Which of the following is NOT true about City Dionysia?

At first there were no actors, only choruses competing

Which is NOT true about Greek Tragedy

Actors were not respected and considered low in society

Which is NOT true about Greek New Comedy?

Major playwright is Aristophanes

Which is NOT true about "theatron"?

It's the stage area, where the actors perform

Which of the following is NOT true about Euripides?

He trusts universal logic immensely

What is NOT true about the play Antigone?

Creon hangs himself when he realizes what he did

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1
Who adds a second actor to Greek plays?
Thespis
Aeschylus
Dionysus
Sophoclese
2
What is the word for the entrances on either side of the stage used by the chorus?
Orchestra
Skene
Theatron
Parodoi
3
Which of the following is NOT true about City Dionysia?
At first there were no actors, only choruses competing
Originally the winners would receive a goat
3 days of tragedy each had 3 tragic trilogies and satyr play
Day three was the only day for comedy competition
4
Which is NOT true about Greek Tragedy
Tragos means "goat song"
The chorus numbered 12-15
Actors were not respected and considered low in society
Actors trained in an apprentice system
5
What is the name of a choral ode dedicated to Dionysus?
City Dionysia
Comus
Satyr
Dithramb
6
Which is NOT true about Greek New Comedy?
Major playwright is Aristophanes
Major playwright is Menander
The Romans love adapting it
The chorus has almost disappeared
7
Which is NOT true about "theatron"?
It means "seeing place"
It's the stage area, where the actors perform
It's where the audience sits
Built of stone in more advanced theaters
8
What is a satyr?
The protagonist of a Greek play
Any follower of Dionysus
Half man, half goat
Half man, half horse
9
Who is a theater hating dick?
Sophocles
Socrates
Aristotle
Horace
10
What is the name for Greek scenery that is like our modern flats?
Mechane
Pinakes
Ekkyklema
Periaktoi
11
Who adds a third actor to Greek plays
Aeschylus
Aristophanes
Thespis
Sophocles
12
What is the Ekkyklema?
A rolling platform
A kind of flat
A 3 sided flat used to change scenery
A crane used to fly Gods in and out
13
The part of a Greek play where the chorus has a big procession into the theater.
Ode
Prologue
Episode
Parodos
14
Who wrote the oldest account for the origins of theater and what is it called?
Homer, Illiad
Socrates, Poetics
Horace, Ars Poetica
Aristotle, Poetics
15
Yearly theater fest in ancient Athens: big competitions amongst playwrights and lead actors.
Theatre of Dionysus
City Dionysia
Satyr Festival
Athens Theater Festival
16
What is the name of the first play we have documentation for?
Ritual of Dionysus
Abydos Passion Play
Thespis
Comus
17
Who wrote ALL of the extant Greek old comedies?
Aristophanes
Sophocles
Aristotle
Menander
18
The part of a Greek play where characters are acted by actors.
Parodos
Episode
Prologue
Ode
19
Which is NOT true about Comus?
It included ritual abuse, especially of public officials
Involves lots of phallic symbols and obscene stuff
Everyone dressed as animals
Caused a lot of lawsuits
20
Which of the following is NOT true about Euripides?
He trusts universal logic immensely
His characters are victims of irrational forces
He was first to write about loneliness of the soul
He wrote Medea
21
What is NOT true about the play Antigone?
Antigone is betrothed to Creon's son
Antigone is sentenced to die in a cave
Creon hangs himself when he realizes what he did
It is the sequel to Oedipus Rex
22
Which is NOT one of the 3 threads that weave together to begin Greek Theater?
Gladitorial Fights
Ceremonial/ Worship of Dionysus
Storytelling and Funeral Odes
Harvest and Communal life
23
Which of the following is NOT a Greek value that influences their art?
The individual
Beauty based on idealism
Naturalism
Justice

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