Question

The " contests " held as part of the early Greek dramatic festivals consisted of playwrights each writing A. three tragedies and one comedy B. two tragedies and two comedies . C. one tragedy . D. three comedies and one tragedy .

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Three tragedies and one comedy

Explanation:

I'll be honest here, I did not know the answer off the top of my head!

So, I consulted randolphcollege.edu and found this:

"Twenty-five hundred years ago, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes, and Aristophanes wrote their plays in verse for an annual five- or six-day spring festival of dramatic competition called the Great (or City) Dionysia and dedicated to Dionysus.  Three tragedians competed at the festival, each presenting three tragedies and a satyr play* (a tetralogy) over the course of a day; five comedians each presented one play on the last day of the festival.

*comedy