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Question 1

The God of procreation and fertility

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Dionysus

Question 2

An entertainment art form that convey various ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

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Theater

Question 3

Is a form of tragicomedy that is lighter than a tragedy and heavier than a comedy—comparable in spirirt to a vulgar satire or lampoon

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Satyric drama

Question 4

Is an imitation through action rather than narration of a serious, complete and ample action

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Tragedy

Question 5

The word comedy derives from the word

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Comus

Question 6

The Greek God of laughter, joke and revelry. He was honored with an elaborate ritual parade where the peasants wandered around the fields brandishing pallus-shaped objects and holding torches.

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Comus

Question 7

Some surviving comedies written by Aristophanes are

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1. The Frogs
2. Lysistrata
3. The Clouds

Question 8

The only satiric drama that has been fully saved is

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Cyclops by Euripides

Question 9

Were a crucial part in many religious festivals in ancient Greece, so it is not surprising that nearly all Greek cities had a theater.

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Plays

Question 10

These open-theaters, usually built on hillsides could accomodate over how many spectators

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18 000

Question 11

Was the space where the chorus perfromed on hard Earth.

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Orchestra

Question 12

Dedicated to Greek gods was usually was in the center of these orchestras

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Altar

Question 13

The area where the spectators were seated, was constructed on a hillside overlooking the orchestra.

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Theatron

Question 14

A pathway on both sides, divided the orchestra and the theatron

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Parodos

Question 15

These passageways were used by the actors and chorus to enter and exit the orchestra, as well as by the audience.

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Parodos

Question 16

It was the structure directly behind the orchestra

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Skene

Question 17

This area served as a changing room for the actors and other performers

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Skene

Question 18

Opposite of logos

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pathos

Question 19

Was the first to use theatrical make up

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Dionysian priest and actor Thepsis

Question 20

This play follows a cursed family whose members try to escape their fate.

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Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

Question 21

This is based on the myth of the Titan Prometheus who was punished by Zeus for introducing fire to mankind.

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Prometheus Bound (usually attributed to Aeschylus)

Question 22

This is a morality tale against pride, focusing on the story of the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, his mother.

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Antigone by Sophocles

Question 23

This play, featuring Medea and Jason, is considered by many as an early feminist text. In addition to the issue of misogyny, it also touches on issues that are still relevant today—love, passion, betrayal, vengeance, racism, and justice.

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Medea by Euripides

Question 24

This comedy is about the Peloponnesian War has more than entertainment value; it also expresses the sexual politics that dominated the patriarchal society of ancient Greece.

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Lysistrata by Aristophanes

Question 25

Emerged in the 15th century in northern Italy and soon became popular throughout Europe.

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Commedia dell’arte

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Stock caharcters and improvisation were the major aspects of this theatrical form.

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Commedia dell’arte

Question 27

It started in market plaes and streets of the early Renaissance in Italy, although we can trace its roots to the theater of ancient Greece and Romans.

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Commedia dell’arte

Question 28

At the closing of the 1400s, new kinds of plays and short entertainment emerged in England.

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English Renaissance Theater

Question 29

These short plays, known as _______, were staged at courts and households of nobility, especially during the holidays.

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Interludes

Question 30

Queen Elizabeth I ruled from 1558 to 1603, which is known as the

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Elizabethan era

Question 31

Many historians regard this period as English history’s golden age.

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Elizabethan era

Question 32

An actor and a poet that eventually became the most popular playwright in English Renaissance Theater.

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William Shakespeare

Question 33

Is known for the Love Metamorphosis and Endymion, The Man in the Moon

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Lyly

Question 34

Is the author of the Spanish tragedy (first performed in 1587)

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Kyd

Question 35

He wrote Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay

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Greene

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Is best known for the play Doctor Faustus

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Marlowe

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Was the most popular form of Romantic play

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Melodrama

Question 38

This was derived from the Greek word melos which means _____ and the French word drame which means ______

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1. Music
2. Drama

Question 39

Is a theatrical form that dominated European and American stages for most of the 1800s

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Well-made play (Piece Bien Faite)

Question 40

Elements of Greek Theater:

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1. Movement, gesture, and dance
2. Sound and music
3. Costume
4. Mask
5. Makeup

Question 41

A tragedy oftens starts with a

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prologue

Question 42

In which two characters debate an issue

In comedy

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Agon or Contest