Optional - Study Guide/Practice

Who was the Greek god of theater?

• Dionysus
• Thespis
• Zeus
• Sophocles

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Who was the first actor?

• Dionysus
• Thespis
• Satyr
• Dithyramb

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.

• True

• False

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An emotional cleansing

• catharsis
• skene
• in medias res
• strophe

Aristotole says tragedy must elicit

• no emotion
• laughter and tears
• anger and tears
• pity and fear

Tragedy gets its name from the Greek practice of:

• Writing sad plays: Tragedy means sad
• The sacrifice of goats to honor Zeus
• The sacrifice of chickens to honor Dionysos
• The sacrifice of goats to honor Dionysos

What was Deus ex Machina?

• God out of the machine- when the hero was in danger, a god would be lowered in a crane to solve the problem.
• A stage device involving a trap door for appearing and disappearing
• An Athenian acting troupe
• Latin words that have nothing to do with the Greeks

What were the genres of Greek theatre?

• Comedy, tragedy, history

• Comedy, tragedy, satyr

• Comedy and tragedy

• Comedy, tragedy, musical