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Greek Theater Quiz

Authored by Jason Rinka

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Greek Theater Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the action at the end of a tragedy that initiates the denouement or falling action of a play?

Peripeteia

Catastrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the purging of the feelings of pity and fear that occur in the audience of tragic drama?

Hubris

Catharsis

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the means by which writers present and reveal character?

Characterization

Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story?

Resolution

Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for an interruption of a work's chronology to describe or present an incident that occurred prior to the main time frame of a work's action?

Symbol

Flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a tragic flaw, weakness of character or error in judgment which causes the downfall of the hero?

Pathos

Hamartia

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a recurring important idea or image in a literary work?

Motif

Symbol

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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