Language and Literature Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
Q

How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet?

A

there are 24

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2
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the English word alphabet comes from…

A

the first two letters of the Greek alphabet alpha and beta

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3
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how many verses does the Iliad contain?

A

15,000

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4
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who made the epic poems about the odyssey and the iliad.

A

Homer, a blind poet who wrote them.

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5
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how many verses does the odyssey

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11,000

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6
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who is Sappho

A

Sappho was a female poet who wrote 9 poetry books.

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6
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what is the percent of words in the english alphabet that come from the ancient greek alphabet.

A

12%

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6
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true or false did men play woman parts

A

true

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6
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who is Aesop

A

he was a greek slave who wrote stories called fables. his fables contain a moral or a lesson to be learned.

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6
Q

how much roles did any actor have?

A

7

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6
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who was a famous Greek general and politician, wrote 123 plays in his life time.

A

he was Sophocles.

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7
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what was one of the oldest types of literature?

A

Fables

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8
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when did Aesop write his famous stories???

A

600s B.C

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9
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what where Aesop’s stories based on?

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they were based on animals that talked and acted like humans. There was always a lesson to be learned.

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10
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what was aesop’s best known story?

A

Tortoise and the Hare.

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11
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what was the most popular type of poetry?

12
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what is lyric poetry?

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lyric poetry was more personal, concentrating more on love and friendship

13
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what where the 2 types of greek plays.

A

tragic plays and comedy plays

14
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what are tragic plays

A

tragic plays were meant to show people how to behave. they were about heroes or the gods and ended sadly.

15
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what are comedy plays

A

the comedy plays were performed to make fun of politicians and social issues of the day.

16
Q

what where the masks made out of?

A

linen, wood, or leather.

17
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how many people can be seated in a amphitheater.

18
Q

what does astro mean

19
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what does aud/audio mean?

20
what does auto mean
self
21
what does bio mean?
life
22
what does chron/chrono mean?
time
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what does cycl mean
circle
24
what does geo mean?
earth
25
what does meter mean
to measure
26
what does micro mean?
small
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what does mon/mono mean
one
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what does phon/phono mean?
sound
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what does tele mean?
far