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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. Between the odes






2. Area between the stage where chorus comes






3. Cloak






4. Shield of Zeus






5. Box in orchestra






6. Dancing place for chorus






7. Cloak






8. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






9. Leader of the chorus






10. Self revelation - self knowledge






11. Pillars on each side of the stage






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






13. Last ode






14. Platform shoes






15. 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






16. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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17. 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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18. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things






19. First Greek word for actor






20. Between the odes






21. Who liked using deus ex machina?






22. Song that the chorus sings






23. What are the functions of the chorus?

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24. Goat song






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






26. Pillars on each side of the stage






27. Pillars






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






29. Platform






30. Stage






31. Song that the chorus sings






32. Stage






33. What are the functions of the chorus?

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34. Cloaks






35. Used to wheel in something like a dead body






36. Crane from deus ex machina






37. What are the three unities in a tragedy?






38. Self revelation - self knowledge






39. What are the parts of the play?






40. Last ode






41. Purging - cleansing of bad things






42. Crane from deus ex machina






43. Cloaks






44. Contest






45. Area between the stage where chorus comes






46. Songs of Dionysus






47. What are the three unities in a tragedy?






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






49. Who hired the actors?






50. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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