Ancient Greek and Roman Drama

Greek drama begun in 6th century BC

• as part of the worship of god Dionysus

• as part of worship of god Apollo

• as a game

• as part of worship of goddess Venus

A group of dancers, called a chorus, danced around an altar and commemorated the god’s death by sacrificing a goat. This chorus was called goat-singers and their ritualistic song was called the goat-song or

• tragos

• ragos

• teatro

• dramas

Thespis was( mark two correct answers)

• the first ever actor

• the first playwright to win a tragedy competition

• the first teatrical director

• the first person to be killed on stage

At the Greek dramatic contests playwrights strived to win

• a laurel wreath

• a medal

• a cow

• money

Mark all correct terms belonging to the ancient Greek theatrical structure

• orchestra

• skene

• diazoma

• diaphragm

• caleidoscope

Greek plays involved conflicts evolving from the clash between

• the will of the gods and the ambitions and desires of the humanity

• the gods and the semigods

• ordinery people

• the will of the gods and godesses

Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides were

• the most successful Greek playwrights

• the most successful Roman playwrights

• the most successful Greek actors

• the most successful Greek rullers

Aristophanes and Menander found succes in writing

• comedies

• tragedies

• farces

• pantomimes

The first stone theatre in Rome was built in 55BC by the order of

• Julius Cesar

• Nero

• Claudius

• Agrippina

Roman Theatre Included acrobatics, gladiators​

jugglers, athletics, chariots races, naumachia (sea battles), boxing, venationes (animal fights)

• true

• false