Dionysia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Oedipus Test Study Guide Verified Answers Where was Oedipus born? ️Thebes Who were Oedipus' birth parents? ️King Laius and Queen Jocasta What was the prophecy that Oedipus heard that he had to do? ️Kill his dad, marry his mom His parents gave him to a... ️Shepard What Mountain was he brought to? ️Mount Cithaeron Who did his parents give him to? ️A Corinthian Messenger What city was he brought to? ️Corinth What King and Queen was he going to be raised by? ️King Po...

Theatrical Conventions Rules of conduct and understood communication codes of the theatre Universals of theatre (4) 1. Theatre is live- mistakes are possible, audience, reciprocity, energy is shared between actors and audience 2. Theatre is ephemeral- theatre always changes, it can't be repeated, recorded theatre (film) 3. Theatre is collaborative- working towards a common goal 4. Theatre is a synthesis of many arts- actors, sets, lighting, costumes, music, sound, director "Magic if" ...

THEA-120: Exam 1(correctly answered)2023Story - correct answer The story is the events of a narrative once they are placed in a chronological order. plot - correct answer the main events of a story narrative - correct answer the events that make up a work, not necessarily in order Hindenburg explosion- New Jersey, 1937 - correct answer Tragic explosion of an airship/ blimp that sailed in new jersey. This is significant because it was one of the first stories to be reported live and had ...

GRST 1100 Exam Questions With Verified Answers which three political constitution types did Sparta have during the Agiad and Eurypontid dynasties - answermonarchy (2 kings), oligarchy and democracy apella - answerGroup of Spartan male citizens who elect the Gerousia and Ephor and vote on proposals, had veto right Gerousia - answerCouncil of Elders in Sparta, 60+ yrs of age, chosen for life by assembly, included 2 kings, 28 others Basileia - answerkingdom tyranny was first mentioned by _...

THE 131 Exam 3 Questions and Correct Answers, Complete Solution Updated 2024. The major festival of plays in ancient Greece was called the: A. City Zeusia. B. City Dionysia. C. City Athena. D. City Dionysus. B. City Dionysia. What term that we use today for contrived endings came about because of the overuse of gods to resolve difficult dramatic situations? A. Paradoi B. Skene C. Deus ex machina D. Eccyclema C. Deus ex machina Performances in ancient Greek theatres seem to have be...

Reasonable worship of the gods The play shows that the reasonable and rational worship of the gods will lead to favourable fate for mortals. Do not worship one god above the others as it will always end badly (as shown by the Maenads) but equally do not exclude one god from worship as this will also end badly (as shown by Pentheus). Through Thebes' problems with divine worship, Euripides is subtly praising Athens and their success in divine worship. They worship equally and reasonably. (they h...

THE 131 Exam 3 Questions and Correct Answers, Complete Solution Updated 2024. The major festival of plays in ancient Greece was called the: A. City Zeusia. B. City Dionysia. C. City Athena. D. City Dionysus. B. City Dionysia. What term that we use today for contrived endings came about because of the overuse of gods to resolve difficult dramatic situations? A. Paradoi B. Skene C. Deus ex machina D. Eccyclema C. Deus ex machina Performances in ancient Greek theatres seem to have be...

THE 131 Exam 3 Questions and Correct Answers, Complete Solution Updated 2024. The major festival of plays in ancient Greece was called the: A. City Zeusia. B. City Dionysia. C. City Athena. D. City Dionysus. B. City Dionysia. What term that we use today for contrived endings came about because of the overuse of gods to resolve difficult dramatic situations? A. Paradoi B. Skene C. Deus ex machina D. Eccyclema C. Deus ex machina Performances in ancient Greek theatres seem to have be...

THE 131 Exam 3 Questions and Correct Answers, Complete Solution Updated 2024. The major festival of plays in ancient Greece was called the: A. City Zeusia. B. City Dionysia. C. City Athena. D. City Dionysus. B. City Dionysia. What term that we use today for contrived endings came about because of the overuse of gods to resolve difficult dramatic situations? A. Paradoi B. Skene C. Deus ex machina D. Eccyclema C. Deus ex machina Performances in ancient Greek theatres seem to have be...

This is an revision source for the OCR classical civilisation course on festivals