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WorksheetsGreek & Vocab
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 7hrs 0mins
Who is the author of Oepipus and Antigone?
Euripides
Aeschylus
Sophocles
What is the Greek word meaning, “to do or to act”?
drama
orchestra
theatron
What is the Latin term meaning “God from the machine”?
deus ex periaktoi
deus ex eccyclema
deus ex machina
The Greek word meaning human sorrow and compassion is:
tragos
pathos
egos
The small hut or building in which the actors changed their masks and costumes was called
theatron
parados
skene
The circular area where the actors/chorus performed, danced & sang, was called the
orchestra
stage
altar
The entrances onto the stage between the skene and the orchestra were called the
periaktoi
parados
theatron
What is our word today that comes from the Greek word "tragoidia"meaning “goat song”?
pathos
tragedy
chorus
What group explained the situation and helped the audience understand what was going on in the Greek plays?
the theatron
the parados
the chorus
Theatre began as worship to the Greek god of wine and revelry:
Dionysus
Thespis
Zeus
The actor stepped out from the chorus and spoke and for that reason we are called "thespians".
Theodore
Thespis
Thesaurus
Three plays that are related by theme, myth, or characters are called
trilogy
comedy
tragedy
What group were the only ones allowed to perform on the Greek stage?
women
Greek gods
men
The crane-like hoist that permitted actors to fly above the stage as if they were gods was called the
periaktoi
eccyclema
machina
What were the reasons for a Greek actor to wear the huge masks on stage?
so the audience could see the expression on the face of the mask
so the audience could hear the actors because of the built-in megaphone
so the audience could see what character or gender the mask represented.
all of the above
What is the term used to indicate an artificial plot device in order that the play might come to a conclusion?
Tragos
Deus ex machina
Paradoi
Dios la machina
What is the Greek term meaning “the viewing place”?
parados
skene
theatron
eccyclema
The symbolic masks of comedy & tragedy are often referred to as:
Sock and Muffin
Bob and Doug
Sock and Buskin
Stock and Barrell
The muse of tragedy, often seen holding the tragic mask, is:
Thalia
Melpomene
Pandora
Aphrodite
The muse of comedy, often seen holding the comedy mask, is:
Thalia
Melpomene
Pandora
Aphrodite
What was a structural aspect the Greek theatres had in common?
built for audiences under 10,000
built into the side of a hill
built on the edge of a large city
Greek audiences would watch ____ followed by a _______.
a tragedy, a comedy
a comedy, a tragedy
a satyr play, a comedy
The Greek machine that had 3 sides and would turn to display different scenes was called
the eccyclema
the machina
the periaktoi
the skene
The Greek machine that had wheels and would display the violent aftermath or interior scenes was called
the eccyclema
the machina
the periaktoi
the skene
What was the area in which Greek audiences would sit?
the theatron
the house
the orchestra
the parados
An open air venue used for entertainment (like Palo Duro Canyon) is called
antitheater
canyon walls
amphitheater
Texas
The Greeks did not want to see the violence on stage but wanted to experience the aftermath by seeing the dead body(ies).
True
False
The Greeks had a word meaning excessive pride and most of their heroes in tragedies exhibited this:
narcissism
hubris
modesty
