Greek Drama

This play, written by Aristophanes, is about women striking against their husbands to end a war.

• Antigone

• Lysistrata

• Medeo

• Poetics

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This play, written by Sophocles, is part of a trilogy where a girl wants to bury her brother who died in battle.

• Antigone

• Lysistrata

• Medea

• Oedipus

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Who introduced a third actor?

• Aristotle

• Euripides

• Sophocles

• Thespis

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This play, written by Aeschylus, deals with family justice such as murdering an opposing family member for vengeance.

• Medea

• The Oresteia

• Poetics

• Oedipus the King

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Aristotle wrote the rules for tragedy. What is the name of that work?

• Lysistrata

• The Oresteia

• Poetics

• Oedipus

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Where were Greek plays performed?

• outdoors in amphitheaters

• the Globe Theater

• inside large stone buildings

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What was the area called where the actors performed.

• arena

• orchestra

• stage

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What was the building called behind the actors?

• the set

• the skene

• the wall

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Greek actors were held in high esteem by their audiences.

• True

• False

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Greek actors needed to be skilled in. . .

• dance

• mime

• voice

• all three

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