Greek Theatre

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• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Aeschylus
aegis
hamartia
episodes


2. First Greek word for actor
catharsis
hypokrite
ekeclema
choregos


3. Between the odes
orchestra
teatron
anagnorisis
episodes


4. Contest
agon
Dionysia
ode
herema


5. Contest
orchestra
agon
anagnorisis
aegis


6. Staff
choryphaeus
cauducus
hemateon
Aerema


7. Excessive pride - thinking that you can change your own destiny
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
'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
hubris


8. First Greek word for actor
hypokrite
episodes
herema
dithyramb


9. Cloak
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
Actors were hired by the state.
herema
hematon


10. Goat song
thymele
tragedy
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.


11. Platform shoes
hematon
agon
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


12. Self revelation - self knowledge
exodus
orchestra
anagnorisis
'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


13. First actor
'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
chiton
tragedy
Thespis


14. Purging - cleansing of bad things
anagnorisis
catharsis
hemateon
strophe and antistrophe


15. Shield of Zeus
aegis
exodus
dithyramb
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue


16. Pillars
periactoi
aegis
ekeclema
thymele


17. 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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18. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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19. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus
anagnorisis
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
skene
choregos


20. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
aegis
anagnorisis
Aeschylus
hematon


21. 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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22. Stage
episodes
anagnorisis
proskene
ode


23. Building where props were kept
skene
ode
periactoi
Thespis


24. Used to wheel in something like a dead body
strophe and antistrophe
tragedy
hematon
ekeclema


25. Stage
proskene
Dionysia
skene
choryphaeus


26. Second actor around 500 BC - he cut the length of odes
chiton
Aerema
Aeschylus
hypokrite


27. What happened in 501 BC?
catharsis
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
A celebration in which plays were judged. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play were usually chosen and then performed. This lasted 6 days.
kothornoi


28. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument
agon
strophe and antistrophe
herema
ekeclema


29. What are the functions of the chorus?

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30. Who hired the actors?
thymele
hemateon
Actors were hired by the state.
catharsis


31. Where the audience sat
hubris
chiton
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue
teatron


32. Songs of Dionysus
mimesis
dithyramb
hamartia
hematon


33. Song that the chorus sings
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
Aerema
ode
chiton


34. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things
hamartia
peripeteia
herema
choregos


35. Pillars on each side of the stage
Dionysia
periactoi
ode
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


36. Platform
agon
choryphaeus
time- only takes place in 24 hours - action- one story with beginning - middle - end place- only takes place in one place
ekeclema


37. Who liked using deus ex machina?
periactoi
mimesis
'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
Euripides


38. Goat song
episodes
Actors were hired by the state.
tragedy
kothornoi


39. Leader of the chorus
hemateon
'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
choryphaeus


40. Area between the stage where chorus comes
parados
Aerema
chiton
choregos


41. Long cloak
chiton
periactoi
hemateon
episodes


42. Platform shoes
agon
Aerema
kothornoi
hemateon


43. Pillars on each side of the stage
dithyramb
episodes
catharsis
periactoi


44. What are the functions of the chorus?

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45. What are the parts of the play?
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
ekeclema
ekeclema
prologue - parados - episode - ode - exodus - epilogue


46. Songs of Dionysus
Aeschylus
ode
periactoi
dithyramb


47. Area between the stage where chorus comes
ode
parados
hematon
thymele


48. Song that the chorus sings
Dionysia
ode
strophe and antistrophe
anagnorisis


49. Shield of Zeus
dithyramb
Aeschylus
anagnorisis
aegis


50. 'copying' applied to arts- mimicking of real life
strophe and antistrophe
mimesis
hemateon
tragedy