Playwrights
Plays
General Knowledge
Dawn of Theatre
Misc.
100

Who is the father of comedy?

Aristophanes

100

Who is Antigone's father?

Oedipus

100

What is the defining characteristic of Greek performances?

The Chorus

100

Fill in the blank:

“Theatre is a person(s) (actor(s)) ______ the actions and words of others (the play) for the benefit of others (audience)”

Imitating

100

What is the term for the circular acting area?

Orchestra

200

Who is the father of Tragedy

Aeschylus

200

Who is in the chorus that sings to Dionysus during The Frogs?

Frogs

200

Who was the first actor?

Thespis

200

Where did the earliest recorded play take place?

Egpyt

200

True or False: Early Greek plays were entirely choral

 True

300

How did Aeschylus die? (allegedly)

A bird dropped a tortoise on him

300

Who wrote Ajax?

Sohpocles

300

What is the device used to make actors fly called?

HINT: "God in the Machine"

Deus Ex Machina

300

What is one example of how we see storytelling today?

–Urban Legends

–Football games

–Fairy tales

–Family and community stories

300

According to Aristotle what is the reason people should go see theatre?

Catharsis: experiencing emotions in a controlled environment

400

Why did Aeschylus start writing plays (allegedly)

Dionysus visited him in his sleep and told him to

400

How does Medea end?

She flies away on a winged chariot.

400

What is the term for the area where the audience sits

Theatron

400

True or False: The TRUE origin of theatre is known.

False. No one "invented" theatre.

400

Name 3 of the 6 parts that make up a good tragedy (according to Aristotle)

Plot

Character

Diction

Thought

Song

Spectacle

500

Two of the playwrights we discussed were present for the same battle. What was it?

The Battle of Salamis

500

What was the name of the blind prophet who visited Oedipus and Creon

Tiresias

500

What was the big theatre festival to honor Dionysus called?

City Dionysia

500
Nominate one person from your group to come be a judge.


Come up with a 30 second story and share with the class. Best story wins.

:)

500

How many sides does a Periaktoi have?

3