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Worksheets"Oedipus the King" Introduction
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author of "Oedipus the King"?
a)
Aeschylus
b)
Sophocles
c)
Euripides
d)
Dionysus
2.
The Greeks held drama competitions to worship which god/dess?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Apollo
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Hera
3.
Which of these was meant to represent society in Greek drama?
a)
The audience
b)
The three actors
c)
The playwright
d)
The Chorus
4.
Out of 123 plays, how many of Sophocles's plays exist today?
a)
7
b)
29
c)
9
d)
1
5.
Select the option below that is NOT a part of a Greek play.
a)
Episode
b)
Stasimon
c)
Furnunculus
d)
Parode
6.
One of Sophocles's greatest contributions to theater was...
a)
"Oedipus the King"
b)
The introduction of a third actor onstage.
c)
The introduction of the Chorus onstage.
d)
The use of "hubris" as a fatal flaw.
7.
A "fatal flaw" is...
a)
a trait in the protagonist that brings about his/her downfall.
b)
a trait in the antagonist that brings about his/her success.
c)
a trait in the seniors that leads to serious procrastination
d)
a nonsense thing that Ms. Houdersheldt clearly made up.
8.
When the audience knows something that the characters do not, this is known as...
a)
irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
I don't know. Apparently something to do with irony.
9.
In Greek drama, fate was...
a)
three old hags who decided everything.
b)
something that everyone had and that was partially determined by the choices they made.
c)
a wonderful thing that they all adored.
d)
No se.
10.
My feelings regarding reading "Oedipus the King" could best be described by the word...
a)
Excited!
b)
Depressed.
c)
Ambivalent.
d)
Bummed.
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