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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. Where the audience sat






2. Staff






3. Box in orchestra






4. Dancing place for chorus






5. Pillars






6. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






7. Pillars on each side of the stage






8. 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






9. Area between the stage where chorus comes






10. Song that the chorus sings






11. Used to wheel in something like a dead body






12. Songs of Dionysus






13. Stage






14. Shield of Zeus






15. Purging - cleansing of bad things






16. Contest






17. Cloak






18. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






19. Goat song






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






21. Long cloak






22. Between the odes






23. Leader of the chorus






24. Song that the chorus sings






25. Building where props were kept






26. What is Aristotle's definition of a tragedy? (remember - we have to be able to write it on the test from memory.)


27. What are the parts of the play?






28. Cloak






29. Songs of Dionysus






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






31. Platform






32. Goat song






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






34. Crane from deus ex machina






35. Contest






36. Where the audience sat






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






38. Box in orchestra






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






40. What are the three unities in a tragedy?






41. Who liked using deus ex machina?






42. Between the odes






43. What happened in 501 BC?






44. Pillars






45. First actor






46. Leader of the chorus






47. Dancing place for chorus






48. Area between the stage where chorus comes






49. Staff






50. What are the parts of the play?