Ch. 6 Lesson 1: Greek Literature and Drama Quiz

Why do you think Aesop uses animals in his fables?

• Animals are relatable to many people and would b easy to understand

• Animals were sacred to Greeks

• He was obsessed with animals because he grew up on a farm.

• He didn't know about people and their habits

Who were the four dramatists of Greece?

Who was the author of Oresteia?

• Aeschylus

• Sophocles

• Euripedes

• Aristophanes

What is Antigone?

• a comedy about the Minoans

• A ruler of Athens

• a drama about obedience and integrity

• a bug spray that Greeks used on their ships

A group of performers is known as?

Match the following

• King of Gods God of the sky

• Athena

• Goddess of love

• Poseidon

• God of the underworld

• Zeus

• God of the sea

• Hades

• Goddess of Wisdom

• Aphrodite