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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. Who liked using deus ex machina?






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






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






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






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






6. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






7. Last ode






8. Platform shoes






9. Between the odes






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






11. Pillars






12. First Greek word for actor






13. 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






14. Who hired the actors?






15. Box in orchestra






16. Pillars on each side of the stage






17. Song that the chorus sings






18. Building where props were kept






19. Dancing place for chorus






20. Songs of Dionysus






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






22. Leader of the chorus






23. Purging - cleansing of bad things






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






25. Area between the stage where chorus comes






26. First actor






27. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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






29. Platform






30. What happened in 501 BC?






31. First actor






32. Self revelation - self knowledge






33. Where the audience sat






34. Platform shoes






35. Shield of Zeus






36. 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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37. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from






38. Goat song






39. Crane from deus ex machina






40. Crane from deus ex machina






41. What are the three unities in a tragedy?






42. Pillars on each side of the stage






43. Cloaks






44. Long cloak






45. Cloak






46. What are the functions of the chorus?

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47. Purging - cleansing of bad things






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






49. What happened in 501 BC?






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