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QUESTIONS AND APPROVED ANSWERS
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ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE
Q: Crane used to lower gods from heaven?
A: Mechane
Q: Three-sided rotating flats?
A: Periaktoi
Q: Old vs. New Comedy?
A: New Comedy was realistic and domestic
Q: Climactic drama means?
A: Action begins near the climax
Q: Tetralogy consisted of?
A: Three tragedies + one satyr play
Q: Playwright of bawdy political comedy?
A: Aristophanes
Q: Golden Age of Greek theatre?
A: 490–431 BCE
Q: Hellenistic Era dates?
A: 336–146 BCE
Q: Three major tragedians?
A: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
Q: Thick-soled boot worn by actors?
A: Kothornos
Q: Greek word for actor?
A: Hypokrite
, GREEK PERFORMANCE & FESTIVALS
Q: Who transformed dithyramb into tragedy?
A: Thespis
Q: Festival where drama debuted?
A: City Dionysia
Q: Government official in charge?
A: Archon
Q: Producer who paid chorus expenses?
A: Choregos
Q: Three-actor rule created because?
A: Sophocles limited actors on stage
Q: Women in Greek chorus?
A: Zero
ROMAN THEATRE
Q: Why theatre thrived in Rome?
A: Increased leisure after conquests
Q: Roman comedy differed how?
A: Eliminated the chorus
Q: Head of a Roman troupe?
A: Dominus
Q: Master of Roman comedy?
A: Plautus
Q: Terence differed from Plautus because?
A: More politically/culturally engaged
Q: Naumachiae were?
A: Staged sea battles
Q: Why Seneca influenced Renaissance drama?
A: Latin language + violence & supernatural
ACEMARKET NOW AVAILABLE WITH DETAILED
QUESTIONS AND APPROVED ANSWERS
GUARANTEED 100% PASS
ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE
Q: Crane used to lower gods from heaven?
A: Mechane
Q: Three-sided rotating flats?
A: Periaktoi
Q: Old vs. New Comedy?
A: New Comedy was realistic and domestic
Q: Climactic drama means?
A: Action begins near the climax
Q: Tetralogy consisted of?
A: Three tragedies + one satyr play
Q: Playwright of bawdy political comedy?
A: Aristophanes
Q: Golden Age of Greek theatre?
A: 490–431 BCE
Q: Hellenistic Era dates?
A: 336–146 BCE
Q: Three major tragedians?
A: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
Q: Thick-soled boot worn by actors?
A: Kothornos
Q: Greek word for actor?
A: Hypokrite
, GREEK PERFORMANCE & FESTIVALS
Q: Who transformed dithyramb into tragedy?
A: Thespis
Q: Festival where drama debuted?
A: City Dionysia
Q: Government official in charge?
A: Archon
Q: Producer who paid chorus expenses?
A: Choregos
Q: Three-actor rule created because?
A: Sophocles limited actors on stage
Q: Women in Greek chorus?
A: Zero
ROMAN THEATRE
Q: Why theatre thrived in Rome?
A: Increased leisure after conquests
Q: Roman comedy differed how?
A: Eliminated the chorus
Q: Head of a Roman troupe?
A: Dominus
Q: Master of Roman comedy?
A: Plautus
Q: Terence differed from Plautus because?
A: More politically/culturally engaged
Q: Naumachiae were?
A: Staged sea battles
Q: Why Seneca influenced Renaissance drama?
A: Latin language + violence & supernatural
