Show:
The Stage
Costumes
Playwrights
Aristotle & his Poetics
Anonymous
100
The type of high ground where the seating of theatres were build into.
What is a hilltop or mountain-side.
100
This is the type of shoe worn by the actors to be more visible to the audience.
What is the kothornos, or platform shoe.
100
This is the playwright who wrote Oedipus and Antigone.
Who is Sophocles.
100
This element of Aristotle's Poetics is second to last and is listened to by many people.
What is music.
100
True or false: The Greeks loved when violence was on stage.
False. That is why the ekkyklema was created to wheel "dead" bodies on stage. The Romans were the ones who did.
200
The name for the area where the actors performed.
What is the orchestra.
200
The piece of costume used to give the audience a sense of character and emotions.
What is the mask.
200
This playwright was the first to introduce the second actor.
Who is Aeschylus.
200
This element was the people represented in the play.
What is the characters.
200
This type of entertainment included women.
What is mimes.
300
This part of the stage held props and costume pieces.
What is the skene.
300
This is the name of the shoes worn by actors (Hint: These do not have a heel)!
What is a sandal.
300
This playwright was considered "modern" for his time due to his plays having sympathy for women and realism.
Who is Euripides.
300
This element was the ideas explored in a show.
What is thought or theme.
300
These plays are named after the creature which is half-human, half-goat.
What are satyr plays.
400
This is the area where the actors exited the stage.
What is the parados.
400
True or false: The masks were sometimes decorated with hair, beards, and other facial features.
True.
400
This playwright won first place at the festivals eighteen times and if he didn't win, he won second place.
Who is Sophocles.
400
This element was considered the lowest due to its dramatic nature (Hint: It is used today in movies and theatrical shows)!
What is spectacle.
400
This special effect flew actors on and off stage by a crane.
What is the mechane, or deux ex machina (Name of the action).
500
The name of the seating area (Hint: Opposite of today)!
What is the theatron.
500
Name any type of cloak worn by the upper class.
What is a toga, chiton, himation, or chlamys.
500
This playwright was the first to develop drama separate from singing and dancing.
Who is Aeschylus.
500
This element was of the highest importance to Aristotle and climatic structure.
What is plot.
500
This is the word for hymns sung by a chorus, where the first actor emerged.
What is a dithyramb.