Tragic Hero Quiz

The main thing that sets a Tragic Hero apart from a Byronic one is:

• The Tragic Hero is a perfect person.

• The Tragic Hero has a flaw which leads to his/her downfall.

• The Tragic Hero is evil.

• The Tragic Hero isn't at fault for what happens to him/her.

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The flaw of the Tragic Hero is called:

• Hand

• Hammer

• Hamartia

• Heliocentisis

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Which best describes John Proctor's hubris?

• He is unrepentant for his affair with Abigail and wants Elizabeth to leave him alone.

• He is too hasty, and he makes decisions without thinking.

• He wants to protect his name/reputation, and he hesitates for too long to speak the truth.

• He thinks he is above everyone else and doesn't owe anyone an explanation for his behavior.

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What is the term for a sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances?

• Peripeteia

• Hamartia

• Hubris

• Paracentesis

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When John Proctor says “A man may think God sleeps, but God sees everything, I know it now," and finally admits that "there is a promise in such sweat," this is his:

• catharsis

• peripeteia

• alliteration

• anagnorisis

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Anagnorisis means:

• A tragic flaw

• A reference within a work of literature to something outside of it

• A startling discovery that produces a change from ignorance to knowledge

• The point at which the Tragic Hero dies.

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Who is John's nemesis?

• Abigail Williams

• Elizabeth Proctor

• Giles Corey

• John Hale

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What is catharsis?

• An inescapable enemy

• A disease

• An admittance of the truth

• an extreme change/outpouring of emotion that results in renewal and restoration

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