The round, circular place in the middle of the arena.
Orchestra
100
Circular dancing place for the chorus.
Orchestra
100
These are the three types of materials most masks were made of.
Wood, leather, cloth and flour paste.
100
The name for the members of a tragic chorus, who may have been young men just about to enter military service after some years of training
Choreuts
100
Sophocles, Euripedes and Aeschylus are all credited with writing a different version of this play.
Oedipus Rex
200
The rectangular building behind the stage area.
Skene
200
Section that holds benches where the audience sat
Theatron
200
True or false: Masks included megaphones inside them to help amplify the sound.
False
200
These platform shoes added height to the actor, which was usually required to make certain characters taller than others.
Cothurni
200
Sophocles is credited with using this many actors on the stage in addition to the chorus.
Three
300
The place in between the orchestra and the skene
Proskenion
300
Rectangular building with three doors that provided a backdrop for the actors.
Skene
300
True or false: Actors changed masks throughout the performance to express different emotions.
False
300
Long flowing robes, usually used to depict a person of higher authority.
Chiton
300
Aeschylus had this many actors on stage in addition to the chorus.
Two
400
The shape of this section is in a semi-circle.
Theatron
400
Two broad aisles that allowed the chorus to enter the theater.
Parados
400
True or false: Masks allowed the characters the actors portrayed to be "larger than life," thus making them easier to see.
True
400
This actor is credited with being the first to step outside the chorus and speak to the audience; modern actors are named after him.
Thespus
400
True or false: Only government officials and business men were asked to be individual actors; all others who wanted to participate were only allowed to be a member of the chorus.
True
500
Located at either edge of the theatron.
Parados
500
Small platform that gave actors more visibility to the audience.
Proskenion
500
True or false: Only molds of original masks worn by the Ancient Greeks remain today; no actual masks are still in existence.
True.
500
The difference between ceremony and ritual.
A ritual is the acting out of an established procedure. A ceremony is a formal religious or social occasion, usually led by an authority figure such as a priest, or chief.
500
Training to be an actor for the Dionysis festivals was intense and compared to the rigorous training for this major sporting event. The sporting event also took place during these times in Greece.