History of Theater - Greek and Latin (Grade 9)
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History of Theater - Greek and Latin
1.
This is the only playwright that we know wrote during the new comedy period of ancient Greece
- Madeline
- Medea
- Marsailles
- Menander
2.
Aristotle wrote this book that outlined the essential elements of drama
- The Poetics
- The Odyssey
- The Illiad
- The Origin of Species
3.
Literally translated as "god out of the machine," this Latin phrase now refers to a contrived ending
- tempis fugit
- deus ex machina
- puella est poeta
- anno domini
4.
This scenic element allowed the Greeks to show different scenes on two or three-sided flats
- skene
- periactoid
- cavea
- theatron
5.
Sophocles wrote which of the following plays?
- Medea
- Agamemnon
- Lysistrata
- Oedipus
6.
The Greeks valued this genre of theatre above all others
- comedy
- satire
- tragedy
- history
7.
Greek theatres . . .
- were rooged
- had proscenium arches
- had box offices
- were all outdoors
8.
The city that is most associated with Greek theatre is
- Carthage
- Athens
- Rome
- Sparta
9.
About how long ago did Greek theatre begin?
- 200 years ago
- 2,500 years ago
- 20 years ago
- 500 years ago
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