1. How many different
types of drama were developed in Athens?
A
3
B
15
C
8
D
2 |
2. What did actors
wear over their face during most ancient plays?
A
Goatskins
B
Veils
C
Masks
D
Nothing |
| 3. What is the
purpose of a tragedy?
A
To make people cry
B
To purge the soul
C
To make people laugh
D
To mock politicians |
4. A Mythical
half-human, half-goat figure is a what?
A
Satyr
B
Griffin
C
Centaur
D
Medusa |
| 5. Greek drama
has some of the same characteristics as religious ritual works do.
True
False
|
6. What did the first
Greek comedies mainly mock?
A
Women
B
The Gods
C
Common People
D
Politicians |
7. Who was considered a
master playwright of comedy?
A
Julius Caesar
B
Aristotelian
C
Pythagoras
D
Heracles |
8. All Greek theaters
are built the same and have the same type of setup.
True
False
|
9. There are five major
parts to a Greek theater.
True
False
|
10.
What does "Orchestra" mean when it is literally translated?
A
"Pathway"
B
"Musicians"
C
"Auditorium"
D
"Dancing place"
|
11. Where was Euripides
born?
A
Sparta
B
Salamis
C
Delphi
D
Athens
|
12. When
did Euripides begin to perform his plays in the Attic drama festivals?
A
454 BC
B
700 BC
C
852 BC
D
364 BC |
| 13. What was
Euripides' other interests besides drama?
A
Reading and Religion
B
Eating and Sleeping
C
Science and Philosophy
D
Psychology and Astrology |
14. Which school of philosophy
did Euripides identify with?
A
None
B
Wasatch Academy
C
Edinburgh
D
Glasgow |
| 15. Who was
considered to be one of the three tragic dramatists in Ancient Athens?
A
Zeus
B
Alexander the Great
C
Odysseus
D
Sophocles |
16. How
many plays did Sophocles write?
A
358
B
Over 100
C
Approximately 50
D
18 |
17. Aesop was famous for
his fables.
True
False
|
18. Homer wrote the Odyssey.
True
False
|
19. Who was considered the
most creative and infulential thinker in western philosophy?
A
Achilles
B
Homer
C
Plato
D
Buffalo Bill
|
20. Where was Socrates
born?
A
Sparta
B
Athens
C
Sicily
D
Argos |
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