Exam 1 Survey of Theatre Walsh
What is the literal translation of "deus ex machina"
God by Machine
Of the three great Greek tragedieans of the 5th Century B.C., who is the oldest?
Aeschylus
Who increased the number of actors in Greek Tragedy from one to two?
Aeschylus
When was a satyr play performed during the Greek Dionysian Festival?
After three tragedies by a single author were perfromed
The Poetics, the first significant work of dramatic criticism, was written by
Aristotle
Who was Alexander the Great's tutor?
Aristotle
In what part of the play do we find the "point of attack"?
Beginning
In what part of the play does "exposition" occur?
Beginning
Aristotle was trained as a?
Biologist
Who was the producer or money guy for Greek tragic plays?
Choregus
Sophocles stopped acting in his plays because:
Claimed he had a weak voice
"Agon" in Protagonist and Antagonist translates to:
Competitor
What type of criticism is Aristotle's Poetics?
Descriptive
"Character" is primarily revealed by what a character:
Does
In what part of the play do we find the "resolution"?
End
Of the three great Greek tragedians of the 5th Century B.C., who is the youngest?
Euripides
"Cause to Effect" storytelling is the least common form of storytelling
FALSE
Aristotle claims in Poetics that Greek Drama grew out of the ancient hunting rituals
FALSE
Classic Greek tragedy focuses primarily on moral and ethical dimensions of character
FALSE
Dionysus is the son of Poseidon
FALSE
Greek New Comedy deals with kings and queens
FALSE
In Aristotelean structure, the "inciting incident" occurs toward the end of the play
FALSE
Menander wrote Old Greek Comedy
FALSE
The Clouds is written by Menander
FALSE
The Grouch by Menander was found by Monks in the 9th century
FALSE
The Lenaia festival of ancient Athens was exclusively for tragedies
FALSE
The New Comedy of Meander was severely critical of the Athenian government's role int he Peloponnesian war
FALSE
The greeks allowed for violent action on stage as a teaching tool
FALSE
The rural dionysia was performed in the Theater of Dionysus in Athens
FALSE
a satyr play is serious and possesses magnitude
FALSE
during the hellenisitc period of LAexander, plays were never performed at other civic and religious occasions beside festivals for Dionysus
FALSE
masks were never worn in comedies during the competition at the city of dionysia
FALSE
the "painting about red" example in class was an example of a work of art that is complete and self contained
FALSE
the theater of dionysus was built during the roman occupation of athens
FALSE
the theater of dionysus was outside the city of limits of Athens
FALSE
tragedies by 3 different authors were presented in a single day at the city of Dionysian competition
FALSE
when Thespis was presenting his plays at the Theater of Dionysus, the theater has stone seating, architectural detail, and sat close to 30,000 spectators
FALSE
women could act in the Greek plays on special occasions
FALSE
the name of the columned building at the top of the large hill is called the Acropolis
FALSE, Parthanon
How was the leading actor assigned to a playwright during the City Dionysia competitions?
Lot
In what part of the play do we typically find "complications"?
Middle
What play is being performed in the Johnny Depp film clip we watched in class?
Peter Pan
In Aristotle's description of how tragedy work, he says good tragedies arouse which two emotions?
Pity and Fear
Of Aristotle's Six Elements of Dramatic Action, which does Aristotle list as the first and most important element?
Plot
What play was partially responsible for leading to Socrates conviction and execution in Athens?
The Clouds
the first person who is credited with being the first playwright and actor was
Thespis
Of which genre/type of play is Aristotle writing when he says the action of a play should be "serious and possess a certain magnitude"?
Tragedy
Dramatic Action as discussed in class
What events happen and particularly how and why those events happen in a play
Which best answers the question: Dionysus is the god of ____?
Wine, Spring, Fertility and Elemental Passions
What is a dithyramb?
an ecstatic human
How were lead actors and playwrights paired during the competition at the Dionysian Festivals during the Golden Age of theater in Greece?
by lot
The rural dionysia was created for what genre of play?
comedy
Aristophanes wrote
old comedy
A periaktoi in Greek Theatre was a:
A Scenic Device
The "parabasis" in Greek Old Comedy is:
A choral passage directed at the audience
How many judges were there for the Great City Dionysia Festival?
10
How many actors (not including the chorus) were used in the drama of Sophocles?
3
How many playwrights were selected to present tragedies at the City Dionysia?
3
How many comic playwrights competed in the competition at the City Dionysia?
5
how many ballots were counted to select the winner of the Great City of Dionysia Festival?
5
In what year was the first Tragic Contest won in Athens at the Great City Dionysia?
534 B.C.
The Golden Age of Athens was in what century?
5th Century B.C.
Greek Theatre buildings were:
A 3/4 thrust theatre in which the audience sat on 3 sides of the stage space
The Artists of Dionysus were:
A union of theatre artists formed to protect rights during the Greek Classical period
Oedipus' tragic flaw in Oedipus Rex is his:
Hubris/excessive pride
Of Aristotle's Six Elements of Dramatic Action, which does Aristotle list as the third most important element?
Ideas/Thoughts
Who increased the number of actors in Greek Tragedy from two to three?
Sophocles
the playwright _____ became identified with the following 1)added a third actor 2) raised chorus number to 15 3) tight plot construction
Sophocles
What city/state was the leader of the Peloponnesian League opposing Athens during the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
Of Aristotle's Six Elements of Dramatic Action, which does Aristotle list as the last element?
Spectacle
"discovery" is a common device for adding complication to the plot of a play
TRUE
According to Aristotle, ideally, "thought" or "ideas" are inferred within the action rather than stated out front
TRUE
Aristotle studied with Plato
TRUE
As discussed in class, comedy can be dangerous if we push humor past that which we own (our own stereotypes)
TRUE
Athens was a walled city during the 5th century BC
TRUE
Comedy was always considered inferior to tragedy at the Great City Dionysia Festival in Athens
TRUE
Deus ex machina when used today infers a contrived ending to a story or a play
TRUE
Generally, the "major dramatic question" in a play or story is answered in the "climax and resolution"
TRUE
Greek Comedy developed later than Greek Tragedy
TRUE
Greek plays of the 5th century BC were musicals, they were predominately sung by the actors
TRUE
Greek theaters were purposely open to nature and the gods, while roman theaters were enclosed and controlling
TRUE
Greeks of the 5th century BC felt music should have an "ethical" content
TRUE
In greek tragedy, a god, fate, or moral power independent of human kind usually effects the outcome as much or more than the human characters
TRUE
Lysistrata which depicts the women of Athens and Sparta going on a sex strike was written by Aristophanes
TRUE
New Comedy is lighter in tone and subject matter than Old Comedy
TRUE
Phalluses were worn in Greek comedy
TRUE
Plato studied with Socrates
TRUE
Scholars think Aristotle's Poetics are lecture notes
TRUE
The Lenaia festival of ancient Athens was held in Jan.
TRUE
plays during the golden age of greece were performed in competition
TRUE
the chorus of Sophocles consisted of 15 members that could be divided into two semi-choruses of 7 plus a choral leader
TRUE
the classic tragic hero is flawed
TRUE
the first tragedies performed at the festival of Dionysus had one actor and a chorus
TRUE
the state/city paid the actors in the competitions at the City of Dionysian competition
TRUE
western audiences, to a great degree, brought up watching Aristotelian story telling
TRUE
the only satyr play we have is
the cyclops by Euripides
