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