Greek Theatre I Test

The Greek word "theatron" means:

• Performance space
• Acting place
• Seeing place
• Performance place

Sophocles is credited as being the first actor

• True
• False

A tragic flaw that normally leads to the downfall of a protagonist is known as a(n):

• Hamartia
• Hubris
• Catharsis
• Conflict

Women roles in Greek theatre were always played by women.

• False
• True

What area is shown in red?

• Orchestra
• Theatron
• Skene
• Parados

What area is show in red?

• Orchestra
• Parados
• Skene
• Theatron

The building in this picture was known as the:

• Theatron
• Parados
• Orchestra
• Skene

What is hubris?

• Anger
• Jealousy
• Excessive pride
• Murderous rage

amphitheater

• An open-air theater space
• The sinful excess of pride
• A city-appointed producer
• goat song"- plays ending in the fall of the protagonist

Deus Ex Machina

• a city-appointed producer
• "god from the machine"- a convention in which human problems are solved by divine intervention
• groups of performers who dance and chant in Greek tragedies and comedies
• special practices in theatre that are unique to specific eras and geographic locations