Greek Literature TEST Wednesday

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Greek Literature TESTWednesday Thursday
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Questions 1-65 Multiple Choice

• Homers Iliad (excerpt in textbook)
• Sophocles background
• History of Greek Theater Drama
• Role of Chorus
• Events of Play
• Any and all terms discussed (irony, catharsis,
  etc.)

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Questions 66-95

• Matching descriptions quotations to characters,
  persons, or places

Questions 96-105

• Place events in chronological order of the play

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Questions 106-115

• Matching examples of irony to types of irony

Questions 116-140

• True or False

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Greek Literature TEST

• Review all terms related to the play
• Anagnorisis, hubris, arête, ob skena, choragus,
  stasimon, chiton, cothurni, catharsis, parados,
  episodes, archetype, 3 types of irony,
  perepeteia, apotstrophe, juxtaposition,
  denouement, skene, proscenium, etc.

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ESSAYS CHOOSE ONE

• 1. As the playwright Sophocles, defend your
  reasoning for choosing to portray the legend of
  Oedipus in dramatic format. Consider the
  following in your argument the values and
  beliefs of your culture, the history of Greek
  literature and the theater, and the influences
  upon your writing. Why did you feel that Oedipus
  was the best subject matter for your play? Why
  was the drama the most appropriate medium for the
  story?

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ESSAYS CHOOSE ONE

• 2. According to Aristotle, the purpose of
  tragedy is, to arouse pity and fear in the
  audience, and so create a catharsiscleansing of
  emotionsthat will enlighten people about life
  and fate. As the audience watches the fate of
  the tragic hero unfold, Aristotle believes they
  will recognize in it the universal human plight.
  Keeping these ideas in mind, discuss the journey
  of Oedipus as it pertains to Aristotles
  definition. How is Oedipus the epitome of the
  tragic hero?

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TERMS TO KNOW

• Anagnorisis The point of knowing for the main
  character of a Greek tragedy the recognition or
  discovery on the part of the hero and a change
  from ignorance to knowledge the epiphany
• Hubris excessive pride or arrogance, especially
  towards the gods
• Arête the narrow ridge along the cliff of a
  mountain (literal meaning) for the ancient
  Greeks, this came to mean perfection, which was
  to have perfect balance in life

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TERMS TO KNOW

• Hamartia The heros tragic flaw
• ob skena off stage this is where we get the
  term obscene
• Choragus The chorus leader
• Stasimon The choral response to the episode
  the odes
• Chiton - in ancient Greek theater an actors
  long, flowing robe, usually died in symbolic
  colors.
• Cothurni In ancient Greek theater, an actors
  platformed shoes

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TERMS TO KNOW

• stichomvthia - In Greek drama, poetry, and
  dispute, a form of dialogue in which characters
  speak single lines alternately
• strophe - In Greek drama, the first part of an
  ode recited or chanted by the Chorus
• antistrophe - In Greek drama, the second part of
  an ode recited or chanted in response to the
  Chorus

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TERMS TO KNOW

• Perepeteia An abrupt change in a course of
  events a reversal in fortune
• Apostrophe When a character directly addresses
  an object, an abstract quality, or an absent or
  imaginary person, as if present and able to
  understand.
• Juxtaposition Placing two opposite ideas,
  statements or scenes side by side for effect
• Denouement The unraveling of the plot in
  which the final outcome is revealed or the
  conflict is resolved the resolution, following
  the climax
• Skene In a Greek theater, the scenery or
  backgrounds at the back of the stage.

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TERMS TO KNOW

• Catharsis a cleansing of emotions, usually pity
  and fear, especially through art
• Parados in Greek theater, the entrance to the
  theater or the entrance ode given by the chorus
• Proscenium - the stage of an ancient theater
  between the background (scene) and the orchestra
• Episodes In a Greek drama, the scenes where the
  main action of the plot occurs.
• Archetype In literature, an archetype is a
  universal symbol which transcends time, place,
  and culture and which projects peoples hopes,
  fears, values, and aspirations a model or
  prototype a motif

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TERMS TO KNOW(Examples of Archetypes in Oedipus)