Greek Theatre

Sophocles is credited as being the first actor

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• False

Greek theatre masks were created solely for entertainment purposes:

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• False

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Women roles in Greek theatre were always played by women.

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• True

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Who was the Greek god of theater?

• Dionysus
• Thespis
• Zeus
• Sophocles

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Who was the first actor?

• Dionysus
• Thespis
• Satyr
• Dithyramb

Who wrote Oedipus?

• Homer
• Shakespeare
• Sophocles
• Donald Trump

This ensemble of people performed in unison.

• Greek Group

• Large Chorus

• Greek Salad

• Greek Chorus

How do actors show multiple characters?

• Stand at different levels

• Face different directions

• Change their mask

• Announce their new character name before speaking

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What is the order that Greek theatre developed?

• Greek Chorus, Two Actors, One Actor, Three Actors

• Greek Chorus, One Actor, Two Actors, Three Actors

• One Actor, Greek Chorus, Three Actors, Two Actors

• Three Actors, Two Actors, One Actor, Greek Chorus

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As more actors took the stage, the Greek Chorus became smaller.

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• False

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