Greek Theatre Quiz Review

2. Name of the only surviving trilogy
4. Crane-like hoist that made actors appear to be flying
6. Semicircular seating area in the amphitheatre
8. Wrote Old Comedy
10. There are two in an amphitheatre; they are open pathways or roads that leads from behind skene to orchestra
12. Structure of a Greek Old Comedy
14. Explained the situation on stage to the audience
15. Would accept applications for City Dionysia
16. _________ and funeral rites led to the development of Greek tragedies
19. ________ ex machina resolves difficulties in the play
20. Number of tragedies required for submission for tragedy competitions

1. City _________ is the name of the tragedy festival held annually every spring in Athens
2. Number of satyr plays required for submission for tragedy competitions
3. Author of the play that is considered the “perfect Greek tragedy”
5. Playwright who was more interested in people’s lives rather than in religious views
7. The first actor
9. Circular acting area in front of the skene
10. Term that describes a mix of human sorrow and compassion
11. Century Western drama began to develop
13. Play is considered the “perfect Greek tragedy”
17. Where the gods or a supernatural power comes and resolves all the problems in the play so it ends neatly
18. Building at the back of the orchestra