The Tragic Hero MS. Hall Review

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Quiz on the basic elements of drama. Separate all multiple fill-in-the-blank answers with spaces, not commas.

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1.

In general, tragedy involves what?
- A.
  
  Hilarious but ridiculous comedy
- B.
  
  The ruin of the leading characters
- C.
  
  Critisisms of social, economic, or political problems
- D.
  
  A happy ending where justice is served
2.

The climax or crisis of a plot would best be represented as which point on the pyramid?
- A.
  
  Z
- B.
  
  Y
- C.
  
  X
- D.
  
  W
- E.
  
  V
3.

The rising action of a plot is represented by:
- A.
  
  Z
- B.
  
  Y
- C.
  
  X
- D.
  
  W
- E.
  
  V
4.

The exposition or inciting moment is best represented by:
- A.
  
  Z
- B.
  
  Y
- C.
  
  X
- D.
  
  W
- E.
  
  V
- F.
  
  I don't know
5.

The falling action is best represented by:
- A.
  
  Z
- B.
  
  Y
- C.
  
  X
- D.
  
  W
- E.
  
  V
- F.
  
  I don't know
6.

Conflict is an element of ________________.
- A.
  
  Setting
- B.
  
  Plot
- C.
  
  Dialogue
- D.
  
  Point of View
- E.
  
  I don't know
7.

Dramatic Irony is.....
- A.
  
  A contrast between what the audience perceives and what a character does not know
- B.
  
  A contrast between what is expected and what really happens
- C.
  
  A humorous character introduced to relieve the seriousness or emotional intensity of the play
- D.
  
  A hero who has a weakness of personality which causes him or her to make unfortunate choices
- E.
  
  I don't know
8.

What is a Soliloquy (Pronounced: SOH-li-loh-kwee)
- A.
  
  A long, uninterrupted speech presented in front of other characters
- B.
  
  A story told through characters played by actors
- C.
  
  A drama with a happy ending; a lighthearted or humorous work
- D.
  
  A speech in which a character is alone or believes he is alone on stage and expresses thoughts out
- E.
  
  I don't know
9.

What is an Aside?
- A.
  
  A fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, that has one of several rhyme schemes
- B.
  
  Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
- C.
  
  The humorous use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings at the same time
- D.
  
  Words spoken by a character in a play, usually in an undertone or to the audience
- E.
  
  I don't know
10.

What is a Tragic Flaw?
- A.
  
  a contrast between what the audience perceives and what a character does not know
- B.
  
  the weakness in character which causes the downfall of a tragic hero
- C.
  
  A humorous character introduced to relieve the seriousness or emotional intensity of the pla
- D.
  
  A hero who has a weakness of personality which causes him or her to make unfortunate choices
- E.
  
  I don't know
11.

What is a Tragic Hero?
- A.
  
  A hero who has a weakness of personality which causes him or her to make unfortunate choices
- B.
  
  A humorous character introduced to relieve the seriousness or emotional intensity of the play
- C.
  
  a contrast between what the audience perceives and what a character does not know
- D.
  
  the weakness in character which causes the downfall of a tragic hero
- E.
  
  I don't know
12.

What is a Drama?
- A.
  
  A speech in which a character is alone or believes he is alone on stage and expresses thoughts out l
- B.
  
  A story told through characters played by actors
- C.
  
  A long, uninterrupted speech presented in front of other characters
- D.
  
  A drama with a happy ending; a lighthearted or humorous work
- E.
  
  I don't know
13.

____________: the final event in a drama (a death in a tragedy or a marriage in a comedy)
- A.
  
  Tragic Flaw
- B.
  
  Catastrophe
- C.
  
  Situational Irony
- D.
  
  Tragic Hero
- E.
  
  I don't know
14.

Which pair of words can be used interchangeably?
- A.
  
  Protagonist/hero
- B.
  
  All
- C.
  
  None
- D.
  
  Antagonist/villain
- E.
  
  I don't know
15.

Aristotle said that we watch tragedy to evoke feelings of fear and pity that lead to ____.
- A.
  
  Self-knowledge
- B.
  
  Resolution
- C.
  
  Catharsis
- D.
  
  Poetic justice
- E.
  
  I don't knnow
16.

A tragic hero must be a man of nobility and status, but his _______ must be average
- A.
  
  Tragic flaw
- B.
  
  Intelligence
- C.
  
  Fortunes
- D.
  
  Vices and virtues
- E.
  
  I don't know
17.

What is Peripeteia?
- A.
  
  When the hero experiences a reversal of fate
- B.
  
  When the hero experiences an increase of fate
- C.
  
  When the hero experiences an unexpected reward
- D.
  
  When the hero experiences an expected change in events
- E.
  
  I don't know
18.

What is Nemesis?
- A.
  
  An unavoidable situation the hero is in which is related to catharsis
- B.
  
  An avoidable situation the hero is in which is related to hubris
- C.
  
  An unavoidable situation the hero is in which is related to hubris
- D.
  
  An avoidable situation the hero is in which is related to catharsis
- E.
  
  I don't know
19.

What is Anagnorsis?
- A.
  
  When the hero makes an important discovery
- B.
  
  When the hero makes an unimportant discovery
- C.
  
  When the hero makes a startling discovery
- D.
  
  When the hero makes a horrific discovery
- E.
  
  I don't know
20.

What is Hubris?
- A.
  
  When the hero respects the natural order and gains wisdom about life
- B.
  
  When the hero contemplates the natural order and because of curiosity gets into trouble
- C.
  
  When the hero disrespects the natural order because of his or her own pride.
- D.
  
  When the hero ignores the natural order and because of arrogance laughs at fate
- E.
  
  I don't know