Greek Theater Quiz

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English
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11th Grade
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Jason Rinka
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10 questions
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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.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
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.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
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.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
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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