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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. Pillars






2. What are the parts of the play?






3. Cloaks






4. Shield of Zeus






5. Where the audience sat






6. Cloak






7. Goat song






8. Building where props were kept






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






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






12. Contest






13. First actor






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






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






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






17. Songs of Dionysus






18. What are the three unities in a tragedy?






19. Leader of the chorus






20. Cloaks






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






22. Who hired the actors?






23. Last ode






24. Crane from deus ex machina






25. Song that the chorus sings






26. 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






27. What are the functions of the chorus?

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28. Self revelation - self knowledge






29. First Greek word for actor






30. Between the odes






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






32. Box in orchestra






33. Contest






34. Building where props were kept






35. First Greek word for actor






36. Goat song






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






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






39. Between the odes






40. Staff






41. Leader of the chorus






42. Crane from deus ex machina






43. Area between the stage where chorus comes






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






45. Where the audience sat






46. 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






47. What are the three unities in a tragedy?






48. Stage






49. Songs of Dionysus






50. Song that the chorus sings