Oedipus Part 2 Greek Tragedy Quiz

What is the definition of an oracle?

• A person who speaks on behalf of a deity

• A person who worships ancient Greece

• A person who predicts the future

• A person who studies prophecies

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

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Which of the following would an oracle be able to do:

• Hypnotize characters

• Turn rocks into food

• Relay a prophecy

• Walk on water

What is the definition of a prophecy?

• A prediction of something to come

• A person who worships ancient Greece

• A person who predicts the future

• A person who speaks on behalf of a deity

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Why does Jocasta urge Oedipus not to interview the shepherd?

• She believes the prophecy is false

• She wants to protect the shepherd

• She realizes the baby she gave up was Oedipus

• She is afraid of the oracle

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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What makes Oedipus sure that he fulfilled the prophecy?

• The oracle's prediction

• The shepherd's claim that he was given a child by Jocasta and that Jocasta was the mother of that child

• His own intuition

• The advice of his friends

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Dramatic Irony

• When the audience knows something the characters don't.

• When the characters know something the audience doesn't.

• When a character says one thing but means another.

• When a character leaves the stage abruptly.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is this passage an example of: Tom has always liked Lucy, but Lucy has always thought Tom was annoying.  One day, Lucy find out she has to move, and she doesn't have a car.  Tom has a truck.  Lucy calls Tom and asks him how he’s doing.  She tells him that she’s always thought he was funny, and that they should hang out sometime.  Tom thinks that Lucy is beginning to like him. 

• Theme

• Dramatic irony

• Connotation

• Denotation

Which famous character is a protagonist?

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which famous character is an antagonist?

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which could be considered an example of hamartia? Choose all that apply.

• Arrogance

• Stubbornness

• Obsessive Love

• Excessive curiosity

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3