WorksheetsGreek Theater
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Plays were performed in __________________.
a)
amphitheatres
b)
homes
c)
government buildings
d)
giant court yards
2.
The _______________ is a large building behind the stage for dressing or backdrop.
a)
orchestra
b)
skene
c)
amphitheater
d)
backstage
3.
All actors wore
a)
heavy makeup
b)
sandels
c)
short robes
d)
masks
4.
The ________________ is the beginning of the play, before the action begins.
a)
parodos
b)
prologue
c)
exodos
d)
paean
5.
Which god were the Greeks worshipping at the festivals where the plays were performed?
a)
Zeus
b)
Athene
c)
Dionysus
d)
Poseidon
6.
Where did violent actions in the plays take place?
a)
on stage (people often died)
b)
in the audience (audience became a part of action)
c)
off stage (audience is just told about the action)
d)
Greek tragedies were never about violent subject matters.
7.
Where did the Greeks build their theaters?
a)
on hillsides
b)
in the desert
c)
on the mountaintops
8.
What did the Greeks call actors?
a)
Thesbians
b)
Entertainers
c)
Performers
9.
What area is shown in red?
a)
Orchestra
b)
Parados
c)
Skene
d)
Theatron
10.
Who was the first actor?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Thespis
c)
Satyr
d)
Dithyramb
11.
What part of the Greek theatre is labeled with the blank box?
a)
Skene
b)
Theatron
c)
Parados
d)
Orchestra
12.
The ______________ was a group of 15 and acted as one character.
a)
actors
b)
heroes
c)
chorus
d)
choir
13.
Who were the three major Greek playwrights?
a)
Euripides, Oedipus Rex, Prometheus
b)
Thespis, Euripides, Stavros
c)
Euripides, Thespis, Sophocles
d)
Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus
14.
What types of plays did the Greeks perform?
a)
Histories and Myths
b)
Dramas, Theories, and Situations
c)
Tragedies, Satyrs, and Comedies
d)
None of these
100 %
