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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho were the two major writers of Roman ComedyTerrence and PhillipTerrence and PlatusOedipus and MedeaSophecles and Aeschelus
- 2. Multiple ChoiceRoman Plays used masksTrueFalse
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Who was the Greek god of theater?DionysusThespisZeusSophocles - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat stage did the Greeks use?ProsceniumOrchestraAmphitheaterThespisian Theatre
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat era followed Greek Theatre?RomanGreekShakespeareanMedieval
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho were the three major Greek playwrights?Euripides, Oedipus Rex, PrometheusThespis, Euripides, StavrosEuripides, Thespis, SophoclesEuripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat area of the stage did people exit and enter?ParodusSkeneTheatronOrchestra
- 8. Multiple ChoiceTRUE OR FALSE! Women were allowed on stage.TrueFalse
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat were Greek theaters built on?MountainsFlatlandPrarieHills
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho does Oedipus marry in Oedipus the King?His fatherHis motherHis sisterHis girlfriend
- 11. Multiple ChoiceGreek theatre masks were created solely for entertainment purposes:TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceEuripides wrote Agamemmnon:TrueFalse
- 13. Multiple ChoiceQuality tragedy must have all of the following except:PlotCharactersCostumesThought
- 14. 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
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWho attended Greek theatre tragediesEveryone (except women)Only the richWhoever could afford the ticket priceOld Men and Children
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWomen roles in Greek theatre were always played by women.FalseTrue
- 17. Multiple ChoiceGreek acting was based on complete realism and understatement.TrueFalse
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat area is shown in red?OrchestraTheatronSkeneParados
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat area is show in red?OrchestraParadosSkeneTheatron
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat part of the Greek theatre is the blank box on?SkeneTheatronParadosOrchestra
- 21. Multiple ChoiceGreek masks always showed extreme emotion (anger, sadness, happiness, etc.)TrueFalse
- 22. Multiple ChoiceEuripedesThe Father of Tragedy: wrote AgamemnonWrote Medea and other tragedies about psychological motivation and social consciousness in men and womenWrote New Comedy like LysistrataWrote Old Comedy
- 23. Multiple ChoiceSophoclesThe Father of Tragedy: wrote AgamemnonWrote Antigone and the Oedipus Trilogy, specialized in tragedyWrote New Comedy like LysistrataWrote Old Comedy
- 24. Multiple ChoiceAeschylusThe Father of Tragedy: wrote AgamemnonWrote Antigone and the Oedipus Trilogy, specialized in tragedyWrote New Comedy like LysistrataWrote Old Comedy
- 25. Multiple Choicesatyrthree-sided panels that reveal three different backgroundsa raised platform on which the performers acta play in which a tragic theme is treated comedicallypainted panels slid between columns on stage
- 26. Multiple Choiceskenethree-sided panels that reveal three different backgroundsa raised platform on which the performers acta play in which a tragic theme is treated comedicallypainted panels slid between columns on stage
- 27. Multiple ChoiceDepicted Violence on stageGreeksRomans
- 28. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following were popular in Rome exceptFarcesGladiatorial fightsNumachiaTragedies
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was not a purpose of Greek MasksConvey EmotionFor DecorationDouble CastingProjected Sound
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWho let women act?GreeksRomansGreeks- but they had to be silentRomans- but they had to be silent
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote Closet TragediesSophoclesAeschulesSenecaEuripides
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWho is the first actor and playwright?SenecaPlatusThespisDionysus
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