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1
What city was the center of Ancient Greek Theater?
London
Athens
Dionysus
Rome
2
Who was the first actor?
Thespis
Aristotle
Dionysus
Sophocles
3
Who is the Greek God of Theater?
Thespis
Sophocles
Dionysus
Aristotle
4
Which of the following means "excessive pride"?
Catharsis
Deus ex Machina
Hubris
Hamartia
5
What subject did most Greek plays base their themes on?
Mythology
Politics
History
Fiction
6
Which of the following is NOT an ancient Greek playwright?
Aeschylus
Shakespeare
Sophocles
Aristophanes
7
Who sponsored Greek plays?
The Playwrights
The Emperor
Rich Donors
The Government
8
When an audience watches a play and feels relief or a release after watching it unfold, this is called...
Deus ex Machina
Hamartia
Hubris
Catharsis
9
What was a prize for the winner of the theater festival contest?
A House
A Goat
Nothing
Money
10
What famous book did Aristotle write about Theater?
Lysistrata
The Letters of Alexandria
Oedipus the King
The Poetics
11
Which of the following is NOT a profession that Aristotle practiced?
Teaching
Politician
Philosophy
Literary Critic
12
Which of the following is Dionysus NOT the Greek God of?
Fertility
Oceans
Wine
Theater
13
Of the 120 plays Sophocles wrote, how many still survive today?
50
7
101
24
14
What famous book did Aristotle write about theater?
Lysistrata
The Poetics
Romeo & Juliet
Oedipus the King
15
The largest theater festival in Greece was purposed to celebrate which Greek God?
Dionysus
Hera
Apollo
Zeus
16
What did actors use in Greek Theater to change character on stage?
Words
They didn't change characters
Costumes
Masks
17
How many people attended the Festival of Dionysus?
14,000-17,000
11,000-14,000
17,000-20,000
8,000-11,000
18
Most of the Ancient Greek plays that were written are still in existence today.
False
True
19
Amphitheater: Which part of the stage was elevated, and sometimes had set pieces on it?
Orchestra
Skene
Theatron
Parados
20
A character's "fatal flaw" in Greek Theater ins known as what?
Hamartia
Deus ex Machina
Catharsis
Hubris
21
What famous library was destroyed in an equally famous fire?
The Great Fire
Letters of Alexandria
Bon Fire
Library of Congress
22
Amphitheater: What do we call the space where actors can enter and exit from the sides?
Parados
Orchestra
Theatron
Skene
23
When a God enters a play to remedy the entire situation, it is called...
Hamartia
Deus ex Machina
Hubris
Catharsis
24
Who was the first literary critic?
Aristotle
Dionysus
Oedipus
Sophocles
25
Amphitheater: What is the performance space called?
Theatron
Parados
Orchestra
Skene
26
Amphitheater: What is the actual Audience area called?
Skene
Parados
Theatron
Orchestra
27
Women were allowed to perform on stage in Ancient Greece.
True
False
28
On stage, what do we call a group of people who sing, and speak to the lead actor?
Thespians
Playwrights
Gods
Chorus
29
Who wrote 'Oedipus the King'?
Aeschylus
Aristophanes
Sophocles
Euripedes
30
Who was the most famous Comedic Greek playwright?
Sophocles
Euripedes
Aeschylus
Aristophanes
31
What time of day did the festival of Dionysus begin and end?
Dawn till Noon
Night time Only
Noon till Dusk
Dawn till Dusk