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Final Jeopardy
100
This was a long hymn, sung and danced by a group of fifty men
The dithyramb
100
The spring festival at which drama is said to have debuted was called
City Dionysia
100
The three social positions during the Roman republic were ...?
patricians, plebeians, and slaves
100
Aesopus and Roscius were ...?
Two wealthy actors
200
three tragedies and a satyr play.
a set of plays by the same dramatist.
the feature of three days of the festival.
Tetralogy
200
A play not meant to be produced is
a ...?
Closet drama
200
Theatre began to decline near the end of the Roman empire due to ...?
Christianity
300
The three best-known writers of Greek tragedy in this period were ...?
Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides
300
Passageways leading to the stage from under the seating area
Vomitoria
300
Romans changed comedy by ...?
Eliminating the chorus, adding musical accompaniment to much of the dialogue, and
emphasizing eavesdropping and setting the action on a street
400
The facade of the stage house was called the ...?
Scaena frons
400
The idea that characters' language and actions should fit traditional ideas of suitable behavior for their age, gender, social status, and emotional state is called
Decorum
400
Dionysus Daily Double!
Who originated the idea that plays should both entertain and educate?
500
Sea battles sometimes staged in flooded arenas.
Naumachiae
500
_______ was the head of the acting troupes and often the leading actor.
bought dramas from playwrights and hired musicians.
they obtained costumes for performances.
The dominus
500
Historians debate the position of actors in Roman society. They may have been ...?
Slaves purchased by the head of the acting troupe