Drama I Final Exam 1st Semester

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Who was the Greek god of theater?

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Dionysus

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Who was the first actor? Options: Dionysus, Thespis, Satyr, Dithyramb

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Thespis

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In Greek Theatre, how do actors show multiple characters?

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Change their mask

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What is the order that Greek theatre developed? Options: Greek Chorus, One Actor, Two Actors, Three Actors

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Greek Chorus, One Actor, Two Actors, Three Actors

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As more actors took the stage, the Greek Chorus became smaller.

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True

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An emotional cleansing

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catharsis

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Aristotle says tragedy must elicit

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pity and fear

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Tragedy gets its name from the Greek practice of: Writing sad plays, The sacrifice of goats to honor Zeus, The sacrifice of chickens to honor Dionysos, The sacrifice of goats to honor Dionysos

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The sacrifice of goats to honor Dionysos

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What was Deus ex Machina?

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God out of the machine- when the hero was in danger, a god would be lowered in a crane to solve the problem.

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What were the genres of Greek theatre? Comedy, tragedy, history; Comedy, tragedy, satyr; Comedy and tragedy; Comedy, tragedy, musical

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Comedy, tragedy, satyr