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14 Cards in this Set
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What century is known as the "Golden Age" of Greek Theatre? |
C. 500 BC to 400 BC |
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The _____________ was the spring festival celebrating ______________, the God of fertility, wine and revelry. |
1. The Dionysia 2. Dionysus |
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In what city was The Dyonysia celebrated? |
Athens |
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_____________ is said to be the first person to step out of the dithyramb chorus to play a character in a mask. |
Thespis |
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What is the name for the "hut" behind the orchestra? |
Skene |
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What is the name for the Altar of Dionysus? |
Themele |
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What is the name for the "Dancing Place"? |
Orchestra |
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What is the name for the "Seeing Place"? |
Theatron |
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Who wrote The Oresteia? |
Aeschylus |
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Who wrote Oedipus Rex? |
Sophocles |
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Who wrote The Bacchae? |
Euripides |
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Who wrote comedies such as Lysistrada? |
Aristophanes |
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Define Catharsis? |
Purging pity and fear |
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Who was the 4th century Greek philosopher who defined the principles of Tragedy? |
Aristotle in his poetics |
