Ancient Greek Drama Quiz

Drama began with man's innate desire to _____________________.

• show off

• imitate

• compete

• perform

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Prism-shaped scenic units that rotated to depict different scenes were called __________________________.

• Periaktoi

• Skene

• Orchestra

• Parodos

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One of the theatrical conventions of early Greek theatre was the deus ex machina, or __________________________.

• Divine intervention

• Voice of the gods

• God from the machine

• Machine of the gods

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The first function of the ____________________ was to set the tone and provide background information.

• Chorus

• Prologue

• Epilogue

• Skene

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In 534 B.C., ____________________ stepped out of the chorus to engage the group in dialogue, becoming the first actor and playwright. He is also where we get the modern term for actors: ____________________.

• Sophocles, Sophists

• Thespis, Thespians

• Euripides, Euripidians

• Aeschylus, Aeschylians

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The three great Greek tragedian playwrights were ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

• Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides

• Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus

• Homer, Hesiod, Sappho

• Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

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Ancient Greek drama began as a worship of __________________, god of _____________________.

• Hermes, wine and theater

• Dionysus, wine and theater

• Hermes, wine and fertility

• Dionysus, wine and fertility

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The greatest of the tragedies was ____________________, by ____________________.

• Oedipus Rex, Sophocles

• The Bacchae, Euripides

• Agamemnon, Aeschylus

• The Frogs, Aristophanes

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Name Aristotle’s six elements of tragedy.

• Narrative, Persona, Idea, Speech, Harmony, Display

• Plot, Theme, Dialogue, Music, Setting, Action

• Story, Character, Language, Music, Visuals, Emotion

• Plot, Character, Thought, Diction, Song, Spectacle

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Which element involves exposition, point of attack, and the inciting incident?

• Plot

• Character

• Thought

• Diction

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