Greek theater began as
A) a civic duty in honor of Dionysus.
B) a way to distract the public from defeat in war.
C) pure entertainment.
D) a way to raise funds to rebuild the Acropolis after the Persian Wars.
E) an elite event from which the general public was barred.
Answer: A
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