Show:
Purpose and Impact
Audience
Drama Compition
Important facts
Extra points
100
What genre was not important in Greek theater? A. action/adventure B. satyr C. comedy D. drama
A. action/adventure
100
True or False: The audiences in a Greek theater were huge.
True
100
Who was the patron God of the Greek theater?
Dionysus
100
What is a play where the protagonist fails due to his actions?
Tragedy
100
How many strings are on the average guitar?
6
200
Around what year did Greeks hold festivals to honor their gods?
700 BC
200
What would the actors onstage do to get the attention of the audience?
Fake fight/yell, make jokes, explain what the play was about.
200
What is a Satyr?
A political comedy
200
What was the main purpose of Greek plays?
To please gods and celebrate.
200
What is the date of Halloween?
October 31
300
What served as a way of investigating the world in which the Greeks lived?
Drama
300
What would the audience do if they didn't like the performance?
They would mock the actors, yell at them or throw food at them. They might also bang on the wooden benches with their hands
300
Where did the City Dionysia take place?
Athens
300
What city state flourished in the liberal arts, such as theater?
Athens
300
Why are we asking these random questions?
Because the Jeopardy program had 5 columns, and we only had 4 sections.
400
What does "tragedy" literally translate to in Greek?
Goat Song
400
What would playwrights sometimes do to flatter the audience?
Give them small gifts.
400
When was the Greek Month Elaphebolion on the modern calender?
March/April
400
What could uneducated people gain from tragedies?
Knowledge of religion/culture
400
Can you sing the State Farm Jingle?
You tell me...
500
True or false: Drama does not serve as a powerful medium of communication of ideas whatsoever in modern times.
False
500
Who judged the plays?
Athenian citizens who were appointed as judges.
500
What type of performance consisted of 2 choirs of 50 people each?
Dithyrambs
500
What war between Sparta and Athens destroyed the partial unity between the two?
The Peloponnedian War
500
What color are Crystal's shoes?
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