WorksheetsUnit 1 Review w/Oedipus
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Define decree
impossible to stop or prevent.
a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity
a law or order made or given by an authority
an official order issued by a legal authority.
What is happening in the city of Thebes at the beginning of the play?
There is a plague of sickness and death in the city
Oedipus kills a man where the three roads meet.
Jocasta is welcoming Oedipus as the new King
A messenger comes to Oedipus with information about who killed Laius
How does Jocasta feel about the oracle & why?
She trusts them with her own life.
After the prophecy was given, she had her doubts but Oedipus wanted her to stay true to the oracle and believe them anyways
She doesn't believe in the powers of the oracles because an old prophesy they told her and King Laius could not have come true due to them trying to control fate.
She believes in the powers of the oracles because an old prophecy they told her and King Laius came true because of their fate.
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience does not know something the character does.
When the audience knows something the character does not.
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
What is a simile?
an exaggeration
giving human characteristics to something not human
the comparison of two things without using the words like or as
The comparison of two things using the words like or as
What is the role of the chorus?
The chorus provides singing and dancing shows between scenes.
The chorus provides background information and commentary on the action
The chorus is there to show the audience the lighter side of the play
The leader of the chorus who speaks on behalf of the actors
Define prophecy
a logical guess based on the information you know
a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity
a foretelling or prediction of what is to come
a law or order made or given by an authority
How is Oedipus instructed to relieve Thebes of the plague?
Expel or kill the person who murdered King Laius
Bring the killer to the Chorus for a trial
Hang the killer in the city streets
Give offerings to the god Apollo once they catch the killer.
What does the messenger from Corinth tell Jocasta when he arrives in Thebes?
That King Polybus was dead
The murderer has been found
That King Oedipus is the murderer.
The city of Thebes will be spared.
What is hamartia?
repetition
the feeling the reader gets from the passage
the point in a play, novel, etc., in which a principal character recognizes or discovers another character's true identity or the true nature of their own circumstances.
The tragic, fatal flaw of a character
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things using like or as
Comparing two things without using like or as
a logical guess based on the information you know
something non-living given living characteristics
What is the leader of the chorus called?
Choragos
Messenger
Chorus
Actor
What is a plague?
sin and sickness
an event that is marked by death of royalty
something everyone will die from
disastrous evil or affliction - sickness, death, infestation, etc.
What does Oedipus do to find out who killed the former king?
calls on the city of Thebes for a day of sacrifice to the gods
send Jocasta to Teiresias, the blind prophet, to find the answer
send Creon to Teiresias, the blind prophet, to find the answer.
calls on the god of Apollo for mercy
Who are Oedipus' real parents?
Polybus and Merope
King Laius and Queen Jocasta
He never found out
Define Connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes
the literal or primary meaning of a word
Define Denotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes
the literal or primary meaning of a word
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
exaggerated statements
a comparison between two things
the feeling the reader gets from the passage
What is an ode?
The ending of a play
the last song before the exodus
A song between scenes sung by the chorus
The opening song of a play
Define inexorable
a prediction
an official order issued by a legal authority.
a logical guess based on the information you know
impossible to stop or prevent
What does Teiresias tell Oedipus about what happened to King Laius?
Laius is not his father
Oedipus is the killer
The messenger has the real story
Oedipus is not the killer
How does Jocasta respond to finding out the truth of Oedipus' parentage?
She is overjoyed
She kills herself
She kills Oedipus
She kills the messenger
What is anaphora?
the feeling that a word invokes (positive, negative)
an official order issued by a legal authority.
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
a law or order made or given by an authority
What is a hyperbole?
the high point of interest in a story
something non-living given living characteristics
a comparison between two things
An extreme exaggeration
What is the parados?
The last song sung by the chorus
The first song sung by the chorus
The beginning of the play
The last scene in the play
What does it mean to make an inference about something?
drawing attention to the evidence
making a guess based on what others believe to be true
Making a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning.
the audience knows something the character in the play does not know.
How does Oedipus respond when Teiresias tells the truth of what happened to King Laius?
He is overjoyed with the new revelation
He gouges his eyes out.
He accuses Jocasta of bribing Teiresias to say these things so she can become queen
He accuses Creon of bribing Teiresias to say these things so he could become king.
What happens to Oedipus at the end of the play?
He gouges his eyes out and asks Creon to exile him from Thebes.
He gouges his eyes out and ends up dying with his children
He is sent to exile in The Underworld
He has to give up his role as King and live in prison
What are sensory details?
details that develop the plot.
details in a passage that help you understand the theme
descriptions that include touch, sight, taste, sound, and smell
comparisons using like or as
What is an analogy?
giving human characteristics to non human things
a comparison of two things without using like or as.
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
Who wrote the Theban Plays?
Jocasta
Antigone
Sophocles
Oedipus
