Greek Theatre Test Review

Where were all the plays in ancient Greece written and produced?

• Corinth

• Athens

• Troy

• Sparta

Which of the gods was the theatre festival worshipping?

• Zeus

• Hades

• Dionysus

• Athena

Which of the following was NOT a tragic playwright?

• Aeschylus

• Sophocles

• Euripides

• Aristophanes

Greek theatre is fundamentally what?

• Political

• Entertainment

• Tragic

• Comedic

The amphitheater was in the shape of a....

• Square

• Semi-circle

• Circle

• Wedge

Who did the chorus represent?

• the main characters

• the community

• the ensemble

• the politicians

What are the 3 periods of mythology?

• myths of origin, age when gods and mortals mingled, age of heroes

• myths of origin, myth proper, age of heroes

• myths of origin, age when gods and mortals mingled, legend

• folktale, age when gods and mortals mingled, age of heroes

What are the 3 subdivisions of mythology?

• myths of origin, age when gods and mortals mingled, age of heroes

• myths of origin, myth proper, age of heroes

• myth proper, legend, folktale

• folktale, age when gods and mortals mingled, folktale

What are the 6 elements of tragedy?

• Plot, character, thought, diction, sing, spectacle

• Harmatia, character, thought, metaphors, sing, spectacle

• anagnorisis, character, harmatia, peripeteia, sing, spectacle

“Viewing-place”, where the spectators sat.

• kerkis

• theatron

• logeion

• paradoes