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1. Who liked using deus ex machina?
proskene
Euripides
agon
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.

2. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
hypokrite
hubris
exodus
Aeschylus

3. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
hemateon
hamartia
choregos
Aerema

4. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
periactoi
cauducus
hubris
Aeschylus

5. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
chiton
anagnorisis
choregos

6. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
ekeclema
strophe and antistrophe
Sophocles
hubris

7. Last ode
1. 'Better than we are' 2. cannot be common or ordinary 3. must act noble 4. must act and choose 5. they are not perfect - must have faults 6. peripeteia- sudden reversal - a fall 7. hamartia
kothornoi
Euripides
exodus

8. Platform shoes
catharsis
ekeclema
kothornoi
skene

9. Between the odes
episodes
hemateon
kothornoi
cauducus

10. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
cauducus
Euripides
Euripides
Sophocles

11. Pillars
episodes
Aeschylus
tragedy
periactoi

12. First Greek word for actor
choregos
Euripides
hypokrite
1. 'Better than we are' 2. cannot be common or ordinary 3. must act noble 4. must act and choose 5. they are not perfect - must have faults 6. peripeteia- sudden reversal - a fall 7. hamartia

13. The mistake in judgment - tragic flaw - 'missing the mark' - it must be in his control - it is a transgression and due to lack of knowledge
tragedy
hamartia
choregos
ode

14. Who hired the actors?
Actors were hired by the state.
skene
strophe and antistrophe
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue

15. Box in orchestra
1. 'Better than we are' 2. cannot be common or ordinary 3. must act noble 4. must act and choose 5. they are not perfect - must have faults 6. peripeteia- sudden reversal - a fall 7. hamartia
1. Transition between acts 2. reminded us of the past 3. warned us of the future 4. to give advice 5. ethical framework of the gods 6. sets the mood 7. reflect public opinion 8. ideal audience 9. poet's persona 10. lyric poetry 11. take part in the a
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
thymele

16. Pillars on each side of the stage
hemateon
1. Transition between acts 2. reminded us of the past 3. warned us of the future 4. to give advice 5. ethical framework of the gods 6. sets the mood 7. reflect public opinion 8. ideal audience 9. poet's persona 10. lyric poetry 11. take part in the a
periactoi
dithyramb

17. Song that the chorus sings
ode
tragedy
1. 'Better than we are' 2. cannot be common or ordinary 3. must act noble 4. must act and choose 5. they are not perfect - must have faults 6. peripeteia- sudden reversal - a fall 7. hamartia
ekeclema

18. Building where props were kept
skene
ekeclema
orchestra
hemateon

19. Dancing place for chorus
agon
orchestra
periactoi
kothornoi

20. Songs of Dionysus
teatron
Aerema
dithyramb
herema

21. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
Sophocles
kothornoi
Aerema
ekeclema

22. Leader of the chorus
choryphaeus
dithyramb
catharsis
periactoi

23. Purging - cleansing of bad things
ekeclema
catharsis
exodus
Euripides

24. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
anagnorisis
mimesis
Euripides

25. Area between the stage where chorus comes
catharsis
episodes
ode
parados

26. First actor
chiton
Thespis
hematon
hamartia

27. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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28. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
1. Transition between acts 2. reminded us of the past 3. warned us of the future 4. to give advice 5. ethical framework of the gods 6. sets the mood 7. reflect public opinion 8. ideal audience 9. poet's persona 10. lyric poetry 11. take part in the a
hubris
kothornoi
anagnorisis

29. Platform
Thespis
anagnorisis
periactoi
ekeclema

30. What happened in 501 BC?
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
exodus
skene
kothornoi

31. First actor
1. 'Better than we are' 2. cannot be common or ordinary 3. must act noble 4. must act and choose 5. they are not perfect - must have faults 6. peripeteia- sudden reversal - a fall 7. hamartia
Thespis
'A tragedy then - is an imitation that is complete in itself serious - of a certain magnitude - in a language embellished with each kind of artistry...cast in the form of drama - not narrative - accomplishing through incidents arousing pity and fear
episodes

32. Self revelation - self knowledge
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
anagnorisis

33. Where the audience sat
1. 'Better than we are' 2. cannot be common or ordinary 3. must act noble 4. must act and choose 5. they are not perfect - must have faults 6. peripeteia- sudden reversal - a fall 7. hamartia
Thespis
teatron
ekeclema

34. Platform shoes
kothornoi
agon
hubris
Euripides

35. Shield of Zeus
kothornoi
aegis
kothornoi
orchestra

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

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37. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
hematon
ode
Aerema
kothornoi

38. Goat song
teatron
Euripides
tragedy
'A tragedy then - is an imitation that is complete in itself serious - of a certain magnitude - in a language embellished with each kind of artistry...cast in the form of drama - not narrative - accomplishing through incidents arousing pity and fear

39. Crane from deus ex machina
periactoi
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
herema
cauducus

40. Crane from deus ex machina
'A tragedy then - is an imitation that is complete in itself serious - of a certain magnitude - in a language embellished with each kind of artistry...cast in the form of drama - not narrative - accomplishing through incidents arousing pity and fear
herema
anagnorisis
Euripides

41. What are the three unities in a tragedy?
parados
1. 'Better than we are' 2. cannot be common or ordinary 3. must act noble 4. must act and choose 5. they are not perfect - must have faults 6. peripeteia- sudden reversal - a fall 7. hamartia
mimesis
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place

42. Pillars on each side of the stage
ode
mimesis
anagnorisis
periactoi

43. Cloaks
episodes
parados
hemateon
orchestra

44. Long cloak
anagnorisis
hamartia
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
chiton

45. Cloak
hematon
cauducus
dithyramb
hamartia

46. What are the functions of the chorus?

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47. Purging - cleansing of bad things
catharsis
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
orchestra
choryphaeus

48. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
ekeclema
Euripides
catharsis
peripeteia

49. What happened in 501 BC?
proskene
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
Sophocles
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.

50. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
peripeteia
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
proskene
teatron