The Alcestis

The Big 3 Playwrights are

• Socrates, Sophocles, Aeschylus

• Sophocles, Euripides, Thespis

• Socrates, Euripides, Sophocles

• Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides

The Ancient Greeks honored the god

• Helios

• Apollo

• Dionysos

• Persephone

What method did Euripides use to get his characters out of trouble?

• Livin la Vida Loca

• Deus Ex Machina

• Agnus Dei

• Carpe Diem

Euripides dealt more in _________________ of a character.

• physical characteristics

• familial relationships

• psychological profiles

• heroic qualities

Heracles serves two purposes:

• mystery and intrigue

• messenger and back-from-Hades-getter

• messenger and confidante

• problem solver and comic relief

An eponymous play is one

• whose main character carries the title of the play

• that is performed in three acts

• that features a female lead character

• that is written anonymously

The plays were performed in

• state houses

• amphitheaters

• oval-shaped theaters called 'rounds'

• indoor theater houses

Evil characters wore

• glasses

• dark-haired wigs

• half-masks

• blonde wigs

The person who introduced another masked actor was

• Euripides

• Thespis

• Aeschylus

• Sophocles

How did Sophocles die?

• tripped off the stage and fell

• choked on a grape

• swallowed fire

• sat on a pin