WorksheetsGreek Theatre History
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
The HOUSE is...
where the audience stands.
where the audience sits.
where the audience leaves.
where the audience enters.
Drama means to do what?
To think?
To run and to play?
To do or to act?
To compete or to fight?
Where did theatre originate?
In tribal dances.
In compete regions.
In prayer and worship.
In the Olympics?
Where is an amphitheatre built?
Above the ground?
Next to the concessions stand?
In the ground?
Next to the ticket booth?
Drums represent what?
Feet stomping.
Thunder.
Horses running.
People talking.
Define Theatron.
Where the audience sat - Now called house.
Where the audience left - Now called the exit.
Where the audience ate - Now called cafeteria.
Where the audience sat- Now called the booth.
Define Skene” (skee-nee)
A wooden stage building in back of acting space.
A metal stage building in back of acting space.
A wooden stage building in back of house.
A wooden stage building in back of concessions.
Was Thespis the first actor?
No
Maybe
Yes
That depends
What was a chorus?
A group of men that would sing.
A group of women that would sing.
A group of men that would chant.
A group of men and women that would chant.
What were cothurnus?
Thick, flat like shoes.
Thick and thin like shoes.
Thin, platform like shoes.
Thick, platform like shoes.
Masks were used for? (check all that apply)
Visibility
Hiding
Acoustic/sound issues
Characterization
Emotion
Who is the God of theatre?
Trival
Caperneka
Dionysus
Tahdeus
Could women act in plays?
Yes
No
Sometimes
Maybe
What was a spring festival where plays are performed?
Netherlands
City Dionysus
Atlantia
Olympus
How were plays written?
One act - one thirty minute show
Duet - two actors on stage.
Trilogy - two tragedies and one comedy.
Four part anthology series
