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Wheredid Western Civilization Begin?
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Europe
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Where does Western Drama begin? |
In Greece |
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How would you describe ancient Greece during the Golden Age? |
The Exploitation of the arts |
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The Golden Age of Greece refers to the events in what city? |
Athens |
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When was the Golden Age? |
5th century BC |
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The Golden Age of Greece occurred between what two historic events? |
The Peloponnesian War and the Persian War |
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How many ancient Greek Tragedies have survived to the present day? |
33 |
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What are the names of the Ancient Greek authors of tragedy whose works survived? |
1. Aeschylus - c.523-456 BC 2. Sophocles - c.496-406 BC 3. Euripides - c.480-406 BC |
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Ancient Greek tragedies were often written in honor of what God? |
Dionysus |
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What was the name of the festival at which Greek tragedies were most famously performed? |
City Dionysia
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What is The Poetics? |
Earliest surviving work of dramatic theory and first extant philosophical treaties to focus on literary theory |
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Who wrote Poetics? |
Aristole |
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What is a prologus? |
A separate introductory section of a literary or musical work |
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What is a Parados? |
An ode sung by the chorus at their entrance, usuallybeginning the play and preceding the proagōn in comedy. |
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What is a choragus? |
The leader of a chorus choir; broadly: The leader of anygroup or movement. |
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What is an Achon? |
Responsible for organizing theatrical performances during festivalsthrough playwrights & Choregai (Wealthy citizen patrons). |
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Who is Thespis? |
Winner of a contest for the best Tragedy. |
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What is the plot of Oedipus Rex? |
Oedipus, the King ofThebes who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. Afterfulfilling the prophecy, he is filled with feelings of embarrassment and blindshimself into exile to never be heard from again. |
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What is Climacticstructure? |
a. The cause-to-effectarrangement of incidents ending in a climax and a quick resolution. b. The plot begins late in thestory c. Scenes, locales andcharacters are limited d. Carefully constructed plotwith no loose ends. Construction is tight. |
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Who is considered to be themost, "modern" of the ancient Greek authors of tragedy? |
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What is the distinctivefeature of the Lenaia festival? |
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What is the Oresteia?
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A trilogy (The last inexistence) of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus.
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What is the function of aGreek chorus? |
The chorus was a group ofapproximately 50 men (Chorus's shrank in size over time) who mad commentariesabout the main action of the play through song. |
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How many women were in anAncient Greek chorus? |
None, choruses were comprisedof men. |
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What did Aristotle consider to be the mostimportant element of tragedy? |
The Plot |
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Who fought in thePeloponnesian War? |
Athens & Sparta |
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Who won the PeloponnesianWar? |
Sparta
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What is the name of thehill where you can find the Parthenon & the Theatre Dionysus? |
The Acropolis |
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What are the Elgin Marbles? |
Classic Greek Marblesculptures |
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Who is Pericles? Famous general during the Golden Age of Athens. He was so profoundthat the time of his leadership was called the "Age of Pericles." |
Famous general during the Golden Age of Athens. |
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Who is the great Macedonianking and Military leader most responsible for spreading Greek culture (Hellenism) through his vast empireafter the fall of Athens? |
Alexander the Great |
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In what play does a womanmurder her own children to punish the husband who abandons her? |
Madea |
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Who wrote the only examplesof Greek, "Old Comedy" to have survived to the present day? |
Aristophanes |
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To compete in CityDionysia, what did a playwright have to write? |
A Tragedy |
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Who is the playwright mostadmired by Aristotle? |
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When did Ancient Greekwomen begin to perform in Ancient Greek drama? |
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What are episodes and stasima? |
a. Stasima- A choral odedivided into strophe and antistrophe b. Episodes- essentially achapter of a play. |
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What is the subject matterof ancient Greek tragedy? |
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Why wasn't facialexpression important for an actor in Ancient Greek drama? |
Because the audience was too far away to see it clearly. |
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What is the tone of a satyrplay? |
Sexual & filled with avariety penile undertones. |
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How would you characterizethe plays of Sophocles & Euripides? |
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What are the qualities of atragic hero according to Aristotle? |
a. Hamartia- The tragic flaw b. Hubris- excessive pride c. Peripeteia- Reversal of fate |
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Name the parts of a Greektheatre building |
a. Parados (2x) b. Theatron c. Skene d. Orchestra |
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In, "Old Comedy"What is an "Agon" |
A contest in which prizes would be awarded to the best athletes, artists,musicians and entertainers. |
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What is the only complete Satyr play to survive to the present day?
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The cyclops
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What are the differencesbetween Greek "Old comedy" & Greek "New comedy"? |
New Comedy a. Not satirical b. Not political c. Made huge impacts Old comedy theopposite of A & B |
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Who was Menander? |
Greek "New comedy"writer |
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How many differentplaywrights are featured on each day of the city Dionysia? |
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What is Hellenism? |
The spreading of Greek culture. |
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What is the majorHellenistic contribution to theatre architecture? |
Stone seats and a raised stage. |
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What is a machina?
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A cranelike object that lifts actors into the air.
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What is an Ekkyklema?
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A wheeled device used to present dead bodies to the crowd afterbeing killed offstage.
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What was dithyrambicpoetry?
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Greek choral song or chant of poetry
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According to Aristotle whathuman impulse inspired theatre?
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The desire to imitate
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What tragic hero, in adeparture from the norm, actually kills himself onstage in a play by Sophocles?
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Antigone
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What is anagnorisis?
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Thepoint in a Greek tragedy where the main character realizes his/her true nature.
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What is Hamartia?
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The tragic flaw in a tragic hero
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In what comedy do the womenof Greece deny their men sex until they end a war?
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Lysistrata by Aristophanes
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