The Playwright - Euripides

Euripides was one of Athens' three most famous playwrights. True or false?

• True

• False

Euripides was widely popular in his lifetime, and his plays won many awards. True or false?

• True

• False

Were the great Athenian plays produced during the time of ANCIENT GREEE or CLASSICAL GREECE?

• Ancient Greece

• Classical Greece

In a Greek play, the parados is...

• A synonym for prologue

• The last scene

• The entry of the Chorus

• The first scene

What are the three unities?

• Plays have one plot, in one place, in one day

• Plays were produced as trilogies for presentation to the public

• The hero's journey, the tragic hero, and the audience's reactions

Hubris is the hamartia of...

• Arrogance

• Having a severe flaw

• Making a tragic mistake

• Anger

The nemesis should leave the audience with a feeling of both fear and...

• Concern

• Disbelief

• Joy

• Relief

Euripides' plays were held as part of...

• The City Dionysia

• The Festival of Zeus

• Th Festival of Athena

• The Olympics

The peripeteia is...

• The punishment of the tragic hero

• A reversal of fortune

• The moment the character realises their flaw/mistake

• The first stage of the heroic cycle

The anagnorisis is...

• The punishment of the tragic hero

• A reversal of fortune

• The moment the character realises their flaw/mistake

• The first stage of the heroic cycle