Greek Tragedy

The main structure of Greek theatre consists of an alternation between what two sections?

• Stasimon and episode

• Parados and episode

• Prologue and parados

• Stasimon and exodus

Greek tragedies were typically free of subplots and multiple settings.

• True

• False

Most violence in Greek tragedies took place onstage.

• True

• False

Plays in ancient Greece were dedicated to which deity?

• Demeter

• Dryades

• Dionysus

• Daphne

Sophocles was alive during approximately what time period?

• 1200 B.C.

• 1000 B.C.

• 700 B.C.

• 400 B.C.

Which figure was NOT an important character in Greek drama?

• The choragos

• The messenger

• The protagonist

• The thymele

The scene between Antigone and her sister Ismene where the conflict is established is called

• The prologue

• The episode

• The parados

• The stasimon

According to Aristotle, what is NOT a characteristic of a tragic hero?

• The tragic hero is a person of importance in the community.

• The tragic hero experiences a reversal or change of fortune.

• The tragic hero is not responsible for the tragedy that occurs.

• The tragic hero is neither wholly wicked nor totally virtuous.

How many intermissions does Greek drama typically have?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• It depends on the length of the play.

One function of the chorus is to give advice to the main characters.

• True

• False