Greek Theatre - Theatre History

Greek Theatre began primarily as ___________.

• A Form of Entertainment

• A Religious Ritual

• A Teaching Tool

• A Way to Exercise

Greeks primarily worshipped ______________ through theatre festivals.

• Apollo, God of the Sky & King of the Gods

• Dionysus, God of Wisdom & Knowledge

• Dionysus, God of Wine & Fertility

• Apollo, God of the Hunt & the Sun

Select the three forms of Theatre the Greeks invented:

• Tragedy, Farce, Musical

• Comedy, Melodrama, Satyr

• Satire, Tragedy, Comedy

• Comedy, Tragedy, Satyr

• Tragedy, History, Comedy

Who created the role of the actor?

• Sophocles

• Aristophanes

• Aristotle

• Thespis

What roles did the Greek Chorus play in performance?

• Commented on the action of the plot

• Provided spectacle by singing and dancing

• Moved set pieces and helped actors change costumes

• Played the role of community in the world of the play

• Comedic relief in all performances

Where did Greek Theatre Performances take place?

• By the sea

• On a hilltop

• Inside a theater

• The city center

What did Aristotle write, and why is it important?

• Oedipus Rex, it is one of the most important surviving Greek Tragedies

• The Poetics, it gave us the rules for Greek Tragedy

• The Poetics, it gave us the rules for Greek Theatre

• The Poetics, it gave us the rules for Greek Comedy

Theatron, from the Greek, means _________________

• The Doing Place

• The Listening Place

• The Seeing Place

• The Audience Place

Orchestra, translated from the Greek, means ____________.

• The Music Place

• The Dancing Place

• The Audience Place

• The Acting Place

Greek choruses first performed dithyrambs, which were _____________.

• Hymns and songs that retold famous stories and myths

• Short scenes from The Odyssey

• Songs shepherds would sing to their sheep

• Songs sung to attract members of the opposite sex