Theater
Who is a sacrifice made to before the beginning of a play?
Dionysus
What story was about a titan that steals fire from the gods to give to humans?
Prometheus
What did Oedipus do after finding out that Jocasta killed herself
He stabs himself in the eyes with Jocasta's pin and blinds himself
Princess of Thebes, daughter of Oedipus
Antigone
What theme deals with valuing loyalty to the country/government vs. valuing loyalty to relationships?
Citizenship vs. Family Loyalty
What was the most important part of the costume in Greek Theater?
Masks
What story was about two lovers who try to run away, only to kill themselves when they believe their lover is dead?
Pyramus and Thisbe
Why did Oedipus leave Corinth in his youth?
To avoid fulfilling a terrible prediction
The king of Thebes that believes money and anarchy are evil
What theme deals with the idea that our lives are predetermined vs. the idea that we made our own decisions
Fate vs. Free Will
Name one of the three purposes of a chorus
To help the audience come to their own conclusions
To help the audience feel included
To warn the audience of making the same mistakes as the characters
What story is about a woman being tempted to open a jar?
Pandora
What is the cause of the plague in the city?
The city has been sheltering a murderer
Queen of Thebes
Jocasta
What theme deals with being ignorant to the truth/too stubborn vs. seeing things for what they truly are/able to listen to advice
Blindness vs. Sight
Who wrote Oedipus Rex and Antigone?
Sophocles
What story was about a woman cursed to repeat what others say and a man who becomes obsessed with his reflection?
Echo and Narcissus
What is ironic about Oedipus's declaration of the curse against Laios's murderer?
Oedipus is pronouncing his own doom
Blind seer who brings answers about the plague and advises rulers to fix mistakes
Tiresias
What theme deals with rebelling against the laws of the government
Civil Disobedience
Name all three types of plays in the Greek Theater
Comedies
Tragedies
Satyr
What story was about a man who traveled into the underworld to try and reclaim the soul of the woman he loved?
Orpheus and Eurydice
Why does Oedipus ultimately fail to escape what he had been running away from?
Lack of knowledge
The traitor prince of Thebes who is refused a burial
Polynieces
What theme deals with the instinctual morals that guide us
Natural Law