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WorksheetsGreek Drama
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
This play, written by Aristophanes, is about women striking against their husbands to end a war.
Antigone
Lysistrata
Medeo
Poetics
This play, written by Sophocles, is part of a trilogy where a girl wants to bury her brother who died in battle.
Antigone
Lysistrata
Medea
Oedipus
Who introduced a third actor?
Aristotle
Euripides
Sophocles
Thespis
This play, written by Aeschylus, deals with family justice such as murdering an opposing family member for vengeance.
Medea
The Oresteia
Poetics
Oedipus the King
Aristotle wrote the rules for tragedy. What is the name of that work?
Lysistrata
The Oresteia
Poetics
Oedipus
Where were Greek plays performed?
outdoors in amphitheaters
the Globe Theater
inside large stone buildings
What was the area called where the actors performed.
arena
orchestra
stage
What was the building called behind the actors?
the set
the skene
the wall
Greek actors were held in high esteem by their audiences.
True
False
Greek actors needed to be skilled in. . .
dance
mime
voice
all three
How were the actors' voices heard in the large open-air amphitheaters?
shouting as loudly as they could
using amplifiers connected to microphones
wearing masks with small megaphones
As actors were pulled out of the chorus, the functions of the chorus were. . .
recall the past
comment on the present
foretell the future
all three answers
Which Greek playwright is known for adding a second actor to the stage, thus creating dialogue?
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides
Aristophanes
In Greek drama, what is the term for the emotional cleansing or purging that the audience experiences?
Catharsis
Hubris
Anagnorisis
Peripeteia
What is the primary function of the chorus in Greek drama?
To provide background information
To serve as the main antagonist
To perform solo acts
To replace the main actors
