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Greek Drama

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This play, written by Aristophanes, is about women striking against their husbands to end a war.

a)

Antigone

b)

Lysistrata

c)

Medeo

d)

Poetics

2.

This play, written by Sophocles, is part of a trilogy where a girl wants to bury her brother who died in battle.

a)

Antigone

b)

Lysistrata

c)

Medea

d)

Oedipus

3.

Who introduced a third actor?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Euripides

c)

Sophocles

d)

Thespis

4.

This play, written by Aeschylus, deals with family justice such as murdering an opposing family member for vengeance.

a)

Medea

b)

The Oresteia

c)

Poetics

d)

Oedipus the King

5.

Aristotle wrote the rules for tragedy. What is the name of that work?

a)

Lysistrata

b)

The Oresteia

c)

Poetics

d)

Oedipus

6.

Where were Greek plays performed?

a)

outdoors in amphitheaters

b)

the Globe Theater

c)

inside large stone buildings

7.

What was the area called where the actors performed.

a)

arena

b)

orchestra

c)

stage

8.

What was the building called behind the actors?

a)

the set

b)

the skene

c)

the wall

9.

Greek actors were held in high esteem by their audiences.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Greek actors needed to be skilled in. . .

a)

dance

b)

mime

c)

voice

d)

all three

11.

How were the actors' voices heard in the large open-air amphitheaters?

a)

shouting as loudly as they could

b)

using amplifiers connected to microphones

c)

wearing masks with small megaphones

12.

As actors were pulled out of the chorus, the functions of the chorus were. . .

a)

recall the past

b)

comment on the present

c)

foretell the future

d)

all three answers

13.

Which Greek playwright is known for adding a second actor to the stage, thus creating dialogue?

a)

Aeschylus

b)

Sophocles

c)

Euripides

d)

Aristophanes

14.

In Greek drama, what is the term for the emotional cleansing or purging that the audience experiences?

a)

Catharsis

b)

Hubris

c)

Anagnorisis

d)

Peripeteia

15.

What is the primary function of the chorus in Greek drama?

a)

To provide background information

b)

To serve as the main antagonist

c)

To perform solo acts

d)

To replace the main actors