Q. The Greek festival honoring the god_____________was the most important arts festival in the ancient world.
- Dionysus
- Zeus
- Hera
- Hades
Q. Combining Theater, music, dance and community, the _________ day spring festival of Dionysus in Athens was attended by people from all over Greece.
- One
- Two
- Three
- Six
Q. The opening of the festival featured a procession to the Theater of_____________bearing a wooden statue of the god.
- Zeus
- Hera
- Hades
- Dionysus
Q. As the first day of the festival of Dionysus progressed, choruses of men and boys representing the_____________political tribes of Athens held dithyrambic competitions.
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 10
Q. The first day of the Dionysian Festival concluded with the sacrifice of a_____________and a communal feast.
- antelope
- lion
- lamb
- bull
Q. The most respected playwrights would present their works over the next three days: each would present three_____________and one_____________play (works that could be, but often weren’t interrelated).
- Tragedies/Satyr
- Comedies/Satyr
- Satyrs/Tragedy
- Satyrs/ Comedy
Q. In 487 BCE, an additional day of competition was added, with five playwrights presenting one_____________each.
- Dance
- Party
- Comedy
- Fight
Q. In 534 BCE, the festival’s first award was given to the actor and playwright_____________.
- Thespis
- Hercules
- Philocetes
- Pegasus
Q._____________, an early form of Greek theater, were performed by choral groups of 50 men and 50 boys from the different Athenian tribes who would sing and chant the playwright’s words in unison.
- Dithyrambs
- Actors
- Thespis
- Odyssey
Q. The playwright_____________(524-455 BCE) standardized using a second actor.
- Thespis
- Sophocles
- Aeschylus
- Euripides
Q. Originally, following the tradition set by Thespis, the_____________would perform as the lead actor in his plays.
- Mayor
- Playwright
- Town Crier
- Court Jester
Q. The playwright_____________(496-406 BCE), was the first to step aside and employ professional actors, instead of performing as the lead actor.
- Sophocles
- Thespis
- Aeschilon
- Dionysus
Q. In a tragedy, masks were more life-like; in a comedy or satyr play, masks were_____________and grotesque.
- Ugly
- Beautiful
- Durable
- On-Fleek
Q._____________, along with masks and props, helped indicate the social status, gender, and age of a character.
- Makeup
- Nail Polish
- Costumes
- Hair
Q. Tragic actors wore_____________(raised platform shoes).
- Himations
- progastreda
- prosterneda
- buskins
Q. A “props maker” was called a_____________.
- Dionysis
- progastreda
- prosterneda
- skeuopoios
Q. The three tragedies in his trilogy, Orestia, deal with the concept of vengeance vs. justice and breaking the cycle of violence._____________was also an actor, and helped advance the development of scenery and costuming through his plays.
- Thespis
- Aeschylus
- Sophocles
- Euripides
Q. Originally,_____________(496-406 BCE) was an actor, but due to a weak voice, he gave it up and instead became the first poet to exclusively write, rather than perform, his own plays. His plays were frequent festival winners, popular with judges and audiences alike. The Greek philosopher Aristotle credits him for increasing the number of actors from two to three and the chorus to thirteen. Antigone, Electra, and Oedipus Rex are among his most famous tragedies.
- Sophocles
- Thespis
- Aristophanes
- Euripides
Q. While_____________(480-407 BCE) was just as prolific as other playwrights, he did not enjoy the same level of success in his lifetime, as he inserted more social commentary than was usual in his plays. In his tragedy Medea, he created one of the first strong female main characters, driven to misguided vengeance by her fury, rather than by fate. Fortunately, a larger number of his plays— 18 tragedies and one satyr play, survived, and his work became popular in the second century.
- Euripides
- Sophocles
- Antigone
- Aristophanes
Q. The plays of_____________(ca 450-385 BCE) helped define Old Comedy, where unlike tragedy, the chorus and actors interact directly with the audience. Also unlike the tragedians, whose plays often focused on historical events played out within the context of myths and legends, his plays satirized contemporary subjects, with caricatures of real people. Of his more than 40 plays (11 of which survive), he only received six festival victories. His 405 BCE play, The Frogs, an episodic “buddy comedy” about travelling through Hades, was so well-received it won an unprecedented second performance in the next year’s festival.
- Thespis
- Euripides
- Sophocles
- Aristophanes
Q. A monologue or dialogue presenting the tragedy’s topic is called a_____________.
- PROLOGUE
- PARADOS
- EPISODE
- STASIMON
Q. The entry of the chorus; using unison chant and dance, they explain what has happened leading up to this point.
- PROLOGUE
- PARADOS
- EPISODE
- EXODOS
Q. This is the main section of the play, where most of the plot occurs. Actors speak dialogue about the plot (more so than taking action, much of which is offstage and later commented upon). The chorus often interacts with the actors.
- PARADOS
- EPISODE
- STASIMON
- EXODOS
Q. The chorus comments upon the episode to the audience.
- STASIMON
- EXODOS
- PROLOGUE
- PARADOS
Q. The final chorus chant where the moral of the tragedy is discussed.
- EXODOS
- STASIMON
- PARADOS
- PROLOGUE
Q. The_____________(hero) in a Greek tragedy was expected to experience a reversal of fortune and a downfall, usually due to his reach for a lofty goal being thwarted by his own hubris, or excessive pride. While this downfall could result in death, it could also be followed by a catharsis, an emotional cleansing meant to suggest redemption.
- Protaganist
- Antagonist
- Comedic Relief
- Sidekick
Q. Greek_____________is considered the highest form of drama.
- Comedy
- Satyr
- Tragedy
- People
Q._____________plays were performed between the tragedies for comedic relief.
- Satyr
- Beauty
Q. Greek tragedies were based on_____________.
- Greek myths
- Greek soap-operas
- Real life stories
- things that you heard from some guy who told somebody
Q._____________was a Philosopher who identified the six elements of drama in his work the “Poetics”.
- Aristotle
- Sophocles
- Aeschulus
- Thespis
- _____________ Introduced a leader for the chorus. The leader spoke and the chorus responded; creating the first actor.
- Thespis
- Dionysus
- Aristotle
- Aeschylus
Q._____________was the earliest known playwright.
- Aristotle
- Thespis
- Aeschylus
- Euphorion
Q. This guy is known as “the father of tragedy”.
- Aeschylus
- Euphorion
- Agamemnon
- Oresteia
Q.. He wrote about the choices that men make, and the consequences that follow.
- Aeschylus
- Sophocles
- Euripides
- Dionysus
Q._____________won the play writing prize 18 times. He wrote plays about humans possessing god-like qualities that would make them want to change their fate. Characters would then try to challenge their predestined path.
- Sophocles
- Euripides
- Thespis
- Aeschylus
Q._____________wrote an estimated 90 plays, and 18 have survived. His plays explored psychology of the mind, even in women.
- Eurpides
- Aristophanes
- Sophocles
- Thespis
Q.. Thanks to him we have the Prologue which summarizes the play before the action.
- Euripides
- Megara
- Hercules
- Sophocles
Q._____________is the only writer of Greek comedy whose works still exist.
- Aristophanes
- Euripides
- Aristotle
- Sophocles
Q. His plays made fun of the leaders of Athens. He wrote plays entitled: The Birds, The Clouds, and The Frogs.
- Aristophanes
- Sophocles
- Thespis
- Arthur Miller
Q. The_____________is a group of male actors in Greek plays who commented on the action of the play.
- Lysistrata
- Aristotle
- Chorus
- Morus
Q. Chorus members were unpaid volunteers, doing the service as their civic duty.
- True
- False
- The chorus was trained and costumed at the expense of the state government through a
_____________(a wealthy citizen) who chose this as his way of paying taxes, and getting his name on a monument.
- choregoes
- lysistrata
- pegasus
- medea
Q. The primary function of the chorus is to serve as the narrator.
- True
- False
Q. Actors in Greek theatre used character masks so that they could easily be seen from the top rows of the audience.
- True
- False
Q. The_____________is where the audience sits in Greek theatre.
- Theatron
- Parodos
- Orchestra
- Skene
Q. A crane could be used in Greek theatre to lower an actor onto the stage floor or raise them up through the trap door to symbolize “divine intervention” by the Greek gods.
- True
- False
