Greek Theater

How were plays selected for theatron performances?

• Plays were selected randomly without any criteria.

• Plays were selected based on the weather forecast.

• Plays were selected by flipping a coin.

• Plays were selected based on what the person paying for the play wanted.

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How much did it cost for audiences to watch a theatron performance?

• It did not cost anything.

• The cost varied depending on the day of the week.

• Audiences had to pay with food items.

• It cost 5 gold coins.

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What were the prizes given to winning playwrights after theatron performances?

• A goat or a bull

• A horse or a basket of fruits

• A cow or a bushel of wheat

• A pig or a sack of potatoes

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What was the name given of the crane used to suspend gods or magical creatures above the stage at theatron performances?

• Deus Ex Machina

• Skene

• Parados

• Hydraulis

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Name of a famous Greek playwright who wrote The Odyssey.

• Aristophanes

• Sophocles

• Euripides

• Homer

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What area is show in red?

• Orchestra

• Parados

• Skene

• Theatron

What part of the Greek theatre is the blank box on?

• Skene

• Theatron

• Parados

• Orchestra

Who wrote Oedipus?

• Homer

• Shakespeare

• Sophocles

• Donald Trump

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Greek theatre masks were created solely for entertainment purposes:

• True

• False

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Who attended Greek theatre tragedies

• Everyone (except women)

• Only the rich

• Whoever could afford the ticket price

• Old Men and Children

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