Questions on Greek Theatre

Which of the following is considered one of the three great Greek tragedians?

• Aristotle

• Aristophanes

• Euripides

• Thespis

Theatre is got from which Greek word?

• Theatrics

• Theatron

• Tiata

• Dithyramb

Which classical play is regarded as the best tragedy ever written

• Trojan Women

• Prometheus Bound

• The Libation Bearer

• Oedipus Rex

The intersection between drama and theatre is that . . . . . ?

• Drama tells a story through words, while theatre retells it through action

• Theatre makes use of a stage, while drama is acted out in a playground

• Drama made use of the chorus, while theatre makes do without the chorus

• Theatre signals the transition of a play from the script to the stage

According to European history, when did drama start?

• 6th century BC

• 5th century AD

• 7th century BC

• 1542

Which of the following can be said to be true about Thespis?

• He was a god, a priest, and a poet

• He was a priest, a statesman, and a lover

• He was an inventor, a priest, and a playwright

• He was an imposter, a clown, and a poet-playwright

Which of the following is said to be a statesmen who witnessed the rise and decline in fortune of Athens?

• Euripides

• Thespis

• Aeschylus

• Sophocles

Which of the following is not accredited to Sophocles?

• Ajax
• The Traechan Woman

• Oedipus Rex
• Electra

Which of these playwrights did not introduce any actor to Greek drama?

• Euripides

• Sophocles

• Aeschylus

• Thespis

The first introduced actor to drama is called . . . . . ?

• Dithyramb

• Thyrsus

• Hypokritis

• Orchestra