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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe Greek word "theatron" means:Performance spaceActing placeSeeing placePerformance place
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA Greek Chorus traditionally had how many members?159164
- 3. Multiple ChoiceSophocles is credited as being the first actorTrueFalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA tragic flaw that normally leads to the downfall of a protagonist is known as a(n):HamartiaHubrisCatharsisConflict
- 5. Multiple ChoiceGreek theatre masks were created solely for entertainment purposes:TrueFalse
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe City Dionysus was the biggest theatre festival that was held yearly inSpartaAthensThebesCorinth
- 7. Multiple ChoiceEuripides wrote Agamemmnon:TrueFalse
- 8. Multiple ChoiceQuality tragedy must have all of the following except:PlotCharactersCostumesThought
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich is not a responsibility of the chorus:Sets the overall mood of the playDetermines the fate of the protagnistServes as a character, giving advice, expressing opinions, asking questions, etcCan establish the ethical or social framework of events
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho attended Greek theatre tragediesEveryone (except women)Only the richWhoever could afford the ticket priceOld Men and Children
- 11. Multiple ChoiceGreek Theatres were located in temples.TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho invented the idea of dialogue?ThespisAristotleSophoclesAeschylus
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWomen roles in Greek theatre were always played by women.FalseTrue
- 14. Multiple ChoiceGreek acting was based on complete realism and understatement.TrueFalse
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAristotle determined there were 6 basic elements to tragedy according to his "poetics".TrueFalse
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What area is shown in red?OrchestraTheatronSkeneParados - 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat area is show in red?OrchestraParadosSkeneTheatron
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat part of the Greek theatre is the blank box on?SkeneTheatronParadosOrchestra
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe building in this picture was known as the:TheatronParadosOrchestraSkene
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is hubris?AngerJealousyExcessive prideMurderous rage
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote Medea?AristotleSophoclesEuripidesAeschylus
- 22. Multiple ChoiceIf you couldn't afford to come to the theatre, the state would pay for you.TrueFalse
- 23. Multiple ChoiceGreek theatres had excellent acoustics despite being able to seat up to 65,000 people.FalseTrue
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat symbolic object was placed in the middle of the orchestra?A goatA maskA bonfireAn alter
- 25. Multiple ChoiceGreek masks always showed extreme emotion (anger, sadness, happiness, etc.)TrueFalse
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