Crash Course Exam Questions & Answers
Who was the Greek god of Dionysus
theater?
A theater is a place in play, seeing
which a BLANK is
performed. If you trace the
word back to its Greek
origins it literally means
the BLANK place.
Frazer decided that theater ritual
"emerged as a sophisticated
refining of BLANK"
The idea that all societies are positivism
on a path that will eventually
lead them to Western
civilization, "which in this
view is getting better and
better all the time," is called:
What was the term for the dithyrambs
songs sung during the
procession of Dionysus.?
What two Greek words does goat song
"tragedy" come from?
What did the choregos do? assemble the chorus, hire the flute player, and buy masks/any other
set furniture
The seated section of the theatron, orchestra
theater was
called the BLANK, which
means "seeing place." The
chorus performed on the
BLANK.
, What were the two original tragedy and comedy
parts of The Poetics called?
Which of the 6 parts of plot
tragedy did Aristotle feel
was the most important?
Aristotle felt that a tragedy good
should focus on one mostly
BLANK character who is
brought LOW.
What 3 elements did reversal, recognition, and a scene of suffering
Aristotle feel a tragic plot
needed.
What did the chorus wear in a satyr costumes (ears, tails, and shaggy legs)
Satyr play?
"Comedy" comes from the party
Greek word Komoidia which
means BLANK song.
In the parabasis the the audience
chorus directly
addresses who?
Greek comedy is known for FALSE
satirizing rituals and beliefs
that were held sacred at the
time. TRUE or FALSE.
TRUE or FALSE: Roman TRUE
and Greek theater look
very similar to each
other.
Who is one of the people Alexander the Great
"to blame" for this?
What was the name for Middle Comedy
the genre of comedy that
Who was the Greek god of Dionysus
theater?
A theater is a place in play, seeing
which a BLANK is
performed. If you trace the
word back to its Greek
origins it literally means
the BLANK place.
Frazer decided that theater ritual
"emerged as a sophisticated
refining of BLANK"
The idea that all societies are positivism
on a path that will eventually
lead them to Western
civilization, "which in this
view is getting better and
better all the time," is called:
What was the term for the dithyrambs
songs sung during the
procession of Dionysus.?
What two Greek words does goat song
"tragedy" come from?
What did the choregos do? assemble the chorus, hire the flute player, and buy masks/any other
set furniture
The seated section of the theatron, orchestra
theater was
called the BLANK, which
means "seeing place." The
chorus performed on the
BLANK.
, What were the two original tragedy and comedy
parts of The Poetics called?
Which of the 6 parts of plot
tragedy did Aristotle feel
was the most important?
Aristotle felt that a tragedy good
should focus on one mostly
BLANK character who is
brought LOW.
What 3 elements did reversal, recognition, and a scene of suffering
Aristotle feel a tragic plot
needed.
What did the chorus wear in a satyr costumes (ears, tails, and shaggy legs)
Satyr play?
"Comedy" comes from the party
Greek word Komoidia which
means BLANK song.
In the parabasis the the audience
chorus directly
addresses who?
Greek comedy is known for FALSE
satirizing rituals and beliefs
that were held sacred at the
time. TRUE or FALSE.
TRUE or FALSE: Roman TRUE
and Greek theater look
very similar to each
other.
Who is one of the people Alexander the Great
"to blame" for this?
What was the name for Middle Comedy
the genre of comedy that
