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Classics quiz about Ancient Greek plays. Include Medea, Hippolytus, Oedipus Rex and Antigone.

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Classical Greek Plays

Question 1 of 9

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Who wrote the play Medea?

Select one of the following:

  • Sophocles

  • Euripides

  • Socrates

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Question 2 of 9

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When was Antigone first performed?

Select one of the following:

  • 428 BCE

  • 440 BCE

  • 431 BCE

  • 429 BCE

Explanation

Question 3 of 9

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When was Medea first preformed?

Select one of the following:

  • 428 BCE

  • 440 BCE

  • 431 BCE

  • 429 BCE

Explanation

Question 4 of 9

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When was Oedipus Rex first performed?

Select one of the following:

  • 429 BC

  • 430 BC

  • 428 BC

  • 440 BC

  • 431 BC

Explanation

Question 5 of 9

1

When was Hippolytus first preformed?

Select one of the following:

  • 428 BCE

  • 431 BCE

  • 429 BCE

  • 440 BCE

Explanation

Question 6 of 9

1

What were Aristotle's ideas about tragedy?

Select one or more of the following:

  • It had to produce catharsis greater understanding of the will of the gods and men.

  • Six main elements: plot, character, diction, thought, spectacle and song.

  • The chorus should always disagree with the will of the main character to show rejection of reason.

  • the tragic flaw hamartia of the main character often leads to their downfall.

  • A bad person cannot come to a good end and vice versa in a tragedy.

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Question 7 of 9

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How many times did Sophocles win in the festival of Dionsysus competition

Select one of the following:

  • 11

  • 7

  • 18

  • 16

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Question 8 of 9

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How would the character of Antigone been viewed?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Manly- because she was stoic and women were supposed to be irrational and emotional

  • Uncivilised- law breakers were viewed as barbarians in Athenian society

  • Courageous- her act of defying human law for divine law, despsite facing death

  • Sympathetic- she has such familial love (philia) for her brother that she is blinded to the law

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Question 9 of 9

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Contextually, when was Oedipus Rex written?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Around the time of the Peloponnesian war

  • A few decades after the Golden Age of drama

  • Just before the Great Plague of Athens

  • Around the same time Homer wrote the Illiad

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