TH210 Comprehensive Exam Cal
Poly (Wong) 2025 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
The Empty pot is a story that reminds us that telling the truth is a courageous act. True
or false? - ✔✔True
Catharsis is a greek word meaning:
-deliverance from bad deeds
-purgation of emotions particularly pity and fear.
-execution of difficult decisions
-consumption of food and wine - ✔✔Purgation of emotions particularly pity and fear.
What is the main conflict in "Antigone"?
-Clash between divine law and human law
-Rivalry between two gods
-A love triangle
-War between two city-states - ✔✔Clash between divine law and human law
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,The concept of ___________ refers to the over-inflated self confidence and arrogance
that befalls tragic heroes, such as Creon.
-hubris
-nemesis
-crisis
-catharsis - ✔✔Hubris
What is the MAIN dramatic function of the chorus in Antigone?
To offer commentary and insight on the action from the people.
To provide comic relief
To engage in dialogue with the main characters
To serve as a direct mouthpiece for the playwright's views - ✔✔To offer commentary
and insight on the action from the people.
Aristotle claimed that theatre came from a ritual called the dithyramb which was a
hymn that was sung at the altar of the God ____________.
Zeus
Deus
Dionysus
Thespis - ✔✔Dionysus
In Greek times, theatre was inherently political and meant to question and challenge
status quo.
True
False - ✔✔True
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,Tragedy is derived from a Greek word that means "goat song."
True
False - ✔✔True
Satyr plays are the highest form of play and use elevated language and gestures.
True
False - ✔✔False
Ritual is:_________________
a way to make order out of chaos and keep the peace.
an enactment of or re-enactment of old stories and ideas.
a way to make meaning of significant events like births, deaths, harvests.
all of these. - ✔✔All of these
What is the word that means "frailty" in Greek that means "to miss the mark." It can also
be known as a fatal flaw.
hubris
catharsis
mimesis
hamartia - ✔✔Hamartia
Aristotle deconstructed plays into 6 elements and they are:
chorus, dance, mimesis, catharsis, breaking of the 4th wall and speech
acting, directing, playwriting, scenic design, costume design and freedom of speech
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, plot, character, thought, diction, spectacle and song - ✔✔Plot, character, thought,
diction, spectacle and song
What is Theater/Theatre?
all of these
the deliberate performance created by live actors and intended for a live audience,
typically making use of scripted langauge.
the place in which a play is performed. The Seeing Place.
a performance that has at least one actor and one audience member. - ✔✔All of these
Aristotle argued that a tragedy should feature a character of ____________ who
experiences a downfall due to an error or frailty.
nobility
naivety
villainy
civility - ✔✔Nobility
Legend has it, ____________ stepped away from a chorus and played an individual role
and spoke to the chorus and became a character. This is how the role of an actor
developed.
Polyneices
Eteocles
Dionysus
Thespis - ✔✔Thespis
Greek comedy was lude, bawdy and often included phallic symbols.
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Poly (Wong) 2025 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
The Empty pot is a story that reminds us that telling the truth is a courageous act. True
or false? - ✔✔True
Catharsis is a greek word meaning:
-deliverance from bad deeds
-purgation of emotions particularly pity and fear.
-execution of difficult decisions
-consumption of food and wine - ✔✔Purgation of emotions particularly pity and fear.
What is the main conflict in "Antigone"?
-Clash between divine law and human law
-Rivalry between two gods
-A love triangle
-War between two city-states - ✔✔Clash between divine law and human law
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,The concept of ___________ refers to the over-inflated self confidence and arrogance
that befalls tragic heroes, such as Creon.
-hubris
-nemesis
-crisis
-catharsis - ✔✔Hubris
What is the MAIN dramatic function of the chorus in Antigone?
To offer commentary and insight on the action from the people.
To provide comic relief
To engage in dialogue with the main characters
To serve as a direct mouthpiece for the playwright's views - ✔✔To offer commentary
and insight on the action from the people.
Aristotle claimed that theatre came from a ritual called the dithyramb which was a
hymn that was sung at the altar of the God ____________.
Zeus
Deus
Dionysus
Thespis - ✔✔Dionysus
In Greek times, theatre was inherently political and meant to question and challenge
status quo.
True
False - ✔✔True
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,Tragedy is derived from a Greek word that means "goat song."
True
False - ✔✔True
Satyr plays are the highest form of play and use elevated language and gestures.
True
False - ✔✔False
Ritual is:_________________
a way to make order out of chaos and keep the peace.
an enactment of or re-enactment of old stories and ideas.
a way to make meaning of significant events like births, deaths, harvests.
all of these. - ✔✔All of these
What is the word that means "frailty" in Greek that means "to miss the mark." It can also
be known as a fatal flaw.
hubris
catharsis
mimesis
hamartia - ✔✔Hamartia
Aristotle deconstructed plays into 6 elements and they are:
chorus, dance, mimesis, catharsis, breaking of the 4th wall and speech
acting, directing, playwriting, scenic design, costume design and freedom of speech
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, plot, character, thought, diction, spectacle and song - ✔✔Plot, character, thought,
diction, spectacle and song
What is Theater/Theatre?
all of these
the deliberate performance created by live actors and intended for a live audience,
typically making use of scripted langauge.
the place in which a play is performed. The Seeing Place.
a performance that has at least one actor and one audience member. - ✔✔All of these
Aristotle argued that a tragedy should feature a character of ____________ who
experiences a downfall due to an error or frailty.
nobility
naivety
villainy
civility - ✔✔Nobility
Legend has it, ____________ stepped away from a chorus and played an individual role
and spoke to the chorus and became a character. This is how the role of an actor
developed.
Polyneices
Eteocles
Dionysus
Thespis - ✔✔Thespis
Greek comedy was lude, bawdy and often included phallic symbols.
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