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WorksheetsGreek Theatre
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 25mins
This ensemble of people performed in unison.
Greek Group
Large Chorus
Greek Salad
Greek Chorus
How do actors show multiple characters?
Stand at different levels
Face different directions
Change their mask
Announce their new character name before speaking
What is the order that Greek theatre developed?
Greek Chorus, Two Actors, One Actor, Three Actors
Greek Chorus, One Actor, Two Actors, Three Actors
One Actor, Greek Chorus, Three Actors, Two Actors
Three Actors, Two Actors, One Actor, Greek Chorus
As more actors took the stage, the Greek Chorus became smaller.
True
False
"Oedipus Rex" is a perfect example of:
tragedy
comedy
the dangers of online dating
farce
What is the term for an emotional cleansing?
What is the term for excessive pride?
Why did the ancient Greeks wear masks?
To allow actors to play more than one character
To project the actors' voices to the audience
To allow the audience to better see the emotions and facial expressions
All of these
What were the genres of Greek theatre?
Comedy, tragedy, history
Comedy, tragedy, satyr
Comedy and tragedy
Comedy, tragedy, musical
The amphitheater was in the shape of a....
Square
Semi-circle
Circle
Wedge
What are the 6 elements of tragedy?
Plot, character, thought, diction, sing, spectacle
Harmatia, character, thought, metaphors, sing, spectacle
anagnorisis, character, harmatia, peripeteia, sing, spectacle
Which Philosopher created The Poetics, a guide on how to make a GOOD tragedy?
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Aristophanes
Theatre's origins can be traced back to....
myths
folklore
rituals
all of the above
What is the MOST important element of tragedy according to Aristotle?
Character
Plot
Theme
Spectacle
According to Aristotle, what is the LEAST important element of plot?
Theme
Spectacle
Plot
Characters
The festivals were attended by all Athenian citizens (women as well as men) and visitors from throughout Greece.
True
False
Oedipus Rex tells the story of...
a man who unwittingly kills his father and marries his mother
a woman who kills her own children to get revenge on her husband
a young girl who defies her uncle to bury her brother
a playwriting contest judged by Dionysus
