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GREEK THEATRE year 7 term 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Greek theatre masks were created solely for entertainment purposes:
a)
True
b)
False
2.
What area is show in red?
a)
Orchestra
b)
Parados
c)
Skene
d)
Theatron
3.
What part of the Greek theatre is the blank box on?
a)
Skene
b)
Theatron
c)
Parados
d)
Orchestra
4.
Who was the Greek god of theater?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Thespis
c)
Zeus
d)
Sophocles
5.
Who was the first actor?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Thespis
c)
Satyr
d)
Dithyramb
6.
What were Greek theaters built on?
a)
Mountains
b)
Flatland
c)
Prarie
d)
Hills
7.

Which of these was NOT a Greek playwright?

a)

Sophocles

b)

Aeschylus

c)

Plato

d)

Euripides

8.

The ______________________ was a group of 15 actors that acted as one character.

a)

chorus

b)

orchestra

c)

ensemble

d)

protagonist

9.

Why did the ancient Greeks wear masks?

a)

To allow actors to play more than one character

b)

To project the actors' voices to the audience

c)

To allow the audience to better see the emotions and facial expressions

d)

All of these

10.

Greek actors were

a)

Only women

b)

Only men

c)

Both men and women

11.

Where was Greek Theatre traditionally performed?

a)

On a proscenium stage.

b)

In a field, beside a tractor.

c)

In an amphitheatre.

d)

In a pool.

12.

Name the 3 types of Greek plays

a)

Tragedy, Comedy, Satire

b)

Horror, Comedy, Informational

c)

Comedy, Religious, Traditional

d)

Comedy, Romance,Tragedy

13.

What did the Greeks call actors?

a)

Thespians

b)

Entertainers

c)

Performers

d)

Creators

14.

Where did theatre first begin?

a)

Rome

b)

London

c)

Greece

d)

New York City

15.

The group of actors that narrate or comment on a play are called the

a)

Chorus

b)

Thespian

c)

Protagonists

d)

Skene

16.

Where would I change my costume at a Greek Theater?

a)

Backstage

b)

The Costume Room

c)

Skene

d)

Proskenion

17.

How do actors show multiple characters?

a)

Stand at different levels

b)

Face different directions

c)

Change their mask

d)

Announce their new character name before speaking

18.
The Greek word "theatron" means:
a)
Performance space
b)
Acting place
c)
Seeing place
d)
Performance place
19.

The main article of Greek clothing was called a...

a)

toga

b)

chiton

c)

cloak

d)

tunic

20.

Which of these was NOT a Greek playwright?

a)

Sophocles

b)

Aeschylus

c)

Plato

d)

Euripides