WorksheetsBackground Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 14mins
Sophocles was?
An actor
An author
A playwrite
A Roman
Who made tragedy into art?
The Greeks
Okonkwo
Antigone
Ismene
What was the play before "Antigone"
Oedipus
Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Complex
Chanted or sung in unison
Rap
Song
Chorus
Who adopted Oedipus?
King and Queen of Athens
King and Queen of Cornith
King and Queen of Rome
What did the actors in Greek tragedies wear?
Makeup
masks with megaphones
wings with feathers
Who was Jocosta?
How many actors were in Sophocles's plays?
2
3
4
5
A great Athenian writer who stressed courage and understanding.
Sophocles
Hippocrates
Zeus
Aristotle
The main God that the Greeks worshiped.
Artemis
Apollo
Athena
Zeus
Sophocles is perhaps best known for his “Theban” plays—a collection of three plays about _____.
Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his travels
Oedipus, King of Thebes, and his family
he Greco-Persian Wars
Hercules, son of the god Zeus and the woman Alcmene
The ______________________ was a group of 15 actors that acted as one character.
chorus
orchestra
ensemble
protagonist
Why did the ancient Greeks wear masks?
To allow actors to play more than one character
To project the actors' voices to the audience
To allow the audience to better see the emotions and facial expressions
All of these
Greek actors were
Only women
Only men
Both men and women
Dionysis was the Greek god of
Theatre
Dance
Song
All of these
Where was Greek Theatre traditionally performed?
On a proscenium stage.
In a field, beside a tractor.
In an amphitheatre.
In a pool.
This type of play ends with the death of the main character.
Comedy
Tragedy
History
What was the prophecy about Oedipus and his mom?
