Question 1

Even though the tragic universe is ruled by divine beings, the universe is anthropocentric.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The first rule of the tragedy was that the protagonist had to be Dionysus himself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The tragic hero has a capacity for extremes of feeling and behavior, which contradicts the Apollonian awareness of one's human limitations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What is the origin of the word tragedy?

Accepted Answer

A)  a goat play 
B)  a parade of revelers 
C)  a goat song 
D)  a sad song 
A)  a goat play 
B)  a parade of revelers 
C)  a goat song 
D)  a sad song

Question 5

Tragedy taught the audience about the consequences of inflexibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Comedies had their own festival.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to ancient tradition, the first winner of the tragic competition was Thespis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Tiresias was able to reconcile the opposites of control and freedom because he

Accepted Answer

A)  was half-human, half-divine. 
B)  was half-human, half-horse. 
C)  was half-man, half-woman. 
D)  once had been changed into a woman and then back into a man. 
A)  was half-human, half-divine. 
B)  was half-human, half-horse. 
C)  was half-man, half-woman. 
D)  once had been changed into a woman and then back into a man.

Question 9

The Dionysia staged three different kinds of plays-tragedy, comedy, and satyr plays.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In drama as well as in the epic, a narrative voice guides the perception of the audience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The tragic quest is typically an external journey of suffering, contrary to the quest of the myth, which is usually internal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Aristotle viewed the tragedy as a cleansing emotional experience for the audience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The City Dionysia festivals were held for five days in October, celebrating the making of new wine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the tragic drama, the protagonists are more realistic than in the myths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The lessons taught by tragic drama were usually clear-cut: Creon, for instance, was wrong to defend civic order as he did; Antigone was right to refuse obedience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The epic and tragic heroes are similar in that

Accepted Answer

A)  they both encounter difficult challenges. 
B)  they both have incredible strengths and also flaws. 
C)  they both journey to the geographical ends of the earth. 
D)  a and b above 
A)  they both encounter difficult challenges. 
B)  they both have incredible strengths and also flaws. 
C)  they both journey to the geographical ends of the earth. 
D)  a and b above

Question 17

The main content of the satyr plays was humorous antics and obscene jokes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What does the word catharsis mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  the hero's descent into the Underworld 
B)  a cleansing 
C)  a hound from hell 
D)  a reconciliation of opposites 
A)  the hero's descent into the Underworld 
B)  a cleansing 
C)  a hound from hell 
D)  a reconciliation of opposites

Question 19

In the tragic universe, there is still divine justice waiting at the conclusion of the story.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Most satyr plays have been lost. Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were met with Christian disapproval. 
B)  They were never written down, but survived for centuries as part of an oral ritual. 
C)  They were met with public disapproval almost from the beginning. 
D)  They were stored in the Dionysus temple, which burned down. 
A)  They were met with Christian disapproval. 
B)  They were never written down, but survived for centuries as part of an oral ritual. 
C)  They were met with public disapproval almost from the beginning. 
D)  They were stored in the Dionysus temple, which burned down.

Even though the tragic universe is ruled by divine beings, the universe is anthropocentric.

The first rule of the tragedy was that the protagonist had to be Dionysus himself.

The tragic hero has a capacity for extremes of feeling and behavior, which contradicts the Apollonian awareness of one's human limitations.

What is the origin of the word tragedy?

Tragedy taught the audience about the consequences of inflexibility.

Comedies had their own festival.

According to ancient tradition, the first winner of the tragic competition was Thespis.

Tiresias was able to reconcile the opposites of control and freedom because he

The Dionysia staged three different kinds of plays-tragedy, comedy, and satyr plays.

In drama as well as in the epic, a narrative voice guides the perception of the audience.

The tragic quest is typically an external journey of suffering, contrary to the quest of the myth, which is usually internal.

Aristotle viewed the tragedy as a cleansing emotional experience for the audience.

The City Dionysia festivals were held for five days in October, celebrating the making of new wine.

In the tragic drama, the protagonists are more realistic than in the myths.

The lessons taught by tragic drama were usually clear-cut: Creon, for instance, was wrong to defend civic order as he did; Antigone was right to refuse obedience.

The epic and tragic heroes are similar in that

The main content of the satyr plays was humorous antics and obscene jokes.

What does the word catharsis mean?

In the tragic universe, there is still divine justice waiting at the conclusion of the story.

Most satyr plays have been lost. Why?

Introduction to Greek Myth

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

Alienation of the Human and Divine: Prometheus, Fire, and Pandora

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

Dionysus: Rooted in Earth and Ecstasy

Land of No Return: The Gloomy Kingdom of Hades

Heroes of Myth: Man Divided Against Himself

Heroines of Myth: Women in Many Roles

Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

A Different Kind of Hero: The Odysseus

The House of Atreus: Aeschyluss Oresteia

The Tragic House of Laius: Sophocles Oedipus Cycle

A Different Perspective on Tragedy: Euripides Medea Part Four the World of Roman Myth

The Roman Vision: Greek Myths and Roman Realities

Virgils Roman Epic: The Aeneid

The Persistence of Mythglossary Selected Bibliography Credits Index

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Exam 14: Myth and the Tragic Vision in the Theater of Dionysus: Euripides Bacchae

Even though the tragic universe is ruled by divine beings, the universe is anthropocentric.

The first rule of the tragedy was that the protagonist had to be Dionysus himself.

The tragic hero has a capacity for extremes of feeling and behavior, which contradicts the Apollonian awareness of one's human limitations.

What is the origin of the word tragedy?

Tragedy taught the audience about the consequences of inflexibility.

Comedies had their own festival.

According to ancient tradition, the first winner of the tragic competition was Thespis.

Tiresias was able to reconcile the opposites of control and freedom because he

The Dionysia staged three different kinds of plays-tragedy, comedy, and satyr plays.

In drama as well as in the epic, a narrative voice guides the perception of the audience.

The tragic quest is typically an external journey of suffering, contrary to the quest of the myth, which is usually internal.

Aristotle viewed the tragedy as a cleansing emotional experience for the audience.

The City Dionysia festivals were held for five days in October, celebrating the making of new wine.

In the tragic drama, the protagonists are more realistic than in the myths.

The lessons taught by tragic drama were usually clear-cut: Creon, for instance, was wrong to defend civic order as he did; Antigone was right to refuse obedience.

The epic and tragic heroes are similar in that

The main content of the satyr plays was humorous antics and obscene jokes.

What does the word catharsis mean?

In the tragic universe, there is still divine justice waiting at the conclusion of the story.

Most satyr plays have been lost. Why?

Introduction to Greek Myth

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

Alienation of the Human and Divine: Prometheus, Fire, and Pandora

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

Dionysus: Rooted in Earth and Ecstasy

Land of No Return: The Gloomy Kingdom of Hades

Heroes of Myth: Man Divided Against Himself

Heroines of Myth: Women in Many Roles

Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

A Different Kind of Hero: The Odysseus

The House of Atreus: Aeschyluss Oresteia

The Tragic House of Laius: Sophocles Oedipus Cycle

A Different Perspective on Tragedy: Euripides Medea Part Four the World of Roman Myth

The Roman Vision: Greek Myths and Roman Realities

Virgils Roman Epic: The Aeneid

The Persistence of Mythglossary Selected Bibliography Credits Index

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