Oedipus Rex Background Terms Reading Check
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
arrogance; a quality of extreme or foolish pride or dangerous overconfidence
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
a woman chosen by the gods through which divine advice and knowledge would be spoken
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
the effect a tragedy has on an audience; the purification and purging of emotions, particularly pity and fear, which result from the audience experiencing the art form
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Which does NOT refer to a trait belonging to a tragic character which leads to his downfall?
virtues
hubris
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
a Greek word meaning missing the mark (as in archery) fault, failure, or guilt; it is the term for the tragic flaw which leads to a tragic character’s downfall
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CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
a play dealing with tragic events and the downfall of the main character which are caused by a personal failing and include circumstances beyond his control
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Oedipus Rex is a _________________ written by Sophocles.
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CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
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