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WorksheetsGreek Tragedy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
The main structure of Greek theatre consists of an alternation between what two sections?
Stasimon and episode
Parados and episode
Prologue and parados
Stasimon and exodus
Greek tragedies were typically free of subplots and multiple settings.
True
False
Most violence in Greek tragedies took place onstage.
True
False
Plays in ancient Greece were dedicated to which deity?
Demeter
Dryades
Dionysus
Daphne
Sophocles was alive during approximately what time period?
1200 B.C.
1000 B.C.
700 B.C.
400 B.C.
Which figure was NOT an important character in Greek drama?
The choragos
The messenger
The protagonist
The thymele
The scene between Antigone and her sister Ismene where the conflict is established is called
The prologue
The episode
The parados
The stasimon
According to Aristotle, what is NOT a characteristic of a tragic hero?
The tragic hero is a person of importance in the community.
The tragic hero experiences a reversal or change of fortune.
The tragic hero is not responsible for the tragedy that occurs.
The tragic hero is neither wholly wicked nor totally virtuous.
How many intermissions does Greek drama typically have?
0
1
2
It depends on the length of the play.
One function of the chorus is to give advice to the main characters.
True
False
