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Greek Theatre Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sophocles is credited as being the first actor
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Greek theatre masks were created solely for entertainment purposes:
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What area is show in red?
a)
Orchestra
b)
Parados
c)
Skene
d)
Theatron
4.
What part of the Greek theatre is the blank box on?
a)
Skene
b)
Theatron
c)
Parados
d)
Orchestra
5.
Who was the Greek god of theater?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Thespis
c)
Zeus
d)
Sophocles
6.
Who was the first actor?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Thespis
c)
Satyr
d)
Dithyramb
7.

Which of these was NOT a Greek playwright?

a)

Sophocles

b)

Aeschylus

c)

Plato

d)

Euripides

8.

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

a)

chorus

b)

orchestra

c)

ensemble

d)

protagonist

9.

Why did the ancient Greeks wear masks?

a)

To allow actors to play more than one character

b)

To project the actors' voices to the audience

c)

To allow the audience to better see the emotions and facial expressions

d)

All of these

10.

Greek actors were

a)

Only women

b)

Only men

c)

Both men and women

11.

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.

12.
Who wrote the Greek play Antigone?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Sophocles
c)
Plato
d)
Dionysis
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.

Name the 3 types of Greek plays

a)

Tragedy, Comedy, Satire

b)

Horror, Comedy, Informational

c)

Comedy, Religious, Traditional

d)

Comedy, Romance,Tragedy

15.

Where did the Greeks build their theaters?

a)

on hillsides

b)

in the desert

c)

on the mountaintops

16.

Tragedies caused an emotional cleansing for the audience, called a

a)

catharsis

b)

skene

c)

in medias res

d)

strophe

17.

Where did theatre first begin?

a)

Rome

b)

London

c)

Greece

d)

New York City

18.

Where were theatrons (ampitheatres) built?

a)

In the middle of town

b)

By the sea

c)

Deep in the forest

d)

Into the sides of hills

19.

Where did the chorus perform?

a)

The Skene

b)

The Proskenion

c)

The Parodos

d)

The Orchestra

20.

Where would I change my costume at a Greek Theater?

a)

Backstage

b)

The Costume Room

c)

Skene

d)

Proskenion

21.

The protagonist dies during a play. What would his "dead" (remember, he's acting!) body be rolled out on?

a)

The cart

b)

The Proskenion

c)

The Ekkyklema

d)

A decorated platform

22.

Greek plays were performed in ________, arena-style theaters.

a)

Outdoors

b)

Indoors

23.

What is the order that Greek theatre developed?

a)

Greek Chorus, Two Actors, One Actor, Three Actors

b)

Greek Chorus, One Actor, Two Actors, Three Actors

c)

One Actor, Greek Chorus, Three Actors, Two Actors

d)

Three Actors, Two Actors, One Actor, Greek Chorus

24.

As more actors took the stage, the Greek Chorus became smaller.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Why did greek theatre start?

a)

for entertainment

b)

to celebrate religious festivals

c)

to tell stories

d)

to teach a lesson

26.

Who produces primarily Comedies

a)

Euripides

b)

Sophocles

c)

Aeschylus

d)

Aristophanes

27.
The _______________ is a large building behind the stage for dressing or backdrop.
a)
orchestra
b)
skene
c)
amphitheater
d)
backstage
28.
All actors wore
a)
heavy makeup
b)
sandels
c)
short robes
d)
masks
29.
The primary function of the chorus is to serve as the narrator.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
What must a hero of a Greek tragedy always have?
a)
power
b)
tragic flaw
c)
success
d)
wealth
31.

Greek theatre is fundamentally what?

a)

Political

b)

Entertainment

c)

Tragic

d)

Comedic