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Greek Theater

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Someone standing in the middle nearest the audience would be

a)

Downstage

b)

Upstage

c)

Backstage

d)

Center Stage

2.

The Greeks had a device for introducing God-figures by crane called...

a)

Deus ex Machina

b)

Skene

c)

Audience

d)

Orchestra

e)

Parodos

3.

Greeks used to have a large building behind the orchestra area for backdrops and acting called the...

a)

audience

b)

Upstage

c)

Deus ex machina

d)

Skene

4.

Plays with unhappy or serious endings that often teach some type of moral lessons.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragicness

c)

Comedian

d)

Tragedy

5.

Women often participated in Greek plays and were some of the main parts.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

This is an image of the Greek God of theatre and celebration named...

a)

Zeus

b)

Athena

c)

Artemis

d)

Dionysus

7.

Greek plays held in a outdoor location called an...

a)

stadium

b)

amphitheater

c)

dues ex machina

d)

skene

8.

"Thespis", the mythological first actor, is the origin of which word...?

a)

Thesbolians

b)

Thesbians

c)

Pedestrians

d)

Thestitas

9.

"Theatre" comes from the Greek word meaning "...."

a)

Acting stuff

b)

Seeing place

c)

Playwright expert

d)

Entertainment

10.

People often wore masks with large __________ and __________.

a)

frowns, grins

b)

aulos, ekkylema

c)

frons, flees

d)

tragedy, comedy