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Greek tragedy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tragedy should focus on a mostly good character who is

a)

brought higher

b)

brought low

c)

loved by all

d)

misunderstood

2.

Pride is also known as

a)

hubris

b)

Agamemnon

c)

humerous

d)

hamartia

3.

What is divine intervention?

a)

Help or action from the Gods.

b)

Help or action from a king.

c)

Nice things.

d)

The courts.

4.
When we gain wisdom and knowledge from the Chorus at the end of the play and get a release from our fear and pity, what is this?
a)
denoument
b)
catharsis
c)
miasma
d)
hamartia
5.
Excessive pride
a)
Hero
b)
Heroine
c)
Phenomena
d)
Hubris
6.

What brought a hero to disaster in a Greek tragedy?

a)

Hubris

b)

Stichomythia

c)

Hamartia

d)

Ode

7.

The purging of emotions--or a horrible truth that leads to release is known as:

a)

stichomythia

b)

hubris

c)

catharsis

d)

hamartia

8.

The reversal of situation - for better or for worse - for the protagonist.

a)

Hamartia

b)

Hubris

c)

Peripeteia

d)

Anagnorisis

9.

This is the excessive pride that gets the protagonist in trouble.

a)

Hamartia

b)

Hubris

c)

Peripeteia

d)

Anagnorisis

10.

The critical moment of recognition and awareness for the protagonist.

a)

Hamartia

b)

Hubris

c)

Peripeteia

d)

Anagnorisis

11.
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.
12.
What is an allusion?
a)
words and phrases that refer to significant characters found in myths
b)
something a character does
c)
a prediction about the future
d)
a direct reference to a person, place, or thing
13.
Tragedy
a)
unhappy ending
b)
happy ending
c)
lost a battle
d)
powerful
14.

Latin root meaning "to say or speak"

a)

lum

b)

un

c)

dict

d)

bio

15.

extreme exaggeration

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

16.

a character's personal flaw that brings about his/her downfall

a)

hamartia

b)

hubris

c)

edict

d)

metaphor

17.

Which is true of a Greek Tragedy

a)

Must have revenge

b)

Must have a violent death

c)

Must have a fall of a high ranked person

d)

Must have amazing costumes

18.

Ethos is:

a)

Greek god of theatre

b)

when the Greek chorus is silent

c)

personal hygiene

d)

personal beliefs

19.

A character used to contrast with the protagonist in order to accentuate certain traits is called a/n

a)

foil

b)

antagonist

c)

ancillary

d)

secondary

20.

One of the arts of effective communication that focuses on persuasive techniques is known as

a)

ethos

b)

rhetoric

c)

catharsis

d)

parallel structure