The Tragic Hero MS. Hall Review
Quiz on the basic elements of drama. Separate all multiple fill-in-the-blank answers with spaces, not commas.
- 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
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