Greek Festivals

Which Greek festival honoured ATHENA?

• Dionysia

• Panathenaia

The festival of the City Dionysia happened during what months?

• March/April

• April/ May

• May/ June

• November/ December

What were the three types of play performed at the Dionysia?

Select all that apply.

• Satyr play

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Pantomime

All actors in Greek plays wore...

• heavy makeup

• earrings

• motion capture suits

• masks

Which god were the Greeks worshipping at the festivals where the plays were performed?

• Zeus
• Athene
• Dionysus
• Poseidon

Which festival has sporting competitions?

• Panathenaia

• Dionysia

What is carried in a procession in BOTH of the festivals we have studied?

• a basket of special fruits

• garlands of flowers

• a statue of the god or goddess

• a big tall sceptre with a ball on top

The Panathenaic Games were

• part of a festival that honored the goddess Athena.

• held to honour Zeus.

• a drama competition that lasted for days at a time.

• a three day festival of gift-giving

Who was the sculptor who built a fancy statue of Athena in the Parthenon?

• Michelangelo

• Pheidias

• Zeus

• I don't know his name

What happens to the statue of Dionysus which is carried through the streets?

• it is put on a rooftop and admired

• it is brought inside the priest of Dionysus’ house

• it is burned in a sacrificial ritual

• it is brought into the Theatre of Dionysus so it can watch the plays