Vocabulary

Question 1

Affect

Answer 1

To influence

Question 2

Anarchist

Answer 2

One who disrespects rules or laws

Question 3

Antagonist

Answer 3

The force of opposition in a play or story

Question 4

Aside

Answer 4

A brief remark intended to be heard only by the audience

Question 5

Coincidence

Answer 5

Events occurring so that they alter the plot or fate

Question 6

Conflict

Answer 6

The struggle between two opposing forces in a plot

Question 7

Covert

Answer 7

Hidden, secret

Question 8

Demeanor

Answer 8

Conduct or behavior

Question 9

Effect

Answer 9

To bring about the result

Question 10

Epic

Answer 10

Story of a national hero’s great struggle to fight evil

Question 11

Exploit

Answer 11

Heroic or difficult deed

Question 12

Fable

Answer 12

A brief tale with a moral, usually with animal characters

Question 13

Fate

Answer 13

The unalterable pattern of behavior and

destiny

Question 14

Foil

Answer 14

Character whose behavior or qualities contrast those of another

Question 15

Hamartia

Answer 15

A tragic flaw in a character that leads to a wrong choice
The error (flaw = tragic flaw)

Question 16

Idyll

Answer 16

Romantic interlude

Question 17

Infirmity

Answer 17

Illness or physical defect

Question 18

Legacies

Answer 18

Money, property, or position left in a will

Question 19

Nemesis

Answer 19

Divine retribution or just punishment for evil deeds

Question 20

Oratory

Answer 20

Skill in public speaking

Question 21

Parody

Answer 21

A comical writing that mocks a specific literary form

Question 22

Pathos

Answer 22

Arousing feelings of pity, tenderness, or sadness

Question 23

Philanthropy

Answer 23

Love or compassion for mankind

Question 24

Philosophy

Answer 24

System of principles or beliefs

Question 25

Piety

Answer 25

Reverence or devoutness

Question 26

Portentous

Answer 26

Forboding, full of unspecified meaning

Question 27

Prodigious

Answer 27

Impressively forceful

Question 28

Protagonist

Answer 28

The chief character in a play or story

Question 29

Resolution

Answer 29

Determination

Question 30

Satire

Answer 30

Humorous, but critical writing used to ridicule human behavior or institutions

Question 31

Soliloquy

Answer 31

A speech given by a character alone on the stage

Question 32

Spurn

Answer 32

To kick disdainfully; to reject with disdain and contempt

Question 33

Suspense

Answer 33

Uncertainty as to the outcome of the plot

Question 34

Theme

Answer 34

Central dominating idea or meaning of a work

Question 35

Tragedy

Answer 35

Hero engaged in conflict is brought down through their own error

Question 36

Tragic flaw

Answer 36

A defective personality trait that leads to an error in judgment
The flaw (error = harmatia)

Question 37

Transcend

Answer 37

Go above or beyond

Question 38

Universality

This one’s important!

Answer 38

Literature dealing with human characteristics that don’t change with time or place

Question 39

Monologue

Answer 39

A speech presented by one person