Greek/Roman/Stage Combat Adapted Unit Test

What area is show in red?

• Orchestra
• Parados
• Skene
• Theatron

Who was the Greek god of theater?

• Dionysus
• Thespis
• Zeus
• Sophocles

Who was the first actor?

• Dionysus
• Thespis
• Satyr
• Dithyramb

The ______________________ was a group of actors that acted as one character.

• chorus

• orchestra

• ensemble

• protagonist

Greek actors were

• Only women

• Only men

• Both men and women

A "fatal flaw" is...

• a trait in the protagonist that brings about his/her downfall.
• a trait in the antagonist that brings about his/her success.
• a trait in the seniors that leads to serious procrastination
• a nonsense thing that Ms. Houdersheldt clearly made up.

Where did violent actions in the plays take place?

• on stage (people often died)
• in the audience (audience became a part of action)
• off stage (audience is just told about the action)
• Greek tragedies were never about violent subject matters.

Roman Plays used masks

• True

• False

Roman stages had trap doors.

• true

• false

How much did it cost to go to a Roman Theatre performance?

• It was free.

• 1 penny

• It's difficult to determine what the cost would be in today's dollars, but it was VERY expensive. Only for wealthy.