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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. Cloaks






2. Last ode






3. What are the three unities in a tragedy?






4. Crane- where deus ex machina comes from






5. Area between the stage where chorus comes






6. Platform shoes






7. What are the three unities in a tragedy?






8. Contest






9. Who liked using deus ex machina?






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






11. What are the functions of the chorus?


12. Where the audience sat






13. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






14. First Greek word for actor






15. Building where props were kept






16. Purging - cleansing of bad things






17. What are the functions of the chorus?


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






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






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






21. Goat song






22. Crane from deus ex machina






23. Songs of Dionysus






24. Opposing viewpoints or two parts of an argument






25. Pillars






26. Between the odes






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






28. Pillars on each side of the stage






29. First actor






30. Where the audience sat






31. Contest






32. Crane from deus ex machina






33. Cloak






34. Who liked using deus ex machina?






35. Purging - cleansing of bad things






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






37. Used to wheel in something like a dead body






38. Stage






39. Box in orchestra






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






41. 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






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






43. What are the qualities of a tragic hero?


44. Stage






45. Goat song






46. First actor






47. What happened in 501 BC?






48. First Greek word for actor






49. Long cloak






50. Platform