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- 3. Frazer decided that theater "emerged as a sophisticated refining of BLANK"
- 15. In the parabasis the chorus directly addresses who?
- 28. Most scholars believe that the resurgence of drama began as part of the EBLANK sometime in the 10th century CE. (8)
- 27. We know a fair amount about theatre in the Byzantine Empire because many of their scripts were well preserved. TRUE or FALSE.
- 21. What was the most popular form of Roman drama?
- 16. Greek comedy is known for satirizing rituals and beliefs that were held sacred at the time. TRUE or FALSE. (4)
- 19. What was the name for the genre of comedy that lasted from about 400 BCE to 323 BCE?
- 5. What was the term for the songs sung during the procession for Dionysus?
- 18. Who is one of the people "to blame" for this?
- 6. What two Greek words does "tragedy" come from? (2 answers)
- 11. Aristotle felt that a tragedy should focus on one mostly BLANK character who is brought LOW.
- 26. 533 CE is the date of the last recorded BLANK performance in Rome.
- 2. "A theater is a place in which a BLANK is performed. If you trace the word back to its Greek origins it literally means the Blank place.
- 10. Which of the 6 parts of tragedy did Aristotle feel was the most important?
- 4. The idea that all societies are on a path that will eventually lead them to Western civilization, "which in this view is getting better and better all the time," is called
- 14. "Comedy" comes from the Greek word Komoidia which means BLANK song.
- 8. The seated section of the theater was called the BLANK, which means "seeing place."
- when was the first folio published