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1. Goat song
periactoi
'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
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.

2. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
kothornoi
Aerema
herema
peripeteia

3. Staff
hematon
exodus
hemateon
cauducus

4. Last ode
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
orchestra
exodus
hubris

5. Building where props were kept
skene
hypokrite
'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
exodus

6. Dancing place for chorus
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
dithyramb
orchestra
anagnorisis

7. Last ode
exodus
ekeclema
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place

8. Purging - cleansing of bad things
catharsis
peripeteia
choregos
skene

9. Leader of the chorus
periactoi
dithyramb
choryphaeus
exodus

10. Songs of Dionysus
periactoi
Aeschylus
thymele
dithyramb

11. Song that the chorus sings
Actors were hired by the state.
ode
Sophocles
thymele

12. Pillars
periactoi
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
ekeclema
catharsis

13. Songs of Dionysus
anagnorisis
Aeschylus
dithyramb
tragedy

14. 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
hamartia
teatron
proskene
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue

15. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from
agon
Aerema
mimesis
hubris

16. Who hired the actors?
chiton
Actors were hired by the state.
ekeclema
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

17. Long cloak
strophe and antistrophe
Aerema
Thespis
chiton

18. What are the parts of the play?
Sophocles
strophe and antistrophe
Aeschylus
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue

19. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
strophe and antistrophe
agon
chiton
Euripides

20. Festivals- one in spring - one in fall- songs and plays dedicated to Dionysis
Dionysia
periactoi
hemateon
Aeschylus

21. First actor
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
Dionysia
Aeschylus
Thespis

22. Staff
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
Actors were hired by the state.
agon
cauducus

23. Platform shoes
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
cauducus
kothornoi
ode

24. Dancing place for chorus
Aerema
'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
orchestra
dithyramb

25. Long cloak
chiton
skene
ode
dithyramb

26. Crane from deus ex machina
cauducus
herema
mimesis
Dionysia

27. Building where props were kept
aegis
choryphaeus
periactoi
skene

28. Area between the stage where chorus comes
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
teatron
parados
periactoi

29. Song that the chorus sings
hubris
periactoi
ode
strophe and antistrophe

30. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
hamartia
mimesis
hemateon
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

31. Box in orchestra
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
thymele
hemateon
proskene

32. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

33. Shield of Zeus
aegis
hubris
mimesis
hematon

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

35. Who liked using deus ex machina?
choryphaeus
Euripides
parados
anagnorisis

36. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
mimesis
tragedy
ekeclema
hamartia

37. First Greek word for actor
hypokrite
peripeteia
ekeclema
periactoi

38. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
skene
herema
mimesis
Sophocles

39. Stage
aegis
proskene
choryphaeus
catharsis

40. Between the odes
Dionysia
episodes
ode
Euripides

41. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
cauducus
peripeteia
ekeclema
strophe and antistrophe

42. What are the three unities in a tragedy?
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
'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
parados
hypokrite

43. Platform shoes
kothornoi
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
mimesis
episodes

44. Stage
agon
proskene
hamartia
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place

45. Greatest of all the playwrights - third actor - added three members to the chorus
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
hubris
Sophocles
tragedy

46. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
peripeteia
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
hematon
Thespis

47. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
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
choryphaeus
Aeschylus
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place

48. Crane from deus ex machina
orchestra
herema
mimesis
peripeteia

49. What happened in 501 BC?
ode
choregos
hemateon
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.

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