Ancient Greek Theatre

Who is given credit as being the first actor?

• Sophocles

• Oedipus

• Thespis

• Aeschylus

Over the course of Greek history, the role of the chorus _________.

• Diminished, as fewer audience members attended the performances.

• Diminished, as more actors were introduced.

• Increased, as stories became more complicated.

• Increased, as more people wanted to be on stage.

Who added a second actor to Greek tragedy?

• Aeschylus

• Sophocles

• Seacrestopolis

• Thespis

Actors played multiple parts in each play.

• True, they altered their voices so the audience could tell them apart.

• True, they changed costumes so the audience could tell the different characters apart.

• True, they switched masks so the audience could tell the different characters apart.

• False, the playwrights cast one character for each part written.

All of the following are aspects of Ancient Greek theatre EXCEPT:

• Masks worn by the actors

• A competitive component

• Chorus that crosses the stage and helps tell the story

• Play-by-play announcers

Which was these was NOT a Greek playwright?

• Sophocles

• Aristotle

• Aeschylus

• Euripides

What were the genres of Greek theatre?

• Comedy, tragedy, history

• Comedy, tragedy, satyr

• Comedy and tragedy

• Comedy, tragedy, musical

What was Deus ex Machina?

• 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.

• When the hero was in danger a god would be lowered in a crane to solve the problem.

The area where the audience sat was called the

• parodos

• orchestra

• skene

• theatron

Which part of the theatre served as a backdrop and backstage area?

• skene

• orchestra

• theatron

• parodos