WorksheetsIntroduction to Greek Theater and Antigone
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
How many years ago did the Ancient Greek Empire exist?
1,000 years ago
2,300 years ago
3,500 years ago
5,000 years ago
Which is NOT a type of Greek column?
Ionic
Doric
Corinthian
Composite
Which one is NOT a city-state that was part of Greece?
Thebes
Turkey
Athens
Sparta
How many people could Amphitheaters hold?
4,000 people
40,000 people
400,000 people
over 500,000 people
True or False: Tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival every year in Athens.
True
False
True or False: Both men and women were allowed to perform in plays in Ancient Greece.
True
False
The number of plays that exist out of the total of over 100 that Sophocles wrote in his lifetime.
7
37
76
100
The nickname given to the time period when Sophocles wrote.
Ancient Greek
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Golden Age
True or False: The end for a hero in a Greek tragedy is death.
True
False
Harmatia is...
what a Greek hero is called.
a type of tragedy.
a flaw in character.
is the antagonist in a play.
True or False: A horrible truth that leads to release is a catharsis.
True
False
The city where tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival is...
Sparta
Thebes
Athens
Rome
A group of actors that move and sing together, acting as one character is...
the Hero
the antagonist
the protagonist
the Chorus
What is the first play (in the three cycle series) written by Sophocles?
Oedipus Rex
Oedipus at Colonus
Antigone
What is the play that is chronologically first in Sophocles's Oedipus trilogy?
Oedipus Rex
Oedipus at Colonus
Antigone
True or False: Actors used masks with built-in megaphones to create characters and project sound.
True
False
True or False: A Greek tragedy is meant to leave the audience feeling depressed and sad.
True
False
Tragedies arouses all of these emotions except which one?
pity
happiness
fear
awe
What happens to Oedipus's sons?
They rule peacefully.
They make Antigone queen.
They kill each other in battle.
They attack Creon.
What is the beginning of the play Antigone?
The prophecy about Oedipus killing his father and marrying his mother.
Baby Oedipus is left in the mountains to die.
Jocasta hangs herself and makes Creon king.
Creon orders Eteocles to be buried, but Polyneices be left uncovered.
