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Greek Theatre

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What are the parts of the play?






2. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






3. Box in orchestra






4. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus






5. What are the three unities in a tragedy?






6. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things






7. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from






8. Pillars






9. Who liked using deus ex machina?






10. Pillars on each side of the stage






11. What are the three unities in a tragedy?






12. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?


13. Area between the stage where chorus comes






14. Staff






15. Platform shoes






16. What is Aristotle's definition of a tragedy? (remember - we have to be able to write it on the test from memory.)


17. Dancing place for chorus






18. Between the odes






19. Long cloak






20. Used to wheel in something like a dead body






21. Goat song






22. Songs of Dionysus






23. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from






24. Who liked using deus ex machina?






25. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes






26. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life






27. What is Aristotle's definition of a tragedy? (remember - we have to be able to write it on the test from memory.)


28. What are the functions of the chorus?


29. Shield of Zeus






30. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes






31. Stage






32. What are the functions of the chorus?


33. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus






34. Used to wheel in something like a dead body






35. Stage






36. Dancing place for chorus






37. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis






38. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis






39. First actor






40. Crane from deus ex machina






41. What happened in 501 BC?






42. Pillars






43. Where the audience sat






44. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny






45. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things






46. Goat song






47. Cloak






48. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus






49. Cloaks






50. Leader of the chorus