Types of Plays
How many types of plays made up classical Greek drama?
3
What elements/attributes of a character were the focus of Greek tragedies? (eg. Psychological? Ethical? Physical? Sociological?)
psychological and ethical attributes
The Festival at which Greek Drama was held was named after what God?
Dyonisus
In what century did the most famous Greek playwrights live and write?
5th Century
In Greek theatre, what did the chorus often represent?
What were the types of Classical Greek drama?
Comedy, Tragedy, Satyr Plays
How much time elapsed during a Greek Tragedy?
No more than a sunrise to a sunset (a single day)
The Masks used in Ancient Greek Theatre originally came from what other part of Greek Society?
Religion / Religious Rituals
All the famous Greek tragedians came from what city?
Athens
What shape made up the audience seating in the Greek Theatre?
Semicircle.
What were the four qualities of Greek Drama?
Special Occasions
Competitive
Choral
Mythological or Historical
What is the term for the process produced by a good Greek Tragedy whereby the audience's pity and fear were brought forth and then cleansed or purged?
Catharsis
Satyr plays were named after a mythical creature that was half man and half [...]
goat
Name the most famous Greek comic playwright.
Aristophanes.
How many performers in Ancient Greek Theatre shared all the speaking roles?
Characters were depicted as beautiful in which kind of Greek Drama?
Tragedy
Who came up with the formula for Greek Tragic structure?
Aristotle
At what time of year was the Festival of Greek Theatre held?
Springtime (March or April)
Name the three most famous Greek Tragedians.
Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides
What two art forms did the Chorus use that WEREN'T theatre/acting?
Song and Dance / Singing and Dancing
Name the five structural parts of Comedy.
Prologue: the leading character conceives a happy idea
Parados: entrance of the chorus
Agon: dramatized debate between proponent and opponent of the happy idea
Parabasis: chorus addresses the audience regarding the poet's views on the topic
Episodes: the happy idea is put to practical application
What term in the theory of Greek Tragedy refers to "the error of judgment?"
Hamartia
What were songs sung by revelers at the festival called?
Dithyrambs
In what year did Sophocles die?
406 BCE
What THREE parts of a Greek Theatre were used by the actors?
Orchestra (circular "dancing space"), Skene ("tent", the building behind the stage), Parodos ("passageways" for entries and exits)