Prometheus Bound and Other Plays: Prometheus Bound, The Suppliants, Seven Against Thebes, The Persian (Penguin Classics)
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by Aeschylus

Prometheus Bound 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. <i>Prometheus Bound</i> is

  • the only surviving play of a trilogy
  • the first play of a five-part cycle
  • the longest of all Greek tragedies
  • only partially intact, with fifteen percent of the text undoubtedly corrupt

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. Prometheus is the son of

  • Themis
  • Thetis
  • Thamus
  • Thomus

8. Prometheus is of the race of old gods, called

  • Titans
  • Olympians
  • Tartarusians
  • Cronosians

9. Prometheus enters restrained by

  • Hermes and Apollo
  • Zeus and Poseidon
  • Might and Violence
  • Sappho and Pellegrini

10. Prometheus ended up on which side of the war between the old and new gods?

  • Titans
  • Olympians
  • Tartarusians
  • Cronosians

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