GREEK THEATRE/DIONYSUS: SEPT. 5

The name of the first actor.

• OEDIPUS

• THESPIS

• ANTIGONE

• ZEUS

The God that the Greek Theatre Festival celebrates is PROMETHEUS.

• TRUE

• FALSE

HOW MANY PEOPLE ATTENDED A GREEK PLAY DURING ANCIENT TIMES?

• 1,000

• 10,000

• 15,000

• 20,000

The audience in a Greek Theatre would sit where?

• THEATRON

• CHOREGOS

• CATHARSIS

• SKENE

A RICH CITIZEN WHO FINANCED THE ACTORS, COSTUMES, AND SETS

• CHOREGOS

• DIONYSUS

• THESPIS

TOGAS were worn to indicate different characters played by a Greek actor.

• true

• false

Answer explanation

they wore masks.

The emotional release an audience experiences is CATHARSIS.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The Greek word for pride is HUBRIS. HUMMUS IS A DIP!

The Greek word for PRIDE is HUMMUS.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A group of actors who narrate the play is known as the ______.

• CHOIR

• CHORUS

• THESPIANS

• ORESTEIA

The full name for an ancient Greek theatre is AMPHITHEATRE.

• TRUE

• FALSE