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Greek Theatre

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Between the odes






2. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






3. Staff






4. Pillars






5. Between the odes






6. Pillars






7. Contest






8. Long cloak






9. Purging - cleansing of bad things






10. What are the parts of the play?






11. Goat song






12. Building where props were kept






13. What are the parts of the play?






14. Songs of Dionysus






15. Area between the stage where chorus comes






16. Song that the chorus sings






17. Box in orchestra






18. Cloaks






19. What are the functions of the chorus?


20. Used to wheel in something like a dead body






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






22. Leader of the chorus






23. Where the audience sat






24. Shield of Zeus






25. Pillars on each side of the stage






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






27. Crane from deus ex machina






28. Who hired the actors?






29. Self revelation - self knowledge






30. What are the three unities in a tragedy?






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






32. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?


33. Platform






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






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






36. Box in orchestra






37. Stage






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






39. Long cloak






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






41. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






42. Where the audience sat






43. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?


44. Stage






45. Song that the chorus sings






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






47. Used to wheel in something like a dead body






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






49. Platform






50. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from