WorksheetsGreek Theatre
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
All of the following are true about Greek Theatre EXCEPT...
Not just for entertainment
Linked sacred religious rituals
Performed at night by torchlight
Written for spring Festival of Dionysus
The proscenion is...
a platform in front of the skene, where actors performed
the area of the amphitheatre where the audience sat
the circular area where the chorus performed
the building where the actors changed masks and costumes
All of the following are functions of the chorus EXCEPT...
Provide exposition
Helped tell the audience how to feel
Set the tone of the story
To scare evil spirits away from the audience
___________ was the 1st actor
Thesbus
Thespis
Aristotle
Dionysus
Which element of Greek tragedy did Aristotle consider the most important
Spectacle
Diction
Plot
Unity
Catharsis is...
a tragic flaw
a change of fortune or discovery
excessive pride
a emotional purge
Aeschylus was the Greek tragedy writer who
wrote Medea
added a 3rd actor
invented the trilogy
was a master of pathos
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
City Dionysia is another name for the Festival of Dionysus.
True
False
There were both male and female actors in Greek Theatre.
True
False
Euripedes is considered the father of tragedy.
True
False
The Trojan Women is a war protest tragedy.
True
False
