WorksheetsGREEK PLAYWRIGHTS
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where was Sophocles born?
Colonus
Creta
Athens
Thebes
Who was known as the Father of Comedy?
Euripides
Menander
Aristophanes
Aeschylus
What is "Suda?"
A tragedy trilogy.
An ancient 10th century encyclopedia
Some type of clothing.
A place of worship.
How many of Aristophanes' plays survive entirely to this day?
11
40
90
7
This playwright grew up in the turbulent period when the Athenian democracy had to prove itself against politicians and invaders. He took part in the Battle of Marathon and the Battles of Artemisium and Salamis.
Sophocles
Euripides
Aeschylus
Aristophanes
Some of Sophocles' plays are (in alphabetical order): (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) .
How many of Sophocles' plays survived entirely up to this day?
123
35
7
90
Who is known as the Father of Tragedy?
Sophocles
Aeschylus
Euripides
Aristophanes
Two of Aeschylus' literary works are (alphabetical order): (a) and (b) .
These are the Theban Plays:
Oedipus and Phaustus
The Women of Trachis and Antigone
Oedipus and Antigone
Philoctetus and Oedipus
This playwright was given the name of Dexion, because of his generosity of giving up his house for the worship of Asclepius, god of medicine, till a temple was built.
Aeschylus
Euripides
Terence
Sophocles
Which Greek playwright introduced a third actor to the Greek play style?
Euripides
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Menander
Aristophanes' primary way of (a) events were making actions to people in (b) seem (c) and poorly. He often wrote plays that reflected the (d) of Athens.
This Greek playwright died at the age of 91 years old.
Euripides
Sophocles
Aeschylus
Aristophanes
(a) is about how (b) travels to the (c) to bring (d) back from the dead to write a (e) .
How many plays did Aechylus write?
90
80
7
35
Some of Aristophanes' plays are (alphabetical order): (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) .
(a) is about an avaricious slave that works for a rather (b) master. The slave represents the (c) people.
(a) is a (b) about the (c) of war.
