Theatre

Question 1

whose death did Sophocles mourn at the Dionysian festival in 406 BC by presenting his chorus without garlands

Answer 1

Euripides

Question 2

the dramatic festivals in honor of Dionysus in which comedy was particularly important were called

Answer 2

Lenaea

Question 3

which of Aeschylus plays tells us of the trial of Orestes at the Areopagus

Answer 3

Eumenides

Question 4

dithyramb

Answer 4

a type of choral lyric sung to Dionysus

Question 5

which work of Euripides was first produced posthumously in 405 BC

Answer 5

Iphigenia at Aulis

Question 6

phorminx

Answer 6

one of the oldest stringed musical instruments, intermediate between the lyre and the kithara. had two to seven strings, richly decorated arms and a crescent-shaped sound box

Question 7

kithara

Answer 7

professional lyre, primarily used by professional musicians

Question 8

rhapsodes

Answer 8

bards

Question 9

the Tragedy of Hippolytus which portrays Phaedra as a virtuous woman trying to resist her passions was written by

Answer 9

Euripedes

Question 10

the Peripatetic School of philosophy was established by whom

Answer 10

Aristotle

Question 11

who wrote the play Philoctites

Answer 11

Sophocles

Question 12

to whom was the Catalogued of Woman attributed

Answer 12

Hesiod

Question 13

the last of the great Greek tragedians was

Answer 13

Aristotle

Question 14

choragos

Answer 14

in greek tragedy, the leader of the chorus

Question 15

in greek tragedy violence occurred

Answer 15

off stage

Question 16

which tragedian fought at the battle of marathon

Answer 16

Aeschylus

Question 17

a greek actor would have worn a

Answer 17

a mask and buskin

Question 18

what did the choregus do

Answer 18

paid the expenses of the dramatic production

Question 19

the area consisting of curving tiers of seats, normally built into the slope of a hill for dramatic performances

Answer 19

theatron

Question 20

the frogs by Aristophanes features a literary contest between who

Answer 20

Euripides and Aeschylus

Question 21

of his 120 plays, how many complete tragedies of Sophocles are extant

Answer 21

7

Question 22

this semi-legendary Greek poet is said to have been the inventor of tragedy, and to have added a single actor to the original choras

Answer 22

Thespis

Question 23

which playwright introduced a second actor to the chorus

Answer 23

Aeschylus

Question 24

which play of Euripides contains as a character the daughter of Agamemnon who is now a priestess of artemis

Answer 24

Iphigenia in Tauris

Question 25

in Aristophanes the clouds which character is a horse-crazed son who beats his father

Answer 25

Pheidippides

Question 26

the play of Eumenides by Aeschylus

Answer 26

the furies

Question 27

what does the term “Sophist” mean

Answer 27

wise one

Question 28

which title by Menander means “the flatterer”

Answer 28

Colax

Question 29

which comedy by Aristophanes makes fun of citizens beliefs in omens and oracles?

Answer 29

The birds

Question 30

The Greek word for an actor was…

Answer 30

hypokrites

Question 31

What would be the highest number of actors in a Greek tragedy?

Answer 31

3

Question 32

The earliest surviving tragedy of Aeschylus is…

Answer 32

The persians

Question 33

Which element in a drama would come first?

Answer 33

parados

Question 34

Euripides’ Cyclops is the only surviving example of a…

Answer 34

satyr play