Greek Theatre Exam

A word that means "action" from a word meaning "to do" or "to act"

• cinema

• drama

• theatre

• actor

a word that means "answerer" and is the Greek word for actor

• hypokrite

• choregos

• histriones

• didaskalos

the playwright and director of a Greek play, also the Greek word for teacher

• hypokrite

• choregos

• histriones

• didaskalos

a wealthy citizen who would train the chorus and pay for the costumes and musicians, similar to a producer

• hypokrite

• choregos

• histriones

• didaskalos

known for being the first actor

• Theophilus

• Thoreau

• Thespis

• Theatron

a serious play in which the protagonist either dies or is defeated in the end

• comedy

• tragedy

• melodrama

• satyr play

a play that presents the characters and situation in a humorous way, and ends with a wedding or other peaceful solution

• comedy

• tragedy

• melodrama

• satyr play

a play involving satyrs who made fun of the gods using physical and crude humor

• comedy

• tragedy

• melodrama

• satyr play

the number of TRAGEDIES a Greek playwright had to write in order to enter a competition

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

the person the play is mostly about

• protagonist

• deuteragonist

• tritagonist

• antagonist