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The Eumenides Quiz 1

  • 1. Aeschylus was a citizen of
    •     Athens
    •     Sparta
    •     Mycenae
    •     Troy

  • 2. Aeschylus' innovation, which led to the birth of Western drama, was the addition of
    •     the Chorus
    •     the second actor, making possible the staging of a dramatic story
    •     the third actor, making possible the staging of more complex dramatic situations
    •     the audience

  • 3. How many Greek trilogies (plays performed together in groups of three at the Dionysia) have survived?
    •     six, five of which were written by Aeschylus
    •     five, including the <i>Oresteia</i>
    •     one: the <i>Oresteia</i>
    •     two: the <i>Oresteia</i> and the Oedipus trilogy

  • 4. Greek drama could best be described as
    •     part of a religious celebration
    •     stylized, with masks and a Chorus
    •     very naturalistic, with efforts to make the representation as realistic as possible
    •     both stylized, with masks and a Chorus and part of a religious celebration

  • 5. Greek actors wore
    •     nothing
    •     togas
    •     masks
    •     all black and red

  • 6. Greek plays feature a group of performers who sing, dance, provide exposition and interact with the other characters. This group is called
    •     the Chorus
    •     the Bacchae
    •     the nymphs of Artemis
    •     Sappho's "maidens"

  • 7. Who killed Agamemnon?
    •     Iphigeneia and Helen
    •     Clytaemestra and Aegisthus
    •     Atreus and Pylades
    •     Orestes and Electra

  • 8. The Curse on the House of Atreus began with
    •     the murder and ingestion of Thyestes' children
    •     the murder of Agamemnon
    •     the sacrifice of Iphigeneia
    •     the improper burial of Polyneices

  • 9. Agamemnon was the commander-in-chief of the Greek forces in
    •     the Argive civil war
    •     the Trojan War
    •     the Athenian war
    •     the Theban civil war

  • 10. Before the Greek forces set sail from Aulis, they had to appease the goddess Artemis by
    •     setting Odysseus adrift on a canoe
    •     sacrificing Agamemnon's daughter, Iphigeneia
    •     attacking Troy
    •     killing Thyestes' children and eating them

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