Greek Theater
What part of the play was a group of men who dressed alike and moved, spoke, and sang together that added spectacle to the performance?
Chorus
Which actor and playwright supposedly won the first Athenian tragic contest, leading to the word "thespian"?
Thespis
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In at least one theatre, there was a primitive _____________ system consisting of large fans blowing over ice brought down from the mountaintops.
Air-conditioning
Vitruvius wrote a ten-volume work on how to lay out a city including guidelines for both theatres and scenery to go in them, but he wasn't a playwright. What was he?
An architect
What costume piece was worn in both Greek and Roman theatre?
Masks
A type of stage where actors performed in front of a neutral background.
Facade stage
He defined and discussed the six parts of a play (from Chapter 3) including plot, character, language, and spectacle.
Aristotle
What was the only performance type that included women?
Mime
About how many people attended theatres?
10-15 thousand
When were Greek theatre productions performed?
Special occasions like festivals
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A scene house (_____) was added around the fifth century, probably as a changing room for actors and later being used as a setting.
Skene
Which author supplies us with most of the information we have about comedy during the classical period because he wrote 11 of the 12 extant Greek Comedies?
Aristophanes
What play type was not very popular in Rome, perhaps because many Romans lacked deep interest in philosophy and ethics?
Tragedy
27 complete comedies survive, all written by 2 authors. Name the authors.
Plautus and Terrence
Romans didn't define themselves through their art, literature, or philosophy and preferred to demonstrate their superiority in practical matters, like writing what?
How-to manuals
Name one of the possible theories explaining how drama came into being.
The Ritual Theory, The Great Man Theory, The Storytelling Theory, and The Dance Theory.
This playwright added the third actor. His tragedies came from decisions made and actions taken based on imperfect knowledge.
Sophocles
Name one of the other events that were equally as popular as mime?
Chariot racing, gladiatorial contests, animal fights, and sea battles.
Which author wrote a set of 10 literary tragedies that revealed that Roman plays contained characteristics like lots of minor characters, spectacular scenes of violence, and protagonists' passion would cause their downfall?
Seneca
How many speaking actors were allowed in Greek tragedies and/or comedies?
3 in tragedies, 5 in comedies.