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Greek Theatre

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This ensemble of people in identical, plain masks performing in unison

a)

Greek Singers

b)

Large Chorus

c)

Greek Salad

d)

Greek Chorus

2.

How do actors show that they are playing multiple characters?

a)

Stand at different levels

b)

Face different directions

c)

Change their mask

d)

Announce their new character name before speaking

3.

________ was the first actor.

a)

The Rock

b)

Theopin

c)

Thespis

d)

Theatre guy

4.

Beginning of the play, provides exposition

a)

Prologue

b)

Stasimon / Ode

c)

Proskene

d)

Episode

5.

A speech/song performed by the chorus at the end of the Episode

a)

Exodos

b)

Parados

c)

skene

d)

Choral Ode / stasimon

6.

Tragedies caused an emotional cleansing for the audience, called a

a)

catharsis

b)

skene

c)

in medias res

d)

strophe

7.

Tragedy gets its name from the Greek practice of:

a)

Writing sad plays: Tragedy means sad

b)

All the actors crying during the play

c)

The sacrifice of chickens to honor Zeus

d)

Sacrificing goats before the play to honor Dionysus

8.
What was Deus ex Machina?
a)
God out of the machine- when the hero was in danger, a god would be lowered in a crane to solve the problem.
b)
A stage device involving a trap door for appearing and disappearing
c)
An Athenian acting troupe
d)
Latin words that have nothing to do with the Greeks
9.

The Greek word for theatre (theatron) translates to the:

a)

Performance space

b)

Acting place

c)

Seeing place

d)

Performance place

10.

The final chorus chant at the where the moral of the tragedy is discussed.

a)

Exodos / Epilogue

b)

Episode

c)

Parados

d)

Prologue

11.

Why did the ancient Greeks wear masks?

a)

To allow actors to play more than one character

b)

To project the actors' voices to the audience

c)

To allow the audience to better see the emotions and facial expressions

d)

All of these

12.

Greek masks were NOT made from...

a)

Linen

b)

Animal hair

c)

Wood

d)

Latex

13.

The correct order for Greek Play Structure is

a)

Prologue, Choral Ode, Episode, Exodos, Epilogue

b)

Choral Ode, Parados, Exodos, Epilogue, Episode

c)

Prologue, Parados, Episode, Choral Ode, Exodos

d)

Exodos, Prologue, Parados, Episode, Choral Ode

14.

Which of these should NOT be italicized in your script?

a)

Stage Directions

b)

Dialogue

c)

Actor Directions

d)

Technical notes

15.

A beat is

a)

The smallest unit of action / a moment

b)

Punching someone in the face

c)

Doing your makeup very well

d)

What the actor wants