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Greek Classical Theater

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What form of government did the Ancient Greeks introduce to the world?   
a)
Communism 
b)
Feudalism
c)
Monarchy 
d)
 Democracy
2.
What were Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates known for?
a)
Theater
b)
  Art
c)
Architecture
d)
Philosophy
3.
What are the two types of Greek theater?   
a)
Science fiction and Fantasy 
b)
Comedy and Tragedy 
c)
Improvisation and Historical 
d)
Musical and Drama   
4.
Which of the following is an area where Ancient Greek culture has influenced modern culture?
a)
Government 
b)
Sports
c)
Philosophy 
d)
 All of the above
5.
Who wrote the Greek play Antigone?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Sophocles
c)
Plato
d)
Dionysis
6.
Tragic plays involve the downfall of the ________.
a)
god
b)
monster
c)
hero
d)
society
7.
According to Aristotle, tragedies explore the relationship of _________ and ________.
a)
husbands and wives
b)
gods and mortals
c)
gods and demi-gods
d)
heroes and villians
8.
Plays were performed in __________________.
a)
amphitheatres
b)
homes
c)
government buildings
d)
giant court yards
9.
The _______________ is a large building behind the stage for dressing or backdrop.
a)
orchestra
b)
skene
c)
amphitheater
d)
backstage
10.
All actors wore
a)
heavy makeup
b)
sandels
c)
short robes
d)
masks
11.
The ______________ was a group of 15 and acted as one character.
a)
actors
b)
heroes
c)
chorus
d)
choir
12.
The ________________ is the beginning of the play, before the action begins.
a)
parodos
b)
prologue
c)
exodos
d)
paean
13.
The ________________ is where the majority of the action occurs.
a)
parodos
b)
prologue
c)
ode
d)
scene
14.
The ______________ is the last episode in the play. It is followed by a final speech addressed directly to the audience by the chorus.
a)
parodos
b)
exodus
c)
ode
d)
scene
15.
Which god were the Greeks worshipping at the festivals where the plays were performed?
a)
Zeus
b)
Athene
c)
Dionysus
d)
Poseidon
16.

Originally, Greek theater was used for

a)

music and songs

b)

athletic events

c)

long speeches

17.

What were the early songs about?

a)

Greek war heroes

b)

the gods and goddesses

c)

entertainment

18.

Which god was most often used in Greek plays?

a)

Hera

b)

Poseidon

c)

Zeus

19.

Greek actors did not wear elaborate costumes, but they did use...

a)

hats

b)

masks

c)

signs

20.

Name a famous Greek playwright

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Sophocles

21.

Where did the Greeks build their theaters?

a)

on hillsides

b)

in the desert

c)

on the mountaintops

22.

Name a great Greek actor

a)

Hector

b)

Julius Ceasar

c)

Thespis

23.

What did the Greeks call actors?

a)

Thesbians

b)

Entertainers

c)

Performers

24.

What structure did the Greeks invent for plays?

a)

ampitheater

b)

auditorium

c)

colliseum

25.

Dionysus is the god of

a)

The ocean and sky

b)

The underworld

c)

Wine and fertility

d)

Love and marriage

26.

Who wrote Oedipus and Antigone?

a)

Aeschylus

b)

Sophocles

c)

Euripedes

d)

Thespis

27.

What is deus ex machina?

a)

Blessing for grief

b)

A Greek Dance

c)

God machine

d)

A song to Dionysus

28.

Masks DID NOT

a)

Create confusion

b)

Help with rapid role changes

c)

Assisted men playing women

d)

Aided actors/audience

29.

Greek Theatre began primarily as ___________.

a)

A Form of Entertainment

b)

A Religious Ritual

c)

A Teaching Tool

d)

A Way to Exercise

30.

Greeks primarily worshipped ______________ through theatre festivals.

a)

Apollo, God of the Sky & King of the Gods

b)

Dionysus, God of Wisdom & Knowledge

c)

Dionysus, God of Wine & Fertility

d)

Apollo, God of the Hunt & the Sun

31.

Who wrote the tragedies Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone?

a)

Sophocles

b)

Aristophanes

c)

Aeschylus

d)

Euripides

32.

Who wrote the comedy Lysistrata?

a)

Sophocles

b)

Aristophanes

c)

Aeschylus

d)

Euripides

33.

When two actors (or more today) are telling the story together, we call that

a)

Conversation

b)

Dialogue

c)

Chit Chat

d)

Spilling the tea

34.

When one actor is telling the story, we call that ...

a)

Monologue

b)

Monolit

c)

Speaking

d)

Acting

35.

This ensemble of people performed in unison.

a)

Greek Group

b)

Large Chorus

c)

Greek Salad

d)

Greek Chorus

36.

The 9 Muses were responsible for:

a)

destroying community

b)

total chaos

c)

confusion

d)

creative thought

37.

The decree of Creon that begins the action of the play Antigone...

a)

"bury Eteocles but not Polyneices"

b)

"bury Lauis but not Jocasta"

c)

"bury Oedipus but not Lauis"

d)

"bury Polyneices but not Eteocles"

38.

TRUE or FALSE: All actors in ancient Greece were men.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.

TRUE or FALSE: Oedipus has three children with his mother/wife Jocasta.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

The main character. A princess and sorceress who uses her powers to get the golden fleece for Jason, falls in love, marries with 2 kids when he deserts her and then goes into a sadistic fury...

a)

Glauce

b)

Medea

c)

Aegeus

d)

Jason

41.
King of Colchis and father of Glauce, Jason's new wife, he banishes Medea and dies a gruesome death when he embraces his dead daughter
a)
Creon
b)
Jason
c)
Aegeus
d)
Medea
42.
caretaker of house and kids, cares for Medea and worries about her and what she will do
a)
Nurse
b)
Medea
c)
Chorus
43.
A former adventurer, he abandons his wife, Medea, in order to marry Glauce, the beautiful young daughter of Creon, King of Corinth. Hoping to advance his station through this second marriage, he only fuels Medea to a revenge that includes the deaths of his new bride, her father, and his children. His tactless self-interest and whiny rationalizations of his own actions make him a weak, unsympathetic character.
a)
Jason
b)
Creon
c)
Aegeus
44.
They are presented as naïve and oblivious to the intrigue that surrounds them. Medea uses them as pawns in the murder of Glauce and Creon, and then kills them in the play's culminating horror. Their innocent deaths provide the greatest element of pathos--the tragic emotion of pity--in the play.
a)
Chorus
b)
Sons 
45.
King of Athens, helps Medea after having visited the Oracle at Delphi, where he sought a cure for his sterility. Medea offers him some fertility-inducing drugs in exchange for sanctuary in Athens. His appearance marks a turning point in the play, for Medea moves from being a passive victim to an aggressor after she secures his promise of sanctuary
a)
Creon
b)
Aegeus
c)
Jason
d)
Apollo
46.

Who said:

"I mean it--men should really have some other method for getting children. The whole female race should not exist. It's nothing but a nuisance."

a)

Aegeus

b)

Medea

c)

Creon

d)

Jason

47.
Who said:
"For hers is a dangerous mind and she will not lie down to injury"
a)
Medea
b)
Aegeus
c)
Nurse
d)
Jason
48.
Which word means: a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

His amiable disposition acquired him a large circle of friends, who deeply _________ his death.
a)
lament 
b)
contrive
c)
transgress
d)
laden
49.
Which word means: pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.
In order to ________ the wrath of Apollo, who had visited the camp with a pestilence, Agamemnon had restored Chryseis, his prize of war, to her father, a priest of the god, but as a compensation deprived Achilles, who had openly demanded this restoration, of his favorite slave Briseis.
a)
contrive 
b)
retain
c)
appease 
d)
implore
50.
Who is an example of a tragic hero?
a)
Jason
b)
Aegeus
c)
Creon
d)
Medea
51.

Who dies a gruesome death when he embraces his dead daughter?

a)

Creon

b)

Jason

c)

Aegeus

d)

Medea

52.
Where did Medea come from?
a)
Georgia
b)
Athens
c)
Iolchis
d)
Colchis
53.

What prevents Medea from returning to her homeland?

a)

There is no ship that will go there

b)

She is a criminal there

c)

Her pride

d)

She is forbidden from returning by Creon

54.
Daedalus was an inventor.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
King Minos wanted to kill the Minotaur.
a)
True
b)
False
56.
It would be easy to find your way out of a labyrinth.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
Icarus flew to close to the sun.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
Which is the right order of events? Use your partner quiz for help:-)
a)
Labyrinth, Wings, Flew Away, Sun, Escaped, King Minos
b)
Labyrinth, King Minos, Wings, Escaped, Flew Away, Sun
c)
Escaped, Flew Away, Wings, King Minos, Sun, Labyrinth
d)
Sun, Flew Away, Escaped, Wings, King Minos, Labyrinth
59.

What does King Minos ask Daedalus to build?

a)

a time machine

b)

the LEGO Death Star

c)

fortress with a moat

d)

a labyrinth

60.

What did King Minos keep at the center of the labyrinth?

a)

a key

b)

a dinosaur

c)

Minotaur

d)

treasure

61.

What is used to attach the wings to the men?

a)

ancient superglue

b)

candle wax

c)

rope

d)

water

62.

Daedalus warns Icarus about....

a)

King Midas commanding his men to attack.

b)

Hitting the castle.

c)

The dangers of birds

d)

the dangers of the sun

63.

What self-destructive behavior does Icarus display in this myth?

a)

He taunts the minotaur

b)

he listens to his father

c)

he stays in the castle

d)

he ignores his father's warnings

64.

What happens to Icarus in the resolution of the myth?

a)

he disappears

b)

he explodes

c)

he falls to his death

d)

he is eaten by the minotaur

65.
Who does Zeus make out of a touch of nimbostratus and a dash of cumulus?
a)
Pegasus
b)
Hercules
c)
Hades
d)
Phil
66.
Who was Hercules' father?
a)
Zeus
b)
Admetus
c)
Amphitryon
d)
Chiron
67.
What creatures did Hera send against Hercules when he was a baby?
a)
Furies
b)
snakes
c)
harpies
d)
scorpions
68.
What did Hercules do while insane?
a)
killed Chiron
b)
married Hippolyta
c)
killed his family
d)
drank the hydra's poison
69.
What creature would grow two heads in place of every single head that was cut off?
a)
Cerberus
b)
Hind of Cerynia
c)
Stymphalian Birds
d)
Lernean Hydra
70.
Which creature(s) was able to breathe fire?
a)
Stymphalian Birds
b)
Cretan Bull
c)
Erymanthean Boar
d)
Cerberus
71.
Who was Hippolyta?
a)
one of Hercules' wives
b)
the master of the flesh-eating mares
c)
the guardian of the golden apples
d)
queen of the Amazons
72.
What did Hercules take from Geryon?
a)
cattle
b)
gold
c)
his head
d)
a club
73.
Hera could be described as all of the following except?
a)
scheming
b)
jealous
c)
silly
d)
angry
74.
Hercules had to complete all of the following tasks except
a)
slay the Nemean Lion
b)
bring back a golden apple
c)
become immortal
d)
defeat the Hydra of Argos
75.
How is Hercules rewarded by Zeus?
a)
He is given a golden apple
b)
Hera is sent away for good
c)
Hercules is made immortal
d)
He gets a Happy meal
76.
Hercules was a character who was describes as-
a)
Strong
b)
Boring
c)
Brave
d)
Intelligent
77.

Why does Zeus send Hercules to King Eurythesus?

a)

to protect Hercules from Hera

b)

to protect Hercules from Atlas

c)

to help Hercules regain his honor

d)

to show he is stronger than Hercules

78.

What kind of person is MOST likely to be described as herculean?

a)

an evil person

b)

a strong person

c)

a cursed person

d)

a dutiful person

79.

What does the allusion like killing the Nemean lion mean in the sentence below?


Finishing all my chores in time was like killing the Nemean lion.

a)

a welcome challenge

b)

an seemingly impossible task

c)

an enjoyable break from a routine

d)

a punishment for bad behavior

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