Greek Theatre

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• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cloak
skene
hypokrite
Aerema
hematon


2. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis
Dionysia
chiton
dithyramb
kothornoi


3. First actor
agon
Thespis
anagnorisis
Aeschylus


4. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
peripeteia
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
agon


5. What are the functions of the chorus?

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6. Self revelation - self knowledge
choregos
anagnorisis
cauducus
parados


7. First Greek word for actor
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
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
hypokrite
orchestra


8. Self revelation - self knowledge
aegis
Sophocles
aegis
anagnorisis


9. Songs of Dionysus
Euripides
chiton
dithyramb
exodus


10. Song that the chorus sings
ode
episodes
peripeteia
tragedy


11. Leader of the chorus
periactoi
ekeclema
choryphaeus
kothornoi


12. Dancing place for chorus
orchestra
catharsis
exodus
Dionysia


13. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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14. Pillars on each side of the stage
thymele
Aeschylus
herema
periactoi


15. What are the functions of the chorus?

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16. Between the odes
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
episodes
catharsis
ekeclema


17. Platform
Actors were hired by the state.
peripeteia
ekeclema
Aeschylus


18. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
choregos
ekeclema
teatron
choryphaeus


19. Contest
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
kothornoi
skene
agon


20. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
choregos
Sophocles
Aeschylus
hematon


21. Crane from deus ex machina
herema
ode
periactoi
mimesis


22. 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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23. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
Sophocles
hubris
peripeteia
hamartia


24. Stage
strophe and antistrophe
Sophocles
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
proskene


25. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
skene
mimesis
Euripides
ekeclema


26. Who hired the actors?
aegis
dithyramb
catharsis
Actors were hired by the state.


27. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
catharsis
Aerema
cauducus


28. What are the three unities in a tragedy?
mimesis
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
choregos
agon


29. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
Aerema
catharsis
hypokrite
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


30. Platform shoes
periactoi
thymele
kothornoi
catharsis


31. Long cloak
mimesis
chiton
Aerema
anagnorisis


32. Goat song
choregos
'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
tragedy
hubris


33. Pillars on each side of the stage
Aerema
periactoi
aegis
orchestra


34. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
strophe and antistrophe
choryphaeus
choregos
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


35. Stage
proskene
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
episodes
Sophocles


36. Box in orchestra
thymele
proskene
orchestra
tragedy


37. 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
skene
hamartia
parados
strophe and antistrophe


38. Shield of Zeus
aegis
tragedy
anagnorisis
ekeclema


39. Box in orchestra
thymele
exodus
Dionysia
choregos


40. Area between the stage where chorus comes
mimesis
parados
Aeschylus
kothornoi


41. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
hubris
periactoi
Aeschylus
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


42. Last ode
Thespis
periactoi
exodus
anagnorisis


43. Song that the chorus sings
ode
tragedy
exodus
tragedy


44. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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45. Songs of Dionysus
mimesis
strophe and antistrophe
dithyramb
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place


46. What are the parts of the play?
anagnorisis
ekeclema
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
ekeclema


47. Pillars
ekeclema
periactoi
Sophocles
anagnorisis


48. What are the three unities in a tragedy?
kothornoi
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
cauducus
hematon


49. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
Thespis
Aeschylus
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
hypokrite


50. Building where props were kept
'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
skene
periactoi
Dionysia