Amphitheatres
Dionysus
Playwrights
Greek Tragedies
This or that
100

The largest amphitheaters could seat approximately how many people?

What is 20,000

100

Was the god of ______?

What is Wine and Fertility and Theatre

100

Who was the first actor?

Who is Thespis?

100

"Tragedy" comes from the word "Tragoidia" which means what?

what is Goat Song

100

What did the Greeks use as a megaphone?

What is A mask!

200

Amphitheaters were built into hills near what?

What are Temples

200

Name the party held each spring in his honor.

what is the City of Dionysia

200

Who added the 2nd actor?

who is Aeschylus.

200

In Greek Tragedies the death and violence occur where?

What is offstage.

200

What is a Satyr Play?

Comedic relief after a tragedy.

300

Define "Orchestra" and "Theatron" as they relate to Amphitheaters.

What are Dancing place and Seeing Place

300

A hymn-like song and dance sung in honor of Dionysus is what?

what is a Dithyramb

300

Who added a 3rd actor and fixed the chorus at 15 members?

Who is Sophocles

300

Greek Tragedies have a late "Point of Attack". What does that mean?

What is The play starts late in the story.

300

Name a Greek Comedy.

What is Lysistrata

400

Define "Skene" and "Parados" as they relate to Greek Amphitheaters.

Tent/backstage and long ramps

400

You won this if you had the winning play?

What is a goat?

400

Name a Comedic Playwright from Ancient Greece

who is Aristophanes

400

Put the following in the correct order: Prologue, Exodos, Parodos, Episodes

Prologue, Parodos, Episodes, Exodos

400

What year was comedy accepted into the City Dionysia?

what is 487 BC

500

What is the "Thymele" and where is it located?

Where is Alter, on the orchestra.

500

What is another name for Dionysus?

who is Bacchas?

500

He was the youngest of the three tragedians He competed 21 times but only won 4 times.

Who is Euripides

500

Who married his mother and killed his father?

Who is Oedipus

500

Who was the first person to use scenic painting?

Who is Sophocles.