Prometheus Bound Study Guide

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