Exam 12: The Ancients

Aeschylus,Sophocles,and Euripides are the three famous masters of Greek tragedy.

The type of Greek play that most closely preserved the chaotic spirit of the dithyramb was tragedy.

The flaw of overweening pride is known as

In Oedipus Rex,the audience is as lost as the main character of Oedipus.

In tragedy,the main character or hero falls due to a flaw in his character.

A tetralogy was a group of four plays composed of

Senecan drama was characterized by its serene and elevated language,well-constructed plot,and expansive use of stage machines like the pulley to represent the intervention of the gods.

Although much Middle Eastern Drama had disappeared by the third century,the spread of Islam,beginning in the seventh century,provided fertile ground for the development of live actor and puppet theatre in the Middle Ages.

A satyr play was

Briefly outline the plot of Oedipus in terms of pure action from first scene to final scene.(For example,who said what to whom,then what happened,etc. )

Catharsis refers to an experience at the end of a tragedy in which the audience feels

Which of the following most accurately describes the central tension in Prometheus Bound?

Which contribution to Greek drama did Thespis NOT make?

What kind of sexy,audacious,political,scatological comedy was considered fit material for translation or publication only in recent times?

The primary origins of theatre are ritual and dancing.

Rituals are

The god of fertility,wine,and sexuality was

According to the nineteenth century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche,Greek drama could be appreciated as a combination of

Which of the following is NOT true about the use of actors on the stage?

From the Greek word for dancing,what was the name given to the rectangular or circular ground-level playing space in Greek theatre used primarily by the chorus?