Greek Drama/Medea Review

Who introduced the first actor?

• Aeschylus

• Aristophanes

• Sophocles

• Thespis

Who introduced the second actor?

• Aeschylus

• Euripides

• Sophocles

• Thespis

Who introduced a third actor?

• Aristotle

• Euripides

• Sophocles

• Thespis

This play, written by Aeschylus, deals with family justice such as murdering an opposing family member for vengeance.

• Medea

• The Oresteia

• Poetics

• Oedipus the King

This play, written by Sophocles, is part of a trilogy where a son kills his father and marries his mother.

• Lysistrata

• Medea

• The Oresteia

• Oedipus the King

This play, written by Euripides, is about a wife getting revenge on her unfaithful husband.

• Antigone

• Medea

• The Orestia

• Poetics

This play, written by Aristophanes, is about women striking against their husbands to end a war.

• Antigone

• Lysistrata

• Medeo

• Poetics

Aristotle wrote the rules for tragedy. What is the name of that work?

• Lysistrata

• The Oresteia

• Poetics

• Oedipus

This play, written by Sophocles, is part of a trilogy where a girl wants to bury her brother who died in battle.

• Antigone

• Lysistrata

• Medea

• Oedipus

The Greek festivals were dedicated to which god/goddess?

• Aphrodite

• Dionysus

• Athena

• Zeus