Italian Renaissance - Quiz 4
Question 1
This system allowed for flats to be moved
offstage smoothly and simultaneously by
turning a single winch.
pole-and-chariot
Question 2
This was the Roman text on architecture
that served as the source for advances in
scene design during the Italian
Renaissance. It was written by
De Architectura
Vitruvius
Question 3
This is the only theatrical form of the
Italian Renaissance to survive
opera
Question 4
These were a series of individual wings on
each side of the stage, parallel to the
audience, and placed in a progression
from the front to the back of the stage and
enclosed at back by two shutters that met
in the middle
flat wings
Question 5
This theatre has a small colonnade
around the horseshoe-shaped auditorium
and one background vista that was a
perspective scenic view painted on the
sides and back of the stage area. It had a
raised stage with a painted panorama at
the back. It was a clear step toward later
proscenium theatres.
The Theatre at Sabbioneta
Question 6
These were short pieces depicting
mythological tales that were presented
between the acts of full-length plays
Intermezzi
Question 7
This group of dramatic critics formulated
rules that forced dramatists to imitate the
Greeks and Romans. They believed that
their ideals were derived from their
examination of Aristotle and Horace.
the neoclassicists
Question 8
This movement focused on people rather
than gods.
Humanism
Question 9
This rule restricted the action of a play to
one locale
unity of place
Question 10
The text of an opera is called the
libretto
