Chapter 10- Greek and Roman Theatre

Who wrote Lysistrata?

Aristophanes

No one knows how theatre began, and where or when it originated.

true

Who is considered the first important Greek dramatist?

Aeschylus

Who wrote Oresteia?

Aeschylus

Who wrote Old Comedy, which made fun of social, political, or cultural conditions?

Aristophanes

Which of the following is noted for his sympathetic portrayal of female characters?

Euripdes

Of the following, who is considered the most modern?

Euripides

Which of the following was considered to be most rebellious?

Euripides

The Golden Age of Greece took place in the second century A.D.

FALSE

Which of the following is the author of Ars poetica (The Art of Poetry)?

Horace

Who believed that drama should both instruct and entertain?

Horace

Which of the following wrote plays that dealt exclusively with domestic situations?

Plautus

The works of ________ likely influenced Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Seneca

Whose tragedies were similar to those of the Greeks, except that they were considerably more violent?

Seneca

Who wrote King Oedipus?

Sophocles

The comic playwright whose style is more literary and less exaggerated than that of the other Roman comic playwrights is:

Terence

The Greek amphitheatre is the first example of a proscenium theatre space.

false

The god Dionysus, to whom the Greek dramatic festivals were dedicated, was the god of war, death, and chastity. Question 17 options:

false

Thespis is considered the first playwright.

false