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This person is credited with creating the first actor by stepping out of the chorus
Sophocles
Thespis
Aeschylus
Euripides
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The City Dionysia took place in THIS city:
Corinth
Athens
Thebes
Sparta
3
Where does stage violence happen?
Offstage
Skene
Theatron
Orchestra
4
Even though it was an honor to be chosen, only this many playwrights competed each year:
3
2
8
5
5
Greek Amphitheaters were typically this kind of stage:
Arena
Thrust
Flexible
Proscenium
6
Oedipus was written by
Euripides
Thespis
Sopcholes
Aeschylus
7
Where the audience sits in a typical Greek theatre:
Skene
Theatron
Orchestra
Parados
8
Amphitheaters are:
How sound moves around to be able to hear
Outdoor theatres
The scenery behind the Greek actors
Chants or songs sung by the chorus
9
There were only ever ___ actors onstage (besides Chorus)
5
2
3
8
10
Greek playwrights would almost always star in the shows they wrote
True
False
11
Dionysus is the god of all of these EXCEPT:
Theatre
Fertility
Revelry
Revenge
12
Why did performances start in the morning?
The plays were presented as trilogies so it took longer
The Greeks were superstitious about performing at night
Dionysis is god of the sun so they had to perform during the day
The Greeks were morning people
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What did actors wear to emphasize their emotions?
Masks
Fancy shoes
Makeup
Togas
14
The 6th century is....
The years 599-501
The years 699-601
The years 6000-600
The years 799-701
15
Master of Greek comedy
Aristophanes
Aristotle
Antigone
Aeschylus
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"surviving today"
extent
estint
ecstant
extant
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the City Dionysia was all of these EXCEPT
Annual
Compulsory
Competitive
in Sparta
18
Greek comedy that mocked current events and politicians became what we know as...
slapstick
satire
dark comedy
farce
19
How many tragedies survive today?
32
3
320
3002
20
Which of these is NOT a component of Greek Drama?
Choral
Based on myth/history
Competitive
Time jumps in story
21
We study Greek theatre because...
it is completely unique and died out
the Greeks were idiots and made a lot of mistakes
People think it was the birthplace of modern thearte
the plays were so violent
22
Acoustics are...
The official name of the Chorus
the awards given to the winners
People who were banned from the festival
The way the sound moves around a room
23
One of these is not a famous Greek playwright:
Socrates
Euripides
Aeschylus
Sophocles
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Only ____ were allowed to be actors at the City Dionysia
slaves
children
men
women