Arts Toolkit: Drama Handout

Multiple-Choice Questions

Characteristics of Greek Theater

1. The following is not a contribution of Greek theater:
   1. stage
   2. event
   3. makeup
   4. Sophocles
   
   
2. The three parts of a Greek theater are the
   1. theatron, orchestra, and skene.
   2. wings, curtains, and soft seats.
   3. theatron, wings, and fly space.
   4. skene, orchestra, and wings.
   
   
3. The comedy and tragedy masks symbolize
   1. dance.
   2. music.
   3. art.
   4. drama.
   
   
4. In Greek drama, the audience learned about events they didn’t see through
   1. posers.
   2. the chorus.
   3. a narrator.
   4. their programs.
   
   
5. The best word to describe the scenery found on the Greek stage is
   1. elaborate.
   2. colorful.
   3. realistic.
   4. simple.
   
   
6. One purpose of the messenger was to
   1. signify a scene change.
   2. get the audience’s attention.
   3. distract during scenery changes.
   4. provide comic relief.
   
   
7. The purposes of Greek plays were to
   1. entertain, persuade, and make money.
   2. make money, pursue lofty moral issues, and expand the intellect.
   3. pursue lofty moral themes, expand the intellect, and explore ethical issues.
   4. entertain, present history, and explore the spiritual world.

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