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week 2
unit 2 the origins of drama: greek theatre
september 8th, monday
due: sept.12. friday
part a - multiple choice (circle the best answer)
- western theater originated in which ancient city?
a. rome b. athens c. sparta d. corinth
- the earliest greek plays were connected to religious rituals honoring which god?
a. zeus b apollo c. dionysus d. athena
- what were the songs and dances performed to honor dionysus called?
a. hymns b dithyrambs c. chorales d. laments
- what innovation is credited to thespis?
a. adding painted scenery b. writing the first comedy c. stepping out of the chorus to speak as a character d. inventing masks
- the term thespian used today to describe actors comes from:
a. the word for stage b the name of the first actor c. the name of a festival d. aristotle’s writings
- the festival in athens that included dramatic competitions was called:
a. the olympic games b. the city dionysia c. the parthenon celebration d. the great amphitheater
- who was the athenian ruler who used theater as a way to unify the city?
a. pericles b. peisistratos c cleisthenes d. solon
- which philosopher wrote about tragedy and its purpose in society?
a. plato b. aristotle c. socrates d. pythagoras
- aristotle believed that tragedy provided audiences with emotional release, a process he called:
a. pathos b. logos c. catharsis d. dithyramb
- which of the following best describes the role of the chorus in greek drama?
a. to provide comic relief only b. to act as individual characters c. to sing, dance, and comment on the action d. to direct the actors on stage
- La teatro occidental tiene sus orígenes en Atenas, Grecia.
- Las primeras obras griegas estaban vinculadas a rituales religiosos en honor a Dionisio, el dios del vino y la fiesta.
- Los himnos y danzas en honor a Dionisio se llamaban ditirambos.
- Thespis es conocido por haber salido del coro para hablar como un personaje, siendo considerado el primer actor.
- El término "tespiano" proviene del nombre de Thespis, el primer actor.
- El festival en Atenas que incluía competiciones dramáticas se llamaba la Ciudad Dionisía.
- Pericles, un gobernante ateniense, utilizó el teatro como una forma de unificar la ciudad.
- Aristóteles escribió sobre la tragedia y su propósito en la sociedad.
- Aristóteles creía que la tragedia proporcionaba a la audiencia una liberación emocional, un proceso llamado catarsis.
- El coro en el drama griego cantaba, bailaba y comentaba la acción.
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- B. Atenas
- C. Dionisio
- B. Ditirambos
- C. Salir del coro para hablar como un personaje
- B. El nombre del primer actor
- B. La Ciudad Dionisía
- A. Pericles
- B. Aristóteles
- C. Catarsis
- C. Cantar, bailar y comentar la acción