The Greek Theater

5 Written Questions

1. considered both a civic and religious activity
2. where all the fighting and violence occurred
3. a crane used to transport an actor through the air in the role of a god; the Roman term "deus ex machina"
4. danced, sang, and described most of the action
5. a priest or priestess who would send messages to the gods from mortals who brought their requests

5 Matching Questions

1. Aeschylus
2. size of the Theater of Dionysus
3. Sophocles
4. front rows
5. tragoedia

1. a 350 ft from the last row of the theatron to the facade of the skene, could accomodate from 18 - 20 thousand people, largest facility created to watch a theatrical performance
2. b born in 525 BCE, added the second actor, and wrote The Oresteia (trilogy about 3 generations of Agammemnon's family)
3. c reserved for priests and guests of honor
4. d the Greek word for tragedy meaning "goat song"
5. e born in 496 BCE, added the third actor, reduced the size of the chorus to 15, wrote plays about people with an excessive amount of one trait (usually hubris), and wrote the Oedipus trilogy

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. born in 480 BCE and wrote about men who were ruled by their emotions (Medea)
   1. Thespians
   2. Thespis
   3. parados
   4. Euripides
2. three tragedies prepared by a playwright for the contest
   1. tragoedia
   2. trilogy
   3. parados
   4. Thespis
3. male and used big shoes, padded clothes, and big gestures
   1. masks
   2. skene
   3. actors
   4. parados
4. how the stone seats of an amphitheater were organized
   1. semi-circle
   2. mechane
   3. the Oracle
   4. Sophocles
5. happened before there were plays
   1. special effects
   2. tragoedia
   3. religious festivals
   4. orchestra

5 True/False Questions

1. Greek tragedies → performed in late March or early April at annual religious festivals in honor of Dionysus

   True        False

2. satyr play → three tragedies prepared by a playwright for the contest

   True        False

3. Thespis → actors called today in honor of Thespis

   True        False

4. the city Dionysia → danced, sang, and described most of the action

   True        False

5. throwing rocks or vegetables → indicated displeasure from the audience

   True        False