WorksheetsGreek Theatre
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the Greek god of theater?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Thespis
c)
Zeus
d)
Sophocles
2.
Who was the first actor?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Thespis
c)
Satyr
d)
Dithyramb
3.
What stage did the Greeks use?
a)
Proscenium
b)
Orchestra
c)
Amphitheater
d)
Thespisian Theatre
4.
What era followed Greek Theatre?
a)
Roman
b)
Greek
c)
Shakespearean
d)
Medieval
5.
TRUE OR FALSE! Women were allowed on stage.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What were Greek theaters built on?
a)
Mountains
b)
Flatland
c)
Prarie
d)
Hills
7.
The Greeks started the idea of plays as a way to celebrate (worship) which god or goddess?
a)
Zeus
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Dionysos
d)
Apollo
8.
Tragedy gets its name from the Greek practice of:
a)
Writing sad plays: Tragedy means sad
b)
The sacrifice of goats to honor Zeus
c)
The sacrifice of chickens to honor Dionysos
d)
The sacrifice of goats to honor Dionysos
9.
The skene is
a)
the scene house
b)
an act break
c)
no clue
d)
a mask
10.
What was Deus ex Machina?
a)
God out of the machine- when the hero was in danger, a god would be lowered in a crane to solve the problem.
b)
A stage device involving a trap door for appearing and disappearing
c)
An Athenian acting troupe
d)
Latin words that have nothing to do with the Greeks
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