4. Pantalone

    Answer: d. Pantalone


  10. How a character stands
    1. Stance
    2. Pastoral Drama
    3. Arlechino
    4. Colombina

    Answer: a. Stance


  11. How a character moves
    1. Lazzi
    2. Gait
    3. Dottore
    4. Stock Characters

    Answer: b. Gait


  12. Series of events
    1. Innamorati
    2. Arlechino
    3. Scenario
    4. Stock Characters

    Answer: c. Scenario


  13. Stock comic routines
    1. dell'Arte
    2. Dottore
    3. Lazzi
    4. Pantalone

    Answer: c. Lazzi


  14. Lines made up of 6 feet
    1. Hexameter
    2. Stance
    3. Arlechino
    4. Colombina

    Answer: a. Hexameter


  15. Beat
    1. Innamorati
    2. Scenario
    3. Pantalone
    4. Foot

    Answer: d. Foot


  16. Plays that celebrate the simple lives of those who live in the country
    1. Stance
    2. Neoclassicism
    3. Pastoral Drama
    4. Hexameter

    Answer: c. Pastoral Drama

You've complete this review of Italian Renaissance theatre, which established many ideas that lasted for centuries after the end of the Renaissance.

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