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WorksheetsAncient Greek and Roman Drama
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Greek drama begun in 6th century BC
as part of the worship of god Dionysus
as part of worship of god Apollo
as a game
as part of worship of goddess Venus
A group of dancers, called a chorus, danced around an altar and commemorated the god’s death by sacrificing a goat. This chorus was called goat-singers and their ritualistic song was called the goat-song or
tragos
ragos
teatro
dramas
Thespis was( mark two correct answers)
the first ever actor
the first playwright to win a tragedy competition
the first teatrical director
the first person to be killed on stage
At the Greek dramatic contests playwrights strived to win
a laurel wreath
a medal
a cow
money
Mark all correct terms belonging to the ancient Greek theatrical structure
orchestra
skene
diazoma
diaphragm
caleidoscope
Greek plays involved conflicts evolving from the clash between
the will of the gods and the ambitions and desires of the humanity
the gods and the semigods
ordinery people
the will of the gods and godesses
Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides were
the most successful Greek playwrights
the most successful Roman playwrights
the most successful Greek actors
the most successful Greek rullers
Aristophanes and Menander found succes in writing
comedies
tragedies
farces
pantomimes
The first stone theatre in Rome was built in 55BC by the order of
Julius Cesar
Nero
Claudius
Agrippina
Roman Theatre Included acrobatics, gladiators
jugglers, athletics, chariots races, naumachia (sea battles), boxing, venationes (animal fights)
true
false
Romans had many festivals in honour of different gods.Which one is linked to the first record of drama?
Lupus Romanos
Ludi Romani
Romanesco
Teatri Romani
Roman dramas consisted of
3 acts/episodes
2 acts/episodes
5 acts/episodes
1 act/episode
The characteristics of the Roman drama included (mark ALL correct answers)
morality
violence
elaborate speech
magic
solo singing
Most of the Roman plays were
originally written
re-written and adapted Greek plays
Seneca was
a Roman emperor
a Roman playwright who was a tutor and advisor to Nero
a Greek philosopher
a famous actor
