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Introduction to Greek Theater and Antigone

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many years ago did the Ancient Greek Empire exist?

a)

1,000 years ago

b)

2,300 years ago

c)

3,500 years ago

d)

5,000 years ago

2.

Which is NOT a type of Greek column?

a)

Ionic

b)

Doric

c)

Corinthian

d)

Composite

3.

Which one is NOT a city-state that was part of Greece?

a)

Thebes

b)

Turkey

c)

Athens

d)

Sparta

4.

How many people could Amphitheaters hold?

a)

4,000 people

b)

40,000 people

c)

400,000 people

d)

over 500,000 people

5.

True or False: Tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival every year in Athens.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: Both men and women were allowed to perform in plays in Ancient Greece.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The number of plays that exist out of the total of over 100 that Sophocles wrote in his lifetime.

a)

7

b)

37

c)

76

d)

100

8.

The nickname given to the time period when Sophocles wrote.

a)

Ancient Greek

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Iron Age

d)

Golden Age

9.

True or False: The end for a hero in a Greek tragedy is death.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Harmatia is...

a)

what a Greek hero is called.

b)

a type of tragedy.

c)

a flaw in character.

d)

is the antagonist in a play.

11.

True or False: A horrible truth that leads to release is a catharsis.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The city where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival is...

a)

Sparta

b)

Thebes

c)

Athens

d)

Rome

13.

A group of actors that move and sing together, acting as one character is...

a)

the Hero

b)

the antagonist

c)

the protagonist

d)

the Chorus

14.

What is the first play (in the three cycle series) written by Sophocles?

a)

Oedipus Rex

b)

Oedipus at Colonus

c)

Antigone

15.

What is the play that is chronologically first in Sophocles's Oedipus trilogy?

a)

Oedipus Rex

b)

Oedipus at Colonus

c)

Antigone

16.

True or False: Actors used masks with built-in megaphones to create characters and project sound.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: A Greek tragedy is meant to leave the audience feeling depressed and sad.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Tragedies arouses all of these emotions except which one?

a)

pity

b)

happiness

c)

fear

d)

awe

19.

What happens to Oedipus's sons?

a)

They rule peacefully.

b)

They make Antigone queen.

c)

They kill each other in battle.

d)

They attack Creon.

20.

What is the beginning of the play Antigone?

a)

The prophecy about Oedipus killing his father and marrying his mother.

b)

Baby Oedipus is left in the mountains to die.

c)

Jocasta hangs herself and makes Creon king.

d)

Creon orders Eteocles to be buried, but Polyneices be left uncovered.