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Greek Theatre

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sophocles is credited as being the first actor
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Who attended Greek theatre tragedies
a)

Everyone

b)
Only the rich
c)
Whoever could afford the ticket price
d)
Old Men and Children
3.
Women roles in Greek theatre were always played by women.
a)
False
b)
True
4.
What area is show in red?
a)
Orchestra
b)
Parados
c)
Skene
d)
Theatron
5.
What part of the Greek theatre is the blank box on?
a)
Skene
b)
Theatron
c)
Parados
d)
Orchestra
6.
Who was the Greek god of theater?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Thespis
c)
Zeus
d)
Sophocles
7.
Who was the first actor?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Thespis
c)
Satyr
d)
Dithyramb
8.
What were Greek theaters built on?
a)

Ocean front

b)
Flatland
c)
Prarie
d)
Hills
9.
Who wrote Oedipus?
a)
Homer
b)
Shakespeare
c)
Sophocles
d)
Donald Trump
10.

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

a)

chorus

b)

orchestra

c)

ensemble

d)

protagonist

11.

Greek actors were

a)

Only women

b)

Only men

c)

Both men and women

12.

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.

13.
What was Deus ex Machina?
a)
God out of the machine- when the hero was in danger, a god would be lowered in a crane to solve the problem.
b)
A stage device involving a trap door for appearing and disappearing
c)
An Athenian acting troupe
d)
Latin words that have nothing to do with the Greeks
14.

What do we call actors (based on a Greek name)?

a)

Thespians

b)

Entertainers

c)

Performers

d)

Creators

15.

Beginning of the play, The Entrance of the Chorus

a)

Prologue

b)

Stasimon / Ode

c)

Proskene

d)

Episode

16.

A speech/song performed by the chorus at the after the Episode

a)

Exodos

b)

Parados

c)

skene

d)

Choral Ode

17.

Tragedies caused an emotional cleansing for the audience (felt a strong emotion while watching the play), called a

a)

catharsis

b)

skene

c)

in medias res

d)

strophe

18.

The Greek word for theatre (theatron) translates to the:

a)

Performance space

b)

Acting place

c)

Seeing place

d)

Performance place

19.

The correct order for Greek Play Structure is

a)

Prologue, Choral Ode, Episode

b)

Choral Ode, Exodos, Episode

c)

Prologue, Episode, Choral Ode

d)

Exodos, Prologue, Choral Ode

20.

Building used for storage

Provided backdrops and dressing rooms

Backstage area

a)

Skene

b)

Proskenium

c)

Parakskenia

d)

Parodos

e)

Orchestra

21.

primary chorus performance space

a)

Skene

b)

Proskenium

c)

Parakskenia

d)

Parodos

e)

Orchestra

22.

raised platform/alter in center the orchestra

a)

Thymele

b)

Prohedria

c)

Diazomata

d)

Kerkides/Cunei

e)

Theatron

23.

Theatre festival held in honor of Diosysus in Athens. Each playwright competing in the festival would submit a trilogy of tragedies and a satyr play.

a)

City Dionysia

b)

Tragos

c)

Tragedy

d)

Satyr Play

e)

Dionysus

24.

Why did the ancient Greeks wear masks?

a)

To allow actors to play more than one character

b)

So they would look cool

c)

To hide their identity

d)

All of these

25.

How do actors show that they are playing multiple characters?

a)

Stand at different levels

b)

Face different directions

c)

Change their mask

d)

Announce their new character name before speaking

26.

What was Aristotle known for?

a)

Being the best actor

b)

Writing the Poetics

c)

Being Awesome!

d)

Building elaborate costumes and sets

27.

Which is in the correct order of importance (According to Aristotle)

a)

Melody

Plot

Spectacle

Character

Thought

Diction

b)

Characters

Diction

Thought

Spectacle

Melody

Plot

c)

Plot

Characters

Thought

Diction

Melody

Spectacle

d)

Thought

Plot

Characters

Melody

Spectacle

Diction

28.

What is A Sphinx

a)

A monster that is part lion, Woman, and eagle

b)

A breed of cat

c)

A monster that is parts snake, elephant, and man

d)

A monster that is part tiger, hawk, and woman

29.

Sophocles wrote 123 plays; how many survived to today?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

14

d)

7

30.

Sophocles created the norm for how many actors and chorus members?

a)

10 actors

3 chorus

b)

4 actors

15 chorus

c)

3 actors

50 Chorus

d)

3 actors

15 chorus

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