Appreciating drama 241
Dr. Samia AL-Shayban
Final Exam 1st term 2009
I.
Answer the following question (20 G/ 10 G each)
A. Fill in the space: (10 G)
1. Theatre of Ancient Greece flourished between
……………and……………….
2. Thespis was ……………………and he becomes…………………
3. Greek tragedy was dedicated to……………….god of……………..
4. The golden age of tragedy was……………..century
5. Dionysia is a ………………in Greece where …………takes place..
6. Medea Helped Jason to find…………………………
7. Medea is a tragedy written by------------8. Aristotle discussed the elements of tragedies and comedies in
a book called the --------------------9. Early British drama was staged inside…………………
10.Actors of early British drama were-----------because they can
read---------
B. State as True or False: (10 G)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Greek comedy flourished during the Hellenistic period.
Euripides was well known for writing comedies.
Actors of Greek plays were all women.
There are no masks in Greek tragedy.
Greek drama has religious origin.
Medea killed Jason
7. Jason killed his two sons
8. British and Greed drama have a religious origin
9. Euripides was popular during his life time
10.The author of Everyman is not known
II.
Answer two of the following (20 G/ 10 each)
1. Aristotle’s definition of tragedy and its components in details
2. The Myth behind the Golden Fleece
3. The origin of British drama and its development
III.
Write about Two of the following (20 G/10 each)
1. Medea and Jason’s characters
2. Everyman as a morality play
3. Women’s position in Euripides tragedies