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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. Purging - cleansing of bad things






3. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from






4. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






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






6. Used to wheel in something like a dead body






7. Platform






8. Crane from deus ex machina






9. Song that the chorus sings






10. Cloak






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






12. What are the three unities in a tragedy?






13. Box in orchestra






14. 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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15. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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16. Staff






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






18. Dancing place for chorus






19. Area between the stage where chorus comes






20. Box in orchestra






21. Platform shoes






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. Self revelation - self knowledge






24. Stage






25. Shield of Zeus






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






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






28. Cloaks






29. Where the audience sat






30. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






31. Building where props were kept






32. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from






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






34. What are the parts of the play?






35. Pillars on each side of the stage






36. 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






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






38. Self revelation - self knowledge






39. Purging - cleansing of bad things






40. Last ode






41. First actor






42. What happened in 501 BC?






43. What are the functions of the chorus?

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44. What happened in 501 BC?






45. Between the odes






46. Platform shoes






47. Where the audience sat






48. Area between the stage where chorus comes






49. Pillars on each side of the stage






50. Who liked using deus ex machina?