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the chorus
What is a group of persons singing in unison
100
A mask
What is a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity
100
a place where spectators were gathered to watch some kind of show or play
What is a theatron
100
Orchestra
What is the group of people that play instruments in the play
100
Dialogue
What is a conversation between two or more persons
200
presentation drama
What is the type of drama that acknowledges the audience
200
Dionysus
What is the god of grape harvest, wine, and wine harvesting
200
Dithyrambs
What is an ancient Greek hymn sung and danced in honor of Dionysus
200
Monologue
What is a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker
200
Aeschylus
Who is the Greek dramatist, regarded as the father of Greek Tragedy
300
Euripides
Who is the tragedy writer with a concern for realism who exposed social injustices. His plays were declared impious
300
Amphitheater
What is an oval or round building with tiers of seats around a central open area
300
Tritagonist
What is the third member of an acting troupe, which always consisted of three actors
300
Deuteragonist
What is the actor next in importance to the protagonist
300
Thymele
What is an ancient Greek altar
400
parodos
What is the entrance affording access either to the stage (for actors) or to the orchestra (for the chorus) of the ancient Greek theater
400
prologue
What is the opening scene in which the background of the story is established
400
Epode
What is a form of a lyric poem written in couplets, in which a long line is followed by a shorter one
400
Kommos
What is a lyrical song of lamentation in an Athenian tragedy that the chorus and a dramatic character sing together
400
Peripeteia
What is a sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances, especially in reference to fictional narrative
500
Anagnorisis
What is a moment in a play or other work when a character makes a critical discovery
500
Catharsis
What is the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions
500
Strophe and antistrophe
What are two different divisions of the chorus representing two different voices
500
Deus ex Machina
What is the god introduced into a play to resolve the entanglements of the plot
500
Stichomythia
What is a dialogue in which two characters speak alternate lines of verse, used as a stylistic device in ancient Greek drama