- 1. Which ancient Greek god was associated with tragedy as a form of art?
A) Zeus
B) Athena
C) Dionysus
D) Apollo
- 2. What was Aeschylus' profession besides being a playwright?
A) Merchant
B) Priest
C) Soldier
D) Politician
- 3. Who were Aeschylus' contemporaries among the renowned playwrights?
A) Shakespeare and Marlowe
B) Sophocles and Euripides
C) Molière and Racine
D) Chekhov and Ibsen
- 4. Which trilogy of plays is attributed to Aeschylus?
A) The Trojan Women
B) Oresteia
C) The Oedipus Plays
D) The Theban Plays
- 5. Which of Aeschylus' plays is considered the earliest surviving Greek tragedy?
A) The Persians
B) Medea
C) Antigone
D) The Bacchae
- 6. What type of dramatic structure did Aeschylus introduce to theater?
A) Trilogy
B) Dialogues
C) Monologue
D) Soliloquy
- 7. In how many extant tragedies is Aeschylus considered the author?
A) 15
B) 10
C) 7
D) 3
- 8. Which character from Greek mythology is featured prominently in Aeschylus' works?
A) Theseus
B) Hercules
C) Prometheus
D) Achilles
- 9. Which city was the center of Greek dramatic festivals where Aeschylus' plays were performed?
A) Thebes
B) Corinth
C) Sparta
D) Athens
- 10. What is the term for the act of settling or ending a plot in a dramatic work?
A) Climax
B) Exposition
C) Conflict
D) Resolution
- 11. Where did Aeschylus die?
A) Alexandria, Egypt
B) Rome, Italy
C) Gela, Sicily
D) Athens, Greece
- 12. What was Aeschylus known as?
A) Father of Tragedy
B) Grandfather of Drama
C) Master of Satire
D) Father of Comedy
- 13. Which war did Aeschylus fight in?
A) Trojan War
B) Persian Wars
C) Peloponnesian War
D) Punic Wars
- 14. Which award did Aeschylus win at the Dionysia festival in Athens?
A) No prize
B) First prize
C) Second prize
D) Special mention
- 15. How many parts make up Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
- 16. What famous battle did Aeschylus fight in?
A) Battle of Marathon
B) Battle of Troy
C) Battle of Salamis
D) Battle of Thermopylae
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