Aeschylus

The ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus is considered to be the father of which kind of dramatic work?

• Comedy

• Romance

• Tragedy

• Drama

Aeschylus was born into a ____

• family of entertainers and magicians.

• religious family where all men were priests.

• wealthy and established family.

• family of itinerant laborers.

Aeschylus entered military service to defend the Greeks against Persian. What was the name of the battle he fought in?

• Battle of Marathon

• Battle of Alexandria

• Battle of Mycale

• Battle of Troy

Aeschylus wrote a trilogy: "The story Agamemnon”, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Eumenides”. The trilogy was called__

• The Persians

• The Oresteia

• The Ring

• The Suppliants

In the Battle of Marathon, Cynegeirus died in the battle. What relation did Cynegeirus have to Aeschylus?

• Father

• Cousin

• Son

• Brother

The first & only surviving play of a trilogy. Believed by scholars as one of the earliest plays because of its structure

• Seven against Thebes

• Suppliants

• The Oresteia

• The Persians

A play that narrates the story of Orestes journey to Greece to stand trial to his matricide

• Suppliants

• Oresteia

• Seven against Thebes

• The Persians

A play that treats the decisive repulse of Persians to Greece in 480

• Suppliants

• Seven against Thebes

• Oresteia

• The Persians

A story of Eteocles showing leading the defense of Thebes against an invading army of his brother Polynices

• Suppliants

• Oresteia

• Seven against Thebes

• The Persians

A play that ends with the cycle of retributive bloodshed ended, supplanted by the rule of law and justice in the state.

• Suppliants

• Oresteia

• Seven against Thebes

• The Persians