Greek Tragedy

Who is known as the father of Greek tragedy?

• Aeschylus
• Sophocles
• Euripides

Who was the first actor?

• Alexander
• Peisistratus
• Thespis

Tragedies were performed at the festival honoring which Greek god?

• Zeus
• Athena
• Dionysus
• Poseidon

TRUE OR FALSE! Women were allowed on stage.

• True
• False

Who does Oedipus marry in Oedipus the King? 

• His father
• His mother
• His sister
• His girlfriend

Who were the three major Greek playwrights?

• Euripides, Oedipus Rex, Prometheus 
• Thespis, Euripides, Stavros
• Euripides, Thespis, Sophocles
• Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus

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

• Hamartia
• Hubris
• Catharsis
• Conflict

Euripides wrote Agamemmnon:

• True
• False

Who wrote Medea?

• Aristotle
• Sophocles
• Euripides
• Aeschylus

When we gain wisdom and knowledge from the Chorus at the end of the play and get a release from our fear and pity, what is this?

• denoument
• catharsis
• miasma
• hamartia