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Shakespearean Tragedy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The tragic hero has a _______. This also means fatal flaw. 
a)
Tragic Hero
b)
Peripetia
c)
Catharis
d)
Hamartia
2.
Which of the following is not a element of tragedy?
a)
An Epic Hero
b)
Anagnorisis
c)
Catharis
d)
Hamartia
3.
A catharsis is a _______________. 
a)
Animal
b)
Purging of emotion
c)
Wheel of fortune
d)
Fatal Flaw
4.
Which of the following elements mean the reversal of fortune?
a)
Tragic Hero
b)
Peripetia
c)
Catharis
d)
Hamartia
5.
When a character makes a critical discovery it is also called __________.  
a)
Haramartia 
b)
Perpetia
c)
Catharsis
d)
Angnorisis
6.
Which of the following elements mean superior or nearly perfect?
a)
Tragic Hero
b)
Peripetia
c)
Catharis
d)
Hamartia
7.
To wrap something back up is called?
a)
Anagorisis
b)
Dénouemnt
c)
Haramartia
d)
Tragic Hero
8.
The play can not end until society is ________________. 
a)
In a war
b)
All dead
c)
At peace
d)
Gone
9.
The turning point of a play is called the ______.
a)
Expostion
b)
Climax
c)
Rising Action
d)
Falling Action
10.
The beginning of the structure is called the ________.
a)
Climax
b)
Expostion
c)
Rising Action
d)
Castastrophe
11.
The exciting force begins what?
a)
Serenity
b)
Peace
c)
Conflict
d)
Lawfulness
12.
A catharis can teach ___________.
a)
A vicarious lesson
b)
Nothing at all
13.
True/False?
Act I: Exposition, Exciting Force, Rising Action 
Act II: Rising Action
Act III: Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action
Act IV: Falling Action 
Act V: Falling Action, Castastrophe
a)
True
b)
False
14.
What is the most common hamartia?
a)
Humility 
b)
Hubris
c)
Lack of self confidence
d)
Shame
15.
What element does "wheel of fortune" relate to?
a)
Anagnorisis
b)
Hamartia
c)
Catharsis
d)
Peripertia