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Legacy of Ancient Greece:Entertainment
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Who were the greatest tragedy playwrights?
Aeschylus
Euripides
All of the above
Sophocles
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What other civilizations could play in the Olympics?
Persians
Chinese
Romans
Indians
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How would the world be different without the Olympics?
All of the above
People would get fat from not being able to compete in games
Not as many would be recognized for athletic achievements
Athletes won't try because they won't play in the games
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How is greek theater still seen today?
it's not, greek theater died a long time ago
Both A and B
"there are many re-performances of Greek plays"
Politicians are made fun of while they are in the audience
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Where is greek theater seen today
All of the above
Movie theaters
Musicals
Broadway
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What were other games besides the Olympics?
Theagenes at Thasos
Isthmian at Corinth
Pythian games at Delphi
Leonidas of Rhodes
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Where any civilizations influenced by the greeks?
Persians
Romans, because they had open theaters aswell
Americans
Japanese
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Who was the first Greek "actor"
Zeus
Thespis
Mickey Mouse
Frederick Douglass
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What were the impacts of ancient greek theater?
Both A and B
it allowed many to honor the god, Dionysus
It allowed other genres to form and entertain us
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Who were the actors in greek plays?
Both men and women
Men
satyrs
Women
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Why were the Olympics in ancient Greece created?
To try and hurt one's self by playing in an unsafe game
So people could show off their abilities
To honor the god, Poseidon
To honor the king of gods, Zeus
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What was NOT true about Theagenes of Thasos?
He played in the Olympics
He died when his own statue fell on him
He was a boxer
He won 21 championships at many games(not the olympics)
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What were theatre buildings called?
theatron
movie theater
broadway
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How might life today be different if the ancient Greeks didn't have theater?
We would not have comedic movies
We would not have tragic movies
All of the above
Most of today's plays/shows would not have been made
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How did the Olympic games improve/Why is it important to our society
Competitors are more skilled in the events they play in
We are better entertained
People who compete can be recognized to everyone who watches
It didn't
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What was the impact of the Olympics on ancient greece?
Humans were being glorified as gods
Many statues were created to honor the winners
Gods came down to personally congratulate winners
Winners were awarded with multiple buildings
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Why was theater created/developed
People were bored and needed theater to entertain them
To give people acting jobs
To honor the god, Dionysus
because they felt like it
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What was NOT true about Leonidas of Rhodes
He competed in discus throwing
He competed in running
Had 12 Olympic victories
Known for his versatility(sprinting and hoplitodromos)
