Greek Theatre Vocab Flashcard 1

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What area is shown in red? Also known as the "dancing place".

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Orchestra

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A serious play with a sad ending is known as:

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a tragedy

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Tragedy gets its name from the Greek practice of: Writing sad plays, The sacrifice of goats to honor Zeus, The sacrifice of chickens to honor Dionysos, The sacrifice of goats to honor Dionysos

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The sacrifice of goats to honor Dionysos

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What part of the Greek theatre is the blank box on? Also known as the "seeing place".

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Theatron

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Chorus

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a group of actors who comment on the action

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The primary function of the chorus is to serve as the narrator.

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True

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Type of comedy that accompanied a trilogy of tragedies at the City of Dionysia. From this, we get the word "satire", usually included characters that were Greek Demigods, half goat and half man.

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Satyr Play

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Who was the first actor? Options: Dionysus, Thespis, Satyr, Dithyramb

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Thespis

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What area is shown in red? Options: Orchestra, Theatron, Skene, Parados

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Parados

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Theatre festival held in honor of Diosysus in Athens where each playwright competed by submitting a trilogy of tragedies and a satyr play is known as:

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City of Dionysia