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WorksheetsAeschylus : Agamemnon
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus is considered to be the father of which kind of dramatic work?
Comedy
Drama
History
Tragedy
Aeschylus wrote a trilogy: "The story Agamemnon”, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Eumenides”. The trilogy was called__
The Persians
Prometheus
Oresteia
The Suppliants
The story of Agamemnon is set in what ancient city?
Argos
Troy
Athens
Sparta
Who has been ruling Argos in Agamemnon's absence?
The Chorus
Aegisthus
Orestes
Clytaemnestra
What did Agamemnon do to anger Clytemnestra?
He brought home a mistress
Agamemnon is taking back the power from Clytaemnestra
He sacrificed Iphigenia to appease the goddess Artemis
Agamemnon killes Clytaemnestra's lover Aegisthus
Clytemnestra’s lover who helped her plot the killing of Agamemnon.
Menelaus
Oedipus
Aegisthus
Orestes
What element did Aeschylus add to his plays, creating a new range of dramatic possibilities?
Third actor
Second Actor
more chorus
Use of female on stage
At the start of Agamemnon, a Watchman is awaiting a signal announcing the fall of which city?
Athens
Rome
Troy
None of these
A Trojan priestess, captured by Agamemnon and carried to Argos as his slave and mistress.
Tiresias
Cassandra
Orestes
Iphigenia
Explain briefly the difference between Epic hero and Tragic Hero. (3pts)
Which is NOT TRUE about the Festival of Dionysus?
it is done to honor the god of wine ad the changing season
It is also called Greater Dionysia
Only the Athenians are invited to watch
A time where playwrights would compete to entertain
the masses
The first actor and playwright of ancient Greece.
Euripides
Thespis
Sophocles
Aeschylus
The favorite type of Greek drama in ancient Greece.
Which statement is NOT TRUE about the Greek Tragedy?
It begins with a prologue
It has at least three scenes, with choral recitations
It has chorus which was normally made up of famous philosophers of Athens
It is showcased during the Festival of Dionysus as a competition.
Responsible for standardizing how a tragedy was to be written.
Sophocles
Euripides
Thespis
Aeschylus
