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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. Self revelation - self knowledge






2. Staff






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






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






5. Song that the chorus sings






6. Platform shoes






7. Where the audience sat






8. Used to wheel in something like a dead body






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






10. Contest






11. Song that the chorus sings






12. Pillars






13. Long cloak






14. Who liked using deus ex machina?






15. Contest






16. Building where props were kept






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






18. Goat song






19. First Greek word for actor






20. What are the parts of the play?






21. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from






22. Used to wheel in something like a dead body






23. Leader of the chorus






24. Cloaks






25. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






26. Pillars






27. Long cloak






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






29. Shield of Zeus






30. Purging - cleansing of bad things






31. Cloak






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






33. 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






34. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?


35. What happened in 501 BC?






36. 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






37. Pillars on each side of the stage






38. Last ode






39. Purging - cleansing of bad things






40. Leader of the chorus






41. Cloak






42. Stage






43. Building where props were kept






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






45. Between the odes






46. Platform






47. Platform shoes






48. Where the audience sat






49. Songs of Dionysus






50. Area between the stage where chorus comes