Greek Theatre Quiz Review

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Across
  1. 2. Name of the only surviving trilogy
  2. 4. Crane-like hoist that made actors appear to be flying
  3. 6. Semicircular seating area in the amphitheatre
  4. 8. Wrote Old Comedy
  5. 10. There are two in an amphitheatre; they are open pathways or roads that leads from behind skene to orchestra
  6. 12. Structure of a Greek Old Comedy
  7. 14. Explained the situation on stage to the audience
  8. 15. Would accept applications for City Dionysia
  9. 16. _________ and funeral rites led to the development of Greek tragedies
  10. 19. ________ ex machina resolves difficulties in the play
  11. 20. Number of tragedies required for submission for tragedy competitions
Down
  1. 1. City _________ is the name of the tragedy festival held annually every spring in Athens
  2. 2. Number of satyr plays required for submission for tragedy competitions
  3. 3. Author of the play that is considered the “perfect Greek tragedy”
  4. 5. Playwright who was more interested in people’s lives rather than in religious views
  5. 7. The first actor
  6. 9. Circular acting area in front of the skene
  7. 10. Term that describes a mix of human sorrow and compassion
  8. 11. Century Western drama began to develop
  9. 13. Play is considered the “perfect Greek tragedy”
  10. 17. Where the gods or a supernatural power comes and resolves all the problems in the play so it ends neatly
  11. 18. Building at the back of the orchestra