greek theater

Question 1

Chorus

Answer 1

Sings and dances to choral songs (odes)

Question 2

choragus

Answer 2

Leader of the chorus

Question 3

Aside

Answer 3

Words spoken in an undertone not intended to be heard by all the characters

Question 4

Allusion

Answer 4

A reference to something

Question 5

Dramatic irony

Answer 5

When the audience knows something that the characters don’t

Question 6

Mythological allusion

Answer 6

A reference to a myth

Question 7

Ode

Answer 7

A lyric poem praising someone or something

Question 8

Paean

Answer 8

A song/ode of joy and triumph

Question 9

Tragedy

Answer 9

A play with tragic events and unhappy endings

Question 10

Catharsis

Answer 10

The purging of negative emotions

Question 11

Lyric poem

Answer 11

A short poem with song like quality

Question 12

Choral ode

Answer 12

Ode sung by the chorus

Question 13

Parados

Answer 13

Ramp; song sung as the entrance

Question 14

Exodus

Answer 14

Exiting song thing

Question 15

Strophe

Answer 15

First choral ode; chorus turns from east to west

Question 16

Antistrophe

Answer 16

Answering the choral ode; chorus turns from west to east

Question 17

Hamartia

Answer 17

A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero

Question 18

Theatron

Answer 18

Where the audience sits

Question 19

Orchestra

Answer 19

Stage

Question 20

Skene

Answer 20

Backstage tent