M1- Theory of tragedy

Question 1

an amphitheater where tragedies are performed.

Answer 1

Theatron

Question 2

Where are amphitheaters built?

Answer 2

Sloping mountain

Question 3

How many consists of a chorus

Answer 3

15`

Question 4

A type of movement where dancers proceed across the stage while singing

Answer 4

strophe

Question 5

A type of movement where dancers turn around and come back across during actions

Answer 5

antistrophe

Question 6

_________is the purification or purgation of the emotions of pity
and fear

Answer 6

Catharsis

Question 7

Is an imitation of an action that is serious and also having
magnitude, complete in itself.

Answer 7

tragedy

Question 8

The disastrous end of the tragic hero results from a mistaken action or error of
judgment is a form of
a. Catharsis
b. Hubris
c. hamartia
d. Pity

Answer 8

Hamartia

Question 9

____________ is the reversal of fortune, brought about because of the hero’s error in judgment.

Answer 9

Peripeteia

Question 10

The discovery or recognition that the reversal was brought about by the hero’s own actions

Answer 10

Anagnorisis

Question 11

The character’s fate must be greater than deserved is a form of _________

Answer 11

Catastrophe

Question 12

excellence, goodness, moral virtue
* “be all what you can be”

is a form of ___________

Answer 12

Arete

Question 13

excessive pride, arrogance, too much self-confidence

Answer 13

Hubris

Question 14

________also refers to an action performed by a hero that leads to his death or downfall.

Answer 14

Ate

Question 15

is divine retribution sought against the people guilty of hubris.
* In a general sense, ___________refers to an indomitable rival, or an inescapable situation that
causes misery and death.

Answer 15

Nemesis