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WorksheetsGreek Drama
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Who is the Greek god of fertility, wine, and theater?
Athena
Zeus
Demeter
Dionysus
What is a dithyramb?
A competition between Greek playwrights
An early form of the Olympics
A hymn sung and danced to honor the god, Dionysus.
A race in honor of the god, Hermes
Who is considered to be the first actor?
Zeus
Thespis
Euripedes
Dionysus
Who theorized that Thespis stepped out of the dithyramb chorus and introduced acting into Greek Theater?
Aristotle
Socrates
Euripides
Plato
Where did Thespis win the first competition for tragedy in 534 BC?
Andalusia
Troy
Sparta
Athens
What is City Dionysia?
a hymn sung in honor of Dionysus
a race and regular feature of the annual festival in honor of Hermes, held over four days each summer
a theatrical contest and regular feature of the annual festival in honor of Dionysus, held over four days each spring
An all expense paid shopping trip for the queen
What is each author required to write for City Dionysia?
A novel
Three tragedies and a satyr play
A sonnet
A musical
Who wins the prize for tragedy in 484 BC?
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides
Aristotle
Which play was written by Aeschylus?
The Oresteia
Oedipus Rex
Medea
Hamilton
Who defeated Aeschylus in 468 BC?
Sophocles
Euripides
Aristophanes
Plato
Which play did Sophocles write?
Hamlet
Medea
Phantom of the Opera
Oedipus the King
Which Greek playwright introduced a more unconventional view of Greek myth and saw it from a different angle?
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides
Shakespeare
Which play was written by Euripides?
Oedipus the King
Medea
Beauty and the Beast
Much Ado About Nothing
What was the seating section of the Theater of Dionysus?
Thymele
Skeke
Theatron
Deus Ex Machina
What was the place on top of the skene where an actor playing a god could descend in a cart?
Theatron
Skene
Thymele
Deus Ex Machina
