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23 Cards in this Set
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dythrambs
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dancing or singing of hymns
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onkus
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high head piece that actors wore to project their voice
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Greek annual festival lasted __to ___ days.
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5 to 6
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City Dionysia, a festival of tragedies, was held in ________.
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Athens
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peraiktois
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triangular prism that is revolved for scene changes
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cothurnis
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thick soled shoes wore by the actor
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orchestra
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the acting area or stage in the Greek period
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skene
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dressing room
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Poetics was written by ____________.
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Aristotle
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eccyclema
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a small wagon wheeled in to show a corspe and to indicate that a killing took place offstage
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deus-ex-machina
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a mechanism, similar to a trapdoor, that was for raising and lowering the gods
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pinakes
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boards with scenery painted on
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trilogy
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three plays
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prologue
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beginning of a trilogy
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exodus
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ended the trilogy and took the actors offstage
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Thespis
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first actor/playwright
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In the Roman period, most of the audience was ______ class.
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lower
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Pulpitum
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like a stage in the Roman period
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claque
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a person who was hired to clap on a funny or impressive moment.
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Antigone
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Everyman
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mansions
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places where plays were performed in the Medieval period
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Pageant wagons
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wagons where plays evolved to be performed on while people waited on the sides, similar to parades now
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