chapter 11

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Which of the following reduced the size of the chorus to twelve to make it more manageable?

Aeschylus

Who is considered the first important Greek dramatist?

Aeschylus

Who wrote Oresteia - a tragedy about the family of Trojan War hero Agamemnon?

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?

Euripides

Who states in Ars Poetica that drama should both teach a lesson and entertain?

Horace

Which of the following added a third actor to the play, which allowed a play to have seven or eight characters?

Sophocles

Who wrote King Oedipus?

Sophocles

Along with storytelling and imitation, ______________ is a theatrical element that recurs in cultures around the world as an important part of religious observances and rituals.

costuming

Which of the following demonstrated a skeptical attitude toward the gods in his tragedies?

euripides

Comedies written by Plautus were quite similar to the Old Comedy written by Aristophanes.

false

Old Comedy dealt with romantic and domestic problems and led directly to Roman comedy.

false

The Golden Age of Greece took place in the second century C.E.

false

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

false

The choregus is the lead actor in a Greek drama.

false

The first significant dramatic criticism, The Poetics, was written by Horace during the Roman Empire.

false

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

false

Thespis stepped out of the audience to become the first actor.

false

A ________ dramatizes a series of biblical events.

mystery play

Which of the following wrote plays that dealt exclusively with domestic situations, particularly concerning romance?

plautus

Alongside the tragedies and comedies, ___________ were also performed at the City Dionysia in Athens.

satyr plays

Although ________ used a chorus in his plays, it did not play an integral part to the dramatic action.

seneca

Despite the popularity of medieval religious drama, secular theatre and drama also existed in the Middle Ages.

true

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

true

The plot of King Oedipus by Sophocles has a climactic structure.

true

Though likely not performed for large audiences in his time, 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

The author of Phormio, which dramatizes the attempts of two cousins to overcome their fathers' objections to their lovers, is

terence

The speeches of the Greek chorus were sung and danced.

true

The three great Greek tragic playwrights are Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.

true


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