Greek Theatre Notes Quiz
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Quiz about the different playwrights in early history and the coming of theatre.
- 1.Name the Tragedy playwrights
- A.
Aristophanes
- B.
Aeschylus
- C.
Euripides
- D.
Sophocles
- 2.The heroes of these plays focused on the indiviudal, whose tragic ends were beoyond their own control. Oedipud Rex and Antigone are among his plays that are still perfomed today
- A.
Mendander
- B.
Euripides
- C.
Aristophanes
- D.
Sophocles
- 3.Ekkyklema
- A.
Barrel in which dead ppl laid on
- B.
Whohoooojdlajfkladjk 1
- C.
Dafj
- D.
Hey sexy :)
- 4.List the Structure of play from first to last. Prologos ParodosEpisode IVStasimon IVEpisode IIEpisode IIIStasimon IExodusstasimon IIEpisode IStasimon III
- A.
Parodos, Prologos, Stasimons, episodes, exodus
- B.
Prologos, stasimons, exodus, parodos, episodes
- C.
Episodes, stasimons, parodos, exodus, prologos
- D.
Prologos, parados, episodes, stasimons, exodus
- 5.The first speech of the chorus, usually to explain their purpose in being there, or to explain the overall purpose and meaning of the play.
- A.
Prologos
- B.
Episodes
- C.
Exodus
- D.
Parados
- 6.Songs of the chorus addressing an abstract theme of the play, or focusing upon the central theme of the play
- A.
Episodes
- B.
Exodus
- C.
Parados
- D.
Stasimas.
- 7.the first speech of an actor, usually set up the plot and explain what has happened prior to the play's beginning.
- A.
Parados
- B.
Prologos
- C.
Stasimons
- D.
Episodes
- 8.His wit and satire supposedly sparked many debates and angered many people. Lysistrata is often still performed
- A.
Sophocles
- B.
Aeschylus
- C.
Menander
- D.
Aristophanes
- 9.Wrote Medea and Trojan women. his plays challenged religious beliefs in a controversial manner for the time
- A.
Sophocles
- B.
Euripides
- C.
Aristophanes
- D.
Menander
- 10.Chanting rhythmically with songs celebrating dionysus for his gifts of wine, happiness, life after deatha nd a host of other extravagant gifts.
- A.
Hoola hoola
- B.
Mackantosh
- C.
Talalaral
- D.
Dithyrambs
- 11.Wrote the oresteia trilogy about the trojan wars
- A.
Euripides
- B.
Aeschylus
- C.
Menander
- D.
Sophocles
- 12.Who is considered the first actor?
- A.
Thespis
- B.
Cralogs
- C.
Meithen
- D.
Zeus
- 13.He is said to have written mroe than 100 plays, but only one survives, Dyscolus, which wasnt printed as a modern text until 1958
- A.
Sophocles
- B.
Aeschylus
- C.
Menander
- D.
Euripides
- 14.Name the comedy playwrights
- A.
Aristophanes
- B.
Aeschylus
- C.
Euripides
- D.
Menander
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