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Greek Theatre

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Building where props were kept






2. First Greek word for actor






3. Cloak






4. Purging - cleansing of bad things






5. Dancing place for chorus






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






7. What are the parts of the play?






8. Song that the chorus sings






9. Contest






10. Stage






11. Cloak






12. Long cloak






13. Stage






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






15. Shield of Zeus






16. First actor






17. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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18. Cloaks






19. 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






20. Used to wheel in something like a dead body






21. Goat song






22. Pillars on each side of the stage






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






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






25. What are the parts of the play?






26. Where the audience sat






27. Box in orchestra






28. What happened in 501 BC?






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






30. Who liked using deus ex machina?






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






32. Goat song






33. 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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34. Who hired the actors?






35. Crane from deus ex machina






36. Songs of Dionysus






37. Last ode






38. Self revelation - self knowledge






39. Shield of Zeus






40. Where the audience sat






41. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from






42. Platform shoes






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






44. Leader of the chorus






45. Cloaks






46. Crane from deus ex machina






47. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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48. What are the functions of the chorus?

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49. Song that the chorus sings






50. Platform shoes