Greek Culture: Drama and Art – Quiz

1. Aeschylus’s cycle of plays depicting the murders of Agamemnon and his wife is called the _____________.
2. Identify one of the comedies of Aristophanes that was mentioned in the lecture.
3. The Theban plays by __________ depict the downfall of Oedipus and the unjust execution of his daughter Antigone.
4. The “canon of proportions” was a mathematical method of portraying the ideal human body developed by ____________.
5. True/False: Greek art of the Classical Age strove to embody the ideas of dynamism and violent motion.
6. True/False: Old Comedy frequently featured commentary on serious political and social issues.
7. __________ is the technical term referring to the purging of emotions experienced by the viewers of tragedy.

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1. Oresteia
2. Lysistrata or The Clouds
3. Sophocles
4. Polyclitus
5. False
6. True
7. catharsis