The Oedipus, Greek Drama, and Classical Drama Test

What is the name of the child of King Laios and Queen Jocasta ?

• Oedipus

• Achilles

• Aeschylus

• Oediipus

Who did Oedipus kill on the road ?

• King of Corinth

• Percy

• Dionysus

• King Laios

What did King Laios and Queen Jocasta do with their baby ?

• They let him grow up to five, and had him trained to be a gladiator of Thebes.

• They gave their baby to a shepherd with orders to leave the baby to die on a mountain side with his ankles pinned together.

• They sent him to the kingdom of Corinth.

• They sent him to Athens to help fight Sparta.

How did the people of Thebes repay Oedipus for saving them ?

• The people of Thebes repay Oedipus by offering him the throne, and the chance to marry the widowed Queen Jocasta.

• The people of Thebes offer him the chance to be the right hand man of King Laios.

• The people of Thebes offer him the chance to be the prince of Thebes.

• The people of Thebes repay him by offering him the throne of Olympia.

Who are the true children of Oedipus and Jocasta ?

• Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigonne, and Tismene

• Polynices, Etocles, Antigone, and Ismeen

• Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene

• Polynicces, Etocleoes, Antigon, and Isme

Who did Greek Drama honor ?

• Dionysus

• Deimos

• Zeus

• Poseidon

What are the 3 reasons why actors wore masks ?

• Actors wore masks to add, subtract, and multiply.

• Actors wore masks to conceal identities, to pretend to be entertaining people, and to look scary to the audience.

• Actors wore masks to stylize characters, to specify different characters, and to show variety in costumes.

• Actors wore masks to amplify or project their voices, to depict the character they were playing, and to express the feelings, or mood of the character they portrayed.

What word derived from the name Thespis ?

• Thestinian

• Thesis

• Pterodactyl

• Thespian

What did Greek Drama grow out of ?

• Greek Drama grew out of ancient performances of Greek gods.

• Greek Drama grew out of Roman Drama.

• Greek Drama grew out of ancient religious rituals.

• Greek Drama grew out of Mayan practices.

What is a tragedy ?

• A play with tragic events and an unhappy ending, sometimes leading to the downfall of the main character.

• A series of horrendous events.

• A play where the speaker ends up the villain.

• A play where tragic events lead to a happy ending.