Frogs opening

What organised event was thought to have birthed old comedy?

• The Lenaia

• Komos

• Proagon

• Pompe

During which festival was Frogs performed?

• The Lenaia

• City Dionysia

Most of our understanding of old comedy comes from Aristophanes. True or false?

• True

• False

During which century did old comedy flourish?

• 6th

• 5th

• 4th

What is a parabasis?

• When the chorus speak to the audience

• When the chorus and the actors communicate

• When the actors heckle the chorus

Select all features of a comedy mask or costume.

• Heavily stylised and embellished

• Could depict animals

• Included a large leather phallus

• Thickly padded stomach and bum

• Included a himation

In Frogs, Dionysus travels to the underworld to bring back one of two potential tragedy playwrights. Who are the two options?

• Aeschylus

• Euripides

• Sophocles

• Thespis

Who is Xanthias, in Frogs?

• Dionysus' partner

• Dionysus' slave

• Dionysus' brother

• Dionysus' uncle

When Dionysus decides he will travel to the underworld to bring back one tragic playwright, who does he consult to help him?

• Xanthias

• Heracles

• A group of frogs

• Zeus

What is the relationship between Heracles and Dionysus?

• Full brothers

• Half brothers

• Father and son

• Cousins