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ELEMENTS OF TRAGEDY AND SHAKESPEARE BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A disaster that occurs as a result of the protagonist's character flaw

a)

tragedy

b)

harmartia

c)

catastrophe

d)

peripeteia

2.

A character state that involves a character thinking too highly of himself

a)

peripeteia

b)

harmartia

c)

tragic flaw

d)

hubris

3.

A person of high status that suffers a downfall as a result of a personality flaw.

a)

harmartia

b)

antagonist

c)

protagonist

d)

tragic hero

4.

The realization that an error has been made

a)

recondition

b)

recognition

c)

restitution

d)

repetition

5.

A dramatic shift for the worse in one's fortunes

a)

harmartia

b)

catastrophe

c)

peripeteia

d)

Hubris

6.

The character in a tragedy or other work that serves to offend the main character

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

tragic hero

d)

dramatic irony

7.

A story chronicling the downfall of a person of hgh status as a result of a flaw in his personality

a)

History

b)

Comedy

c)

Tragedy

d)

Opera

8.

Occurs when the audience is aware of facts that the characters are not

a)

situational irony

b)

papal irony

c)

satirical irony

d)

dramatic irony

9.

Where was Shakespeare born?

a)

Stratlord in Ayden

b)

Center/ Scotland

c)

Stratford on Avon

d)

Scottish Highlands

10.

Which number is the correct number of children born to Shakespeare?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

11.

Shakespeare wrote how many plays?

a)

17

b)

27

c)

37

d)

47

12.

What is ironic about Shakespeare's birthday?

a)

both he and his were born on the same day

b)

his son died on Shakespeare's birthday

c)

Shakespeare died on his birth day

d)

His most famous play opened on his birthday

13.

Shakespeare's plays fall into 3 categories which are:

a)

Mysteries/ Tragedies/ Parodies

b)

Comedies/ Mysteries/ Eurypides

c)

Histories/Comedies/Mysteries

d)

Comedies/Histories/ Tragedies

14.

The play Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare's ___________.

a)

Histories

b)

Tragedies

c)

Comedies

d)

Parodies

15.

Shakespeare is considered by many to be the

a)

Greatest writer in the world

b)

Greatest English Language writer of all time

c)

A poet first then a parent

d)

Baddest man alive

16.

Hamlet falls into the category of

a)

Tragedy

b)

Comedy

c)

Tragic Hero

d)

History