Lit Q- Bckgrd Antig & Greek Drama

Question 1

added a second actor

Answer 1

Aeschylus

Question 2

author of the Oedipus trilogy

Answer 2

Sophocles

Question 3

Greek drama was started at the festival for him

Answer 3

Dionysus

Question 4

father of drama

Answer 4

Thespis

Question 5

reduced the participation of the chorus

Answer 5

Euripides

Question 6

added deus ex machina to dramas

Answer 6

Sophocles

Question 7

actors were named after him

Answer 7

Thespis

Question 8

added a third actor

Answer 8

Sophocles

Question 9

Queen of Thebes

Answer 9

Jocasta

Question 10

Oedipus’s two daughters

Answer 10

Ismene & Antigone

Question 11

Oedipus’s two sons

Answer 11

Polynices & Eteocles

Question 12

brother of Jocasta

Answer 12

Creon

Question 13

prophet of Thebes

Answer 13

Tiresias

Question 14

city of the most famous oracle

Answer 14

Delphi

Question 15

city where Oedipus was the prince

Answer 15

Corinth

Question 16

god that gave the oracles their prophecies

Answer 16

Apollo

Question 17

What three things did a chorus do in a Greek play?

Answer 17

sing
dance
comment about what just happened

Question 18

What is the translation of deus ex machina?

Answer 18

god from the machine

Question 19

What are the literal and metaphorical meanings of deus ex machina?

Answer 19

literal- actor/actress is brought down in the air using a machine like ropes & pulls
metaphorical- when a god would go into the play and solve a problem

Question 20

What were Greek plays based on?

Answer 20

popular myths or legends

Question 21

What did Greek plays not use?

Answer 21

scenery

Question 22

What two things were used in Greek plays by the actors?

Answer 22

costumes

masks

Question 23

Where were Greek plays performed?

Answer 23

in outdoor theatres

Question 24

Describe what a Greek sphinx looks like.

Answer 24

head of a woman
body of a lioness
wings of an eagle
serpent-headed tail