chapter 11
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
