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OEDIPUS REX EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS anagnorisis ANSWrecognition or realization of truth catharsis ANSWpurging of emotion antecedent action ANSWany action that takes place before the play opens dramatic irony ANSWwhen the audience knows that the character does not vicarious action ANSWimaginary action; stage decency
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OEDIPUS REX EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS City Dionysia ANSWGreek festival in honor of the god Dionysus that included performances of dramatic tragedies Dithyramb ANSWceremonious dance performed by the chorus Mechane ANSWcrane that lifted actors portraying gods from above onto the proscenium proscenium ANSWrow of columns that decorated skene skene ANSWwooden huts where actors changed; scenery was painted on forward wall
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OEDIPUS REX EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS Who supposedly killed Laius? ANSWRobbers This is where Oedipus was left to die ANSWCithaeron Peak This is Menoenuceses son ANSWCreon According to Oedipus, what will be the punishment for the man who has killed Laius? ANSWBanishment or death
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OEDIPUS REX QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS How is Oedipus's opening speech ironic? ANSWIt is dramatic irony because he is acting like a detective trying to discover the man that killed Laius. He also declares that if anyone shields the murder they will be ostracized. He also acts like a judge, saying that the murder should be consumed in evil and wretchedness. He also says that this curse applies to him no less. Why do Oedipus and Tiresias quarrel? ANSWTiresias is burdened by the t...
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OEDIPUS REX QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Both of them are accusing each other of plotting against each other; which is a heated debate which is what stichomythia is used for ANSWWhy is stichomythia used in a dialogue with Creon and Oedipus? Oedipus realizes he killed Laius at the crossroads ANSWWhat realization does Oedipus have as he listens to Jocasta tell the story of how her husband was killed? -Wants to avoid prophecy of killing his father who he thinks is Phocis's King b...
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OEDIPUS REX STUDY GUIDE (HONORS) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What must be done, according to Apollo, to bring Thebes back to life? ANSWThe murderer must be found and killed When the people pray to the gods for help, Oedipus responds in what way that demonstrates his Hubris? What does he say? (p.18) ANSWHe will do it on his own When Oedipus asks Tiresias, the blind prophet, to reveal the name of the murderer, what is Tiresias' response? (p. 21) ANSWHe is afraid to say
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OEDIPUS REX QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Why did Oedipus leave Thebes? ANSWOedipus left Thebes because he committed a crime and had to banish himself Why is Oedipus angry at Creon during much of the play? ANSWOedipus accused Creon at trying to overthrow him Why is Oedipus angry at Tiresias? ANSWTiresias keeps telling Oedipus that he's the murderer and Oedipus doesn't believe him What purposes were served by the Chorus in Greek theatre? ANSWThe chorus explains what just happened ...
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OEDIPUS REX QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS Why is Oedipus angry at Creon during much of the play? ANSWOedipus accused Creon at trying to overthrow him What purposes were served by the Chorus in Greek theatre? ANSWThe chorus explains what just happened for the audience to understand What is an oracle? ANSWSomeone who foresees the future What crisis faces Thebes as the play opens? ANSWThere's a plague in Thebes as the play opens
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OEDIPUS REX TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS Direct Characterization ANSWAuthor directly describes character indirect characterization ANSWThe character is revealed through their personality, appearance, words, actions, and effect on others Anagnorisis ANSWrecognition or discovery on the part of the hero; change from ignorance to knowledge Hamartia ANSWa fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine
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OEDIPUS REX EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Thebes ANSWLaius and Jacasta's Kingdom; besieged by the Sphinx at Oedipus, mother of Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, and Ismene w/ Oedipus Polybus ANSWOedipus' adoptive father who is king of Cornith what is the crisis that causes Oedipus to look into his past ANSWPlague, people dying Oepidus ANSWson if lauis and Jocast, raised by the king and the queen of Corinth ( Polybus and Merope), fated to kill his father and marry his mother Creon...
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