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Greek & Vocab

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 7hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of Oepipus and Antigone?

a)

Euripides

b)

Aeschylus

c)

Sophocles

2.

What is the Greek word meaning, “to do or to act”?

a)

drama

b)

orchestra

c)

theatron

3.

What is the Latin term meaning “God from the machine”?

a)

deus ex periaktoi

b)

deus ex eccyclema

c)

deus ex machina

4.

The Greek word meaning human sorrow and compassion is:

a)

tragos

b)

pathos

c)

egos

5.

The small hut or building in which the actors changed their masks and costumes was called

a)

theatron

b)

parados

c)

skene

6.

The circular area where the actors/chorus performed, danced & sang, was called the

a)

orchestra

b)

stage

c)

altar

7.

The entrances onto the stage between the skene and the orchestra were called the

a)

periaktoi

b)

parados

c)

theatron

8.

What is our word today that comes from the Greek word "tragoidia"meaning “goat song”?

a)

pathos

b)

tragedy

c)

chorus

9.

What group explained the situation and helped the audience understand what was going on in the Greek plays?

a)

the theatron

b)

the parados

c)

the chorus

10.

Theatre began as worship to the Greek god of wine and revelry:

a)

Dionysus

b)

Thespis

c)

Zeus

11.

The actor stepped out from the chorus and spoke and for that reason we are called "thespians".

a)

Theodore

b)

Thespis

c)

Thesaurus

12.

Three plays that are related by theme, myth, or characters are called

a)

trilogy

b)

comedy

c)

tragedy

13.

What group were the only ones allowed to perform on the Greek stage?

a)

women

b)

Greek gods

c)

men

14.

The crane-like hoist that permitted actors to fly above the stage as if they were gods was called the

a)

periaktoi

b)

eccyclema

c)

machina

15.

What were the reasons for a Greek actor to wear the huge masks on stage?

a)

so the audience could see the expression on the face of the mask

b)

so the audience could hear the actors because of the built-in megaphone

c)

so the audience could see what character or gender the mask represented.

d)

all of the above

16.

What is the term used to indicate an artificial plot device in order that the play might come to a conclusion?

a)

Tragos

b)

Deus ex machina

c)

Paradoi

d)

Dios la machina

17.

What is the Greek term meaning “the viewing place”?

a)

parados

b)

skene

c)

theatron

d)

eccyclema

18.

The symbolic masks of comedy & tragedy are often referred to as:

a)

Sock and Muffin

b)

Bob and Doug

c)

Sock and Buskin

d)

Stock and Barrell

19.

The muse of tragedy, often seen holding the tragic mask, is:

a)

Thalia

b)

Melpomene

c)

Pandora

d)

Aphrodite

20.

The muse of comedy, often seen holding the comedy mask, is:

a)

Thalia

b)

Melpomene

c)

Pandora

d)

Aphrodite

21.

What was a structural aspect the Greek theatres had in common?

a)

built for audiences under 10,000

b)

built into the side of a hill

c)

built on the edge of a large city

22.

Greek audiences would watch ____ followed by a _______.

a)

a tragedy, a comedy

b)

a comedy, a tragedy

c)

a satyr play, a comedy

23.

The Greek machine that had 3 sides and would turn to display different scenes was called

a)

the eccyclema

b)

the machina

c)

the periaktoi

d)

the skene

24.

The Greek machine that had wheels and would display the violent aftermath or interior scenes was called

a)

the eccyclema

b)

the machina

c)

the periaktoi

d)

the skene

25.

What was the area in which Greek audiences would sit?

a)

the theatron

b)

the house

c)

the orchestra

d)

the parados

26.

An open air venue used for entertainment (like Palo Duro Canyon) is called

a)

antitheater

b)

canyon walls

c)

amphitheater

d)

Texas

27.

The Greeks did not want to see the violence on stage but wanted to experience the aftermath by seeing the dead body(ies).

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The Greeks had a word meaning excessive pride and most of their heroes in tragedies exhibited this:

a)

narcissism

b)

hubris

c)

modesty