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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Which Greek deity was most directly associated with the ritual and festival origins of Athenian drama?
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Explanation:
• Athenian drama developed within festivals held in honour of Dionysus, the god associated with wine, fertility, ecstasy and transformation.
• Tragedies, comedies and satyr plays were performed as part of civic-religious celebrations.
• Apollo was especially associated with prophecy and music, but not with the principal dramatic festivals of classical Athens.
• The religious setting of performance helps explain the ceremonial importance of Greek theatre.
• Tragedies, comedies and satyr plays were performed as part of civic-religious celebrations.
• Apollo was especially associated with prophecy and music, but not with the principal dramatic festivals of classical Athens.
• The religious setting of performance helps explain the ceremonial importance of Greek theatre.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
The choral hymn traditionally linked with the early development of Greek tragedy is called the
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Explanation:
• The dithyramb was a choral song performed in honour of Dionysus.
• Ancient accounts connect the evolution of tragedy with dithyrambic performance, although the exact historical process remains debated.
• A paean is commonly associated with praise or thanksgiving, especially to Apollo.
• A threnody is a lament, while an epithalamion is a marriage song.
• Ancient accounts connect the evolution of tragedy with dithyrambic performance, although the exact historical process remains debated.
• A paean is commonly associated with praise or thanksgiving, especially to Apollo.
• A threnody is a lament, while an epithalamion is a marriage song.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
In an ancient Greek theatre, which part was the circular or near-circular performance area used mainly by the chorus?
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Explanation:
• The orchestra was the central dancing and performance space of the chorus.
• The term is related to dancing, which reflects the musical and choreographic role of the chorus.
• The theatron was the seating area for spectators.
• The skene was the building behind the performance area, while the proskenion developed as the space in front of it.
• The term is related to dancing, which reflects the musical and choreographic role of the chorus.
• The theatron was the seating area for spectators.
• The skene was the building behind the performance area, while the proskenion developed as the space in front of it.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
The term theatron in Greek theatre primarily refers to the
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Explanation:
• The theatron was the place for seeing and therefore the auditorium or spectator-seating area.
• It was commonly built into a hillside to provide visibility for a large audience.
• The altar in the orchestra was called the thymele.
• The side entrances used by the chorus were known as parodoi.
• It was commonly built into a hillside to provide visibility for a large audience.
• The altar in the orchestra was called the thymele.
• The side entrances used by the chorus were known as parodoi.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
What was the principal early function of the skene in Greek theatre?
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Explanation:
• The skene began as a structure behind the orchestra and was used for changing costumes and storing theatrical materials.
• It later became an architectural background representing palaces, temples or houses.
• The orchestra, not the skene, was the chorus's main dancing area.
• The development of the skene contributed to later concepts of scenery and stage architecture.
• It later became an architectural background representing palaces, temples or houses.
• The orchestra, not the skene, was the chorus's main dancing area.
• The development of the skene contributed to later concepts of scenery and stage architecture.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Which term denotes the side passage through which the chorus entered the orchestra?
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Explanation:
• A parodos was a side entrance leading into the orchestra and also the name of the chorus's entrance song.
• The double meaning reflects the connection between theatrical space and dramatic structure.
• The ekkylema was a wheeled platform used to reveal interior scenes.
• The mechane was a crane-like device, while the thymele was an altar associated with the orchestra.
• The double meaning reflects the connection between theatrical space and dramatic structure.
• The ekkylema was a wheeled platform used to reveal interior scenes.
• The mechane was a crane-like device, while the thymele was an altar associated with the orchestra.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
Which of the following best describes the dramatic function of the chorus in Greek tragedy?
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Explanation:
• The chorus commented on action, interpreted events and often expressed communal, moral or religious responses.
• It could interact with characters and influence the emotional rhythm of the play.
• It did not replace all actors, nor was it limited to comic interludes.
• Its collective voice often linked private suffering with the concerns of the polis.
• It could interact with characters and influence the emotional rhythm of the play.
• It did not replace all actors, nor was it limited to comic interludes.
• Its collective voice often linked private suffering with the concerns of the polis.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
The conventional etymological meaning of the Greek word tragōidia is
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Explanation:
• Tragōidia is conventionally interpreted as goat song, from tragos meaning goat and ōidē meaning song.
• Scholars debate the precise ritual or performance practice behind this name.
• The term nevertheless indicates the close association of early tragedy with Dionysian festival culture.
• It does not literally mean a royal song, heroic lament or masked dance.
• Scholars debate the precise ritual or performance practice behind this name.
• The term nevertheless indicates the close association of early tragedy with Dionysian festival culture.
• It does not literally mean a royal song, heroic lament or masked dance.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
The City Dionysia, also called the Great Dionysia, was celebrated primarily in
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Explanation:
• The City Dionysia was a major Athenian festival in honour of Dionysus.
• It included processions, sacrifices and dramatic competitions in tragedy and comedy.
• The festival drew visitors and helped Athens display its civic and cultural prestige.
• Its connection with the polis made drama both a religious observance and a public institution.
• It included processions, sacrifices and dramatic competitions in tragedy and comedy.
• The festival drew visitors and helped Athens display its civic and cultural prestige.
• Its connection with the polis made drama both a religious observance and a public institution.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Which Athenian festival became especially important for competitions in comedy and was held during the winter season?
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Explanation:
• The Lenaia was a Dionysian festival held in winter and became especially significant for comic competition.
• Tragedies were also performed there, but comedy had a particularly strong association with the festival.
• The Panathenaea honoured Athena rather than Dionysus.
• The seasonal and civic contexts of festivals affected their audiences and performance traditions.
• Tragedies were also performed there, but comedy had a particularly strong association with the festival.
• The Panathenaea honoured Athena rather than Dionysus.
• The seasonal and civic contexts of festivals affected their audiences and performance traditions.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
In the usual competitive arrangement of the Great Dionysia, a tragic poet presented
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Explanation:
• A competing tragic poet normally presented a tetralogy consisting of three tragedies and one satyr play.
• The satyr play provided a lighter, bawdier conclusion after the tragic sequence.
• The three tragedies could form a connected trilogy, as in Aeschylus's Oresteia, or could be independent.
• This format distinguished tragic competition from comic competition.
• The satyr play provided a lighter, bawdier conclusion after the tragic sequence.
• The three tragedies could form a connected trilogy, as in Aeschylus's Oresteia, or could be independent.
• This format distinguished tragic competition from comic competition.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Who is traditionally credited with separating an individual performer from the chorus and thereby becoming the first actor in Greek drama?
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Explanation:
• Thespis is traditionally credited with introducing an individual actor who engaged in dialogue with the chorus.
• This innovation made sustained dramatic impersonation and conflict possible.
• Arion is associated in ancient tradition with the development of the dithyramb.
• Aeschylus and Sophocles later expanded the number of actors.
• This innovation made sustained dramatic impersonation and conflict possible.
• Arion is associated in ancient tradition with the development of the dithyramb.
• Aeschylus and Sophocles later expanded the number of actors.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Which playwright is conventionally associated with introducing a second actor into Greek tragedy?
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Explanation:
• Aeschylus is traditionally credited with adding a second actor, thereby increasing dramatic conflict and dialogue.
• The innovation reduced the chorus's dominance over the whole performance.
• Sophocles is conventionally associated with adding a third actor.
• Aristophanes and Menander are major comic playwrights rather than innovators of early tragic actor-number conventions.
• The innovation reduced the chorus's dominance over the whole performance.
• Sophocles is conventionally associated with adding a third actor.
• Aristophanes and Menander are major comic playwrights rather than innovators of early tragic actor-number conventions.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Which statement best explains the importance of masks in ancient Greek theatre?
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Explanation:
• Masks helped a small number of male actors portray multiple characters, including women and older persons.
• Their stylised features supported visual recognition in a large open-air theatre.
• Masks also contributed to the ritual and transformative quality of performance.
• They were used in tragedy, comedy and satyr play, not only in comedy.
• Their stylised features supported visual recognition in a large open-air theatre.
• Masks also contributed to the ritual and transformative quality of performance.
• They were used in tragedy, comedy and satyr play, not only in comedy.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
The wealthy citizen who financed and equipped a chorus for an Athenian dramatic festival was called the
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Explanation:
• The choregos was a wealthy citizen appointed to bear the expense of training and equipping a chorus.
• This public service was a form of liturgy and linked theatrical production with civic responsibility.
• The archon had administrative responsibilities connected with selecting and organising competitors.
• A rhapsode recited epic poetry, while a strategos was a military general.
• This public service was a form of liturgy and linked theatrical production with civic responsibility.
• The archon had administrative responsibilities connected with selecting and organising competitors.
• A rhapsode recited epic poetry, while a strategos was a military general.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Why were major acts of violence often kept offstage in Greek tragedy?
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Explanation:
• Greek tragedy often represented violent acts offstage and communicated them through messenger speeches, cries or later revelations.
• This convention shifted attention from spectacle to narration, reaction and moral consequence.
• Devices such as the ekkylema could display the aftermath of an event inside the skene.
• The practice was a theatrical convention rather than a general legal ban on hearing about violence.
• This convention shifted attention from spectacle to narration, reaction and moral consequence.
• Devices such as the ekkylema could display the aftermath of an event inside the skene.
• The practice was a theatrical convention rather than a general legal ban on hearing about violence.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Consider the following statements about the Greek amphitheatre.
Statement I: Its hillside construction helped provide a broad view of the performance space.
Statement II: Its open-air design made the chorus unnecessary for communicating with spectators.
Choose the correct answer.
Statement I: Its hillside construction helped provide a broad view of the performance space.
Statement II: Its open-air design made the chorus unnecessary for communicating with spectators.
Choose the correct answer.
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Explanation:
• Statement I is correct: hillside seating improved sightlines and accommodated a large civic audience.
• Statement II is incorrect: the chorus remained central to the musical, interpretive and communal structure of Greek drama.
• Open-air architecture influenced projection, movement and visual design, but it did not eliminate choral performance.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect.
• Statement II is incorrect: the chorus remained central to the musical, interpretive and communal structure of Greek drama.
• Open-air architecture influenced projection, movement and visual design, but it did not eliminate choral performance.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Which of the following statements about the chorus in Greek drama are correct?
1. It could provide a collective response to the action.
2. It commonly performed song and dance.
3. It always consisted of the same number of members in every genre and period.
4. It could mediate between the audience and the dramatic world.
1. It could provide a collective response to the action.
2. It commonly performed song and dance.
3. It always consisted of the same number of members in every genre and period.
4. It could mediate between the audience and the dramatic world.
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because the chorus often voiced communal or civic responses.
• Statement 2 is correct because choral performance combined song, rhythm and dance.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because chorus size varied across periods and genres.
• Statement 4 is correct because the chorus often guided audience interpretation while remaining part of the dramatic world.
• Therefore, the correct combination is 1, 2 and 4 only.
• Statement 2 is correct because choral performance combined song, rhythm and dance.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because chorus size varied across periods and genres.
• Statement 4 is correct because the chorus often guided audience interpretation while remaining part of the dramatic world.
• Therefore, the correct combination is 1, 2 and 4 only.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Assertion: Masks were essential to the role-doubling system of Greek theatre.
Reason: A limited number of male actors often played several characters, including female characters.
Choose the correct answer.
Reason: A limited number of male actors often played several characters, including female characters.
Choose the correct answer.
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because masks enabled one actor to shift visibly from one role to another.
• The Reason is correct because Greek stage conventions restricted the number of speaking actors and used male performers for female roles.
• The Reason directly explains why masks were especially useful for role-doubling.
• Therefore, both are correct and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
• The Reason is correct because Greek stage conventions restricted the number of speaking actors and used male performers for female roles.
• The Reason directly explains why masks were especially useful for role-doubling.
• Therefore, both are correct and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Match List I with List II.
List I
1. Orchestra
2. Theatron
3. Skene
4. Parodos
List II
P. Spectator-seating area
Q. Side entrance for the chorus
R. Choral performance area
S. Background building
Choose the correct code.
List I
1. Orchestra
2. Theatron
3. Skene
4. Parodos
List II
P. Spectator-seating area
Q. Side entrance for the chorus
R. Choral performance area
S. Background building
Choose the correct code.
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Orchestra matches R because it was the principal choral dancing and performance area.
• Theatron matches P because it was the seating area for spectators.
• Skene matches S because it functioned as the background building and changing space.
• Parodos matches Q because it was a side passage used by the chorus.
• Therefore, the complete correct code is 1-R, 2-P, 3-S, 4-Q.
• Theatron matches P because it was the seating area for spectators.
• Skene matches S because it functioned as the background building and changing space.
• Parodos matches Q because it was a side passage used by the chorus.
• Therefore, the complete correct code is 1-R, 2-P, 3-S, 4-Q.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
Arrange the following traditional developments in Greek drama in chronological order.
1. Sophocles is associated with the third actor.
2. Dithyrambic choral performance develops in Dionysian worship.
3. Aeschylus is associated with the second actor.
4. Thespis is associated with the first actor.
1. Sophocles is associated with the third actor.
2. Dithyrambic choral performance develops in Dionysian worship.
3. Aeschylus is associated with the second actor.
4. Thespis is associated with the first actor.
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Dithyrambic choral performance belongs to the ritual background from which tragedy was traditionally said to develop.
• Thespis is then associated with the emergence of the first actor distinct from the chorus.
• Aeschylus is associated with the addition of a second actor.
• Sophocles is associated with the addition of a third actor.
• The correct chronological sequence is 2, 4, 3, 1.
• Thespis is then associated with the emergence of the first actor distinct from the chorus.
• Aeschylus is associated with the addition of a second actor.
• Sophocles is associated with the addition of a third actor.
• The correct chronological sequence is 2, 4, 3, 1.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
Which comparison between Old Comedy and tragedy in classical Athens is most accurate?
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Explanation:
• Old Comedy frequently engaged in topical, personal and political satire, especially in the plays of Aristophanes.
• Tragedy commonly drew on mythic and heroic narratives to explore ethical, civic and religious conflicts.
• Both genres used choruses and both were performed within Dionysian festival contexts.
• The distinction lies in dominant mode and subject treatment, not in a complete separation of civic or religious function.
• Tragedy commonly drew on mythic and heroic narratives to explore ethical, civic and religious conflicts.
• Both genres used choruses and both were performed within Dionysian festival contexts.
• The distinction lies in dominant mode and subject treatment, not in a complete separation of civic or religious function.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
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Explanation:
• The pair Theatron — building used by actors for costume changes is incorrect.
• The theatron was the spectator-seating area.
• The skene, not the theatron, served as the background building and changing area.
• The mechane, ekkylema and thymele are correctly matched with their conventional theatrical functions.
• The theatron was the spectator-seating area.
• The skene, not the theatron, served as the background building and changing area.
• The mechane, ekkylema and thymele are correctly matched with their conventional theatrical functions.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
A playwright wants to present the death of a king without staging the killing before the audience. Which Greek theatrical convention would be most appropriate?
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Explanation:
• A messenger speech was a standard means of reporting important offstage action, including violent events.
• The aftermath could then be revealed through entrances, lamentation or a device such as the ekkylema.
• A parabasis belongs especially to Old Comedy and does not function as a tragic report of offstage death.
• A dithyramb and a separate competition would not solve the immediate staging problem.
• The aftermath could then be revealed through entrances, lamentation or a device such as the ekkylema.
• A parabasis belongs especially to Old Comedy and does not function as a tragic report of offstage death.
• A dithyramb and a separate competition would not solve the immediate staging problem.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
Which statement best captures the combined social and religious function of Greek drama?
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Explanation:
• Greek drama was embedded in festivals honouring Dionysus and therefore had a religious dimension.
• It was also a civic event involving public funding, competition, large audiences and collective participation.
• Tragedy and comedy allowed the community to examine questions of law, power, war, family, gender, justice and identity.
• Drama did not replace all public debate, but it became a major cultural forum in the life of the polis.
• It was also a civic event involving public funding, competition, large audiences and collective participation.
• Tragedy and comedy allowed the community to examine questions of law, power, war, family, gender, justice and identity.
• Drama did not replace all public debate, but it became a major cultural forum in the life of the polis.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: B. Dionysus సమాధానం: B.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: A. dithyramb సమాధానం: A.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: D. Orchestra సమాధానం: D.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: C. seating area for spectators సమాధానం: C.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. It served as a background structure and changing area for performers. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: D. Parodos సమాధానం: D.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: B. It commented on events and represented a collective perspective. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: C. goat song సమాధానం: C.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: A. Athens సమాధానం: A.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: B. Lenaia సమాధానం: B.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: D. three tragedies followed by a satyr play సమాధానం: D.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: C. Thespis సమాధానం: C.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: A. Aeschylus సమాధానం: A.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: D. They helped actors represent different roles, ages, genders and types. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: B. choregos సమాధానం: B.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: C. Stage convention favoured messenger reports and revelations of consequences. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: C. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect సమాధానం: C.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. 1, 2 and 4 only సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: A.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: C. 1-R, 2-P, 3-S, 4-Q సమాధానం: C.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: A. 2, 4, 3, 1 సమాధానం: A.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: B. Old Comedy often used topical satire, whereas tragedy commonly reworked mythic narratives. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: D. Theatron — building used by actors for costume changes సమాధానం: D.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: A. A messenger speech followed by display of the aftermath సమాధానం: A.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: C. It joined worship of Dionysus with communal reflection on civic, ethical and political concerns. సమాధానం: C.