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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. Songs of Dionysus






2. Song that the chorus sings






3. Purging - cleansing of bad things






4. Long cloak






5. First actor






6. The producer of the play - payed for the chorus






7. 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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8. Crane from deus ex machina






9. Self revelation - self knowledge






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






11. Last ode






12. Staff






13. Contest






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






15. Building where props were kept






16. Box in orchestra






17. Shield of Zeus






18. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






19. Sudden fail - reversal - a fall from good things






20. Staff






21. First actor






22. Crane from deus ex machina






23. Contest






24. What are the three unities in a tragedy?






25. First Greek word for actor






26. Pillars






27. Last ode






28. Self revelation - self knowledge






29. Area between the stage where chorus comes






30. Where the audience sat






31. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from






32. Used to wheel in something like a dead body






33. Between the odes






34. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?

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35. Platform shoes






36. Stage






37. What are the parts of the play?






38. Long cloak






39. Shield of Zeus






40. Who hired the actors?






41. Goat song






42. Dancing place for chorus






43. Cloaks






44. Who liked using deus ex machina?






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






46. Cloaks






47. Who hired the actors?






48. What happened in 501 BC?






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






50. Pillars on each side of the stage