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Greek Theatre
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Subjects
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performing-arts
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history
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contest
teatron
dithyramb
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
agon
2. Crane from deus ex machina
dithyramb
tragedy
herema
anagnorisis
3. 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
'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
hamartia
Thespis
4. Long cloak
peripeteia
chiton
strophe and antistrophe
cauducus
5. Area between the stage where chorus comes
herema
teatron
parados
kothornoi
6. Song that the chorus sings
choryphaeus
ode
Euripides
hemateon
7. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
exodus
exodus
periactoi
hubris
8. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
strophe and antistrophe
Aeschylus
herema
kothornoi
9. Box in orchestra
agon
tragedy
Aeschylus
thymele
10. Contest
Dionysia
'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
hematon
agon
11. What are the three unities in a tragedy?
Sophocles
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
tragedy
ode
12. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis
Dionysia
Thespis
teatron
chiton
13. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
peripeteia
herema
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
choryphaeus
14. Area between the stage where chorus comes
Actors were hired by the state.
parados
herema
strophe and antistrophe
15. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
agon
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
Sophocles
16. What are the functions of the chorus?
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17. Purging - cleansing of bad things
proskene
hematon
thymele
catharsis
18. What are the parts of the play?
strophe and antistrophe
choregos
Thespis
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
19. Who liked using deus ex machina?
mimesis
periactoi
kothornoi
Euripides
20. Platform shoes
exodus
ode
hematon
kothornoi
21. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
Aerema
Dionysia
kothornoi
orchestra
22. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis
hamartia
anagnorisis
Dionysia
Actors were hired by the state.
23. Pillars on each side of the stage
Sophocles
'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
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
periactoi
24. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
Thespis
proskene
strophe and antistrophe
hamartia
25. Self revelation - self knowledge
hubris
Aeschylus
anagnorisis
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
26. Where the audience sat
teatron
Dionysia
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
Euripides
27. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
hubris
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
episodes
'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
28. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
Aeschylus
ekeclema
skene
aegis
29. What happened in 501 BC?
agon
ekeclema
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
Thespis
30. Pillars on each side of the stage
proskene
agon
hubris
periactoi
31. Pillars
Thespis
'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
periactoi
chiton
32. 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
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
cauducus
hubris
hamartia
33. Cloaks
proskene
hypokrite
hemateon
exodus
34. Songs of Dionysus
dithyramb
episodes
'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
choryphaeus
35. What are the parts of the play?
Euripides
orchestra
hemateon
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
36. Last ode
anagnorisis
catharsis
thymele
exodus
37. Goat song
tragedy
hamartia
'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
38. Song that the chorus sings
skene
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
ode
herema
39. Crane from deus ex machina
herema
strophe and antistrophe
thymele
Aerema
40. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?
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41. Used to wheel in something like a dead body
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
herema
chiton
ekeclema
42. First Greek word for actor
Actors were hired by the state.
aegis
hypokrite
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
43. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
Dionysia
choregos
Thespis
aegis
44. Used to wheel in something like a dead body
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
hamartia
ekeclema
tragedy
45. Songs of Dionysus
ode
hematon
dithyramb
teatron
46. Cloaks
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
periactoi
hemateon
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
47. Platform shoes
strophe and antistrophe
choryphaeus
kothornoi
Sophocles
48. Cloak
chiton
periactoi
hematon
orchestra
49. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
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
skene
Aerema
periactoi
50. First actor
Thespis
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
kothornoi
hematon