Ancient Greek Theatre

Ancient Greek Theatre

9th - 12th Grade

16 Qs

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Ancient Greek Theatre

Ancient Greek Theatre

Assessment

Quiz

Arts

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Holly Racinsky

Used 40+ times

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is given credit as being the first actor?

Sophocles

Oedipus

Thespis

Aeschylus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Over the course of Greek history, the role of the chorus _________.

Diminished, as fewer audience members attended the performances.

Diminished, as more actors were introduced.

Increased, as stories became more complicated.

Increased, as more people wanted to be on stage.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who added a second actor to Greek tragedy?

Aeschylus

Sophocles

Seacrestopolis

Thespis

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Actors played multiple parts in each play.

True, they altered their voices so the audience could tell them apart.

True, they changed costumes so the audience could tell the different characters apart.

True, they switched masks so the audience could tell the different characters apart.

False, the playwrights cast one character for each part written.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All of the following are aspects of Ancient Greek theatre EXCEPT:

Masks worn by the actors

A competitive component

Chorus that crosses the stage and helps tell the story

Play-by-play announcers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which was these was NOT a Greek playwright?

Sophocles

Aristotle

Aeschylus

Euripides

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the genres of Greek theatre?

Comedy, tragedy, history

Comedy, tragedy, satyr

Comedy and tragedy

Comedy, tragedy, musical

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