Theatre and Mythology Quiz

__________________ Theatre began with storytelling, but the first formal presentations of performances began around 600 B.C with the Greeks creating public performances as a part of rituals for the Gods.

• Greek

• Roman

• Egyptian

• Chinese

A ________________ is a traditional story that relates the early history of a people or that explains some natural or social phenomenon - it typically involves supernatural beings or events.

• myth

• legend

• fable

• tale

__________________ are hymns to Dionysus. They followed a pattern similar to the cycle of life: birth, maturation, death, and rebirth.

• Dithyrambs

• Odes

• Elegies

• Sonnets

______________ – the Greek word for actor.

• Thespian

• Philosopher

• Orator

• Poet

__________ the auditorium was the hillside where the audience stood to watch.

• Theatron

• Stage

• Orchestra

• Skene

A _______ building, scene house, was added to provide a place for actors to wait before entering the stage. The skene eventually became the background for dramatic action.

• Skene

• Agora

• Stoa

• Odeon

________________ – god from the machine. A crane that lowered the gods into the action.

• Deus ex machina

• Deus in machina

• Deus ex machino

• Deus ex machinas

________________ – a cart or platform used to roll out actors who were supposedly killed in battle.

• Ekkyklema

• Chariot

• Stagecoach

• Palanquin

Which Greek playwright is known for his tragedies, including "Oedipus Rex"?

• Aristophanes

• Sophocles

• Euripides

• Aeschylus

What was the name of the most famous playwright of Ancient Greece?

• Aristophanes
• Sophocles
• Euripides
• Plato