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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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1. What happened in 501 BC?






2. First actor






3. 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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4. Songs of Dionysus






5. Purging - cleansing of bad things






6. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






7. Goat song






8. Contest






9. Contest






10. What happened in 501 BC?






11. Stage






12. First actor






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






14. Building where props were kept






15. Leader of the chorus






16. Area between the stage where chorus comes






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






18. Cloak






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






20. Who liked using deus ex machina?






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






22. Last ode






23. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






24. Cloaks






25. Platform






26. Platform






27. Pillars on each side of the stage






28. Last ode






29. 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






30. Shield of Zeus






31. Area between the stage where chorus comes






32. Staff






33. Between the odes






34. Who liked using deus ex machina?






35. What are the three unities in a tragedy?






36. Platform shoes






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






38. 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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39. Goat song






40. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from






41. First Greek word for actor






42. Stage






43. Songs of Dionysus






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






45. Used to wheel in something like a dead body






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






47. What are the functions of the chorus?

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






49. Cloak






50. Song that the chorus sings