Theatre I Ms. Vernon Take home classical test Name Class period Date Matching. Put the letter of the correct answer on the right in the blank next its matching description on the left. Answers are used only once. 18. _____ actors used them to indicate gender, 1. _____ the major Greek festival for theatrical mood, and character changes competition 19. _____ the Greek theatre god 2. _____ the typical characteristics of Greek tragedy A. allowed for nonviolent competition 3. _____ the typical characteristics of Greek B. orchestra comedy C. Dionysus 4. _____ the typical characteristics of Roman tragedy D. Aeschlyus 5. _____ the typical characteristics of Roman E. Terence comedy F. masks 6. _____ the major Roman theatrical festival G. copied the Greeks, more actors, violence on- 7. _____ the acting area in Greek and early Roman stage theatres H. Euripedes 8. _____ the stage house/changing area in Greek theatre I. Ludi Romani 9. _____ the audience space in Greek theatre J. Old began as political satire, New more about domestic situations, stock characters 10. ____ the Greek playwright who added a second actor, reduced chorus K. skene 11. _____ the Greek playwright who added a third L. Aristophanes actor, known for construction M. City Dionysia 12. _____ the Greek playwright who was a rebel, skeptical of the gods, and increased realism N. Sophocles 13. _____ the Greek playwright who made fun of O. stock characters, domestic situations, sexual society and politics innuendo 14. _____ the Roman playwright who used stock P. theatron characters and situations Q. Plautus 15. _____ the Roman playwright who used more verbal wit R. late pt. of attack, violence off-stage, about human psyche and conflict 16. ____ the Roman playwright who used lots of violence, revenge, and supernatural beings S. Seneca 17. _____ the reason(s) politics affected Greek theatre 1 20. Clearly, carefully, and so it a can be easily read and understood, draw below a ‘bird’s-eye view’ (from above) of a typical Grecian theatre and a typical Roman theatre. Label the different components. 2 21. Attach three TYPED paragraphs (maybe continuous) answering the questions below. Answer both questions. A. “Oedipus Rex is a perfect example of a classical hero with a tragic flaw. Explain what is hubris, what is hamartia, what is tragic flaw, how Oedipus exhibits all this and how this leads to the tragedy, using specifics from the play.” B. “The Menaechmi is a perfect example of classical Roman comedy. Describe the stock characters and stock situations in the comedy, using specifics from the play. Then, show how several of these characters and situations are used in a specific modern-day comedy. DO NOT USE “A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (yes, the movie we saw in class), but use another example. Be specific, so I will understand even if I have not seen your example. C. Describe the characteristics and functions of the chorus in Greek tragedies, and why they do what they do. 3 .