Liberty ENGL 102 Test 3 – Flashcards
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The speaker characterizes the "creatures" about whom he speaks as __________.
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spiritually poor and lost
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Death's vow to search for "both great and small," never to relax at any point, means that
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Death is universal and inescapable.
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Choose one word that best describes how GOD feels about those about whom He speaks.
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Unappreciative
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Why does Death use the word cruelly?
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From the human perspective, death can be cruel.
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Which of the following best summarizes God's admonition?
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Focus not on materialism.
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Three unities Swollen-foot A device for rolling out on the stage the evidence of actions that could not be depicted on stage A monologue or character speaking to himself Synonym for the Greek chorus; songs of the chorus Instituted an annual March festival at which tragedies were produced in competition for prizes The noble protagonist and focus of interest in classical Greek drama Crude comedy [None Given] Bible story [None Given] Instituted a corpus Christi fesitval [None Given] Over-sentimental or overemotional tragedy [None Given] The cross of Christ [None Given] Phrase describing works like Sophocles' Oedipus Rex that begin in the middle of the action [None Given] Another name for crisis or the point of greatest tension [None Given] Lowering a "god" over the wall of the changing house in a Greek drama [None Given]
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match
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Principal characters can be static, i.e., unchanged by the plot's events.
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True
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Who cannot accompany Everyman because of a cramp in his toe?
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Cousin
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A major purpose of Greek theatre was to beautify religious worship with art: singing, poetry, dancing, and acting.
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True
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Merope is the wife of Polybos.
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True
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In 534 B.C., Pisistratus instituted an annual March festival at which tragedies were produced in competition for prizes.
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True
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Sophocles is noted for his clear and logical action that used political, religious, and personal elements.
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True
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The play Oedipus opens with the following speech by Oedipus: "... Children,/ I would not have you speak trough messengers, / And therefore I have come myself to hear you- / I, Oedipus, who bear the famous name. / (To a Priest.) You, there, since you are the eldest in the company, / Speak for them all, tell me what preys upon you." What does Oedipus mean when he says, "tell me what preys upon you":
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Tell me your problem
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Tragic plots are less likely than comic plots to exhibit the high degree of organic unity - of logical cause-and-effect progression- that Aristotle required of tragedy.
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False
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Goods states in the play Everyman: "Who calleth me? Everyman? What hast thou hast! / I lie here in corners, trussed and piled so high, / And in chest I am locked so fast, / Also sacked in bags, thou mayst see with thine eye, / I cannot stir; in packs low I lie. / What would ye have, lightly me say." Words and phrases such as "I lie," "trussed," "locked," and "cannot stir" allude to the truth of the popular adage that
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"you can't take it [wealth] with you [when you die]"
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In Greek theater, actors dressed behind a circular curtain.
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False
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Everyman states in the play Everyman: " O gracious God, in the high seat celestial, / Have mercy on me in this most need; / Shall I have no company from this vale terrestrial / Of mine acquaintance that way to me lead?" In this excerpt, Everyman pleads to God to allow help from ________.
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...
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According to Aristotle, a hero is not responsible for any criminal act he commits as long as he is not aware of its criminal nature.
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False
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Greek choral odes are the precursors of Shakespearean soliloquies.
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True
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Which character in Everyman says to Everyman: "Fear not; I will speak for thee."
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...
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Too much violence is depicted on stage in Oedipus Rex.
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False
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In classical drama, "Orchestra" meant a place of dance.
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True
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One of Sophocles' contributions was the inclusion of female actors.
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False
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A messenger tells Oedipus that the king's (Oedipus's) father, _____, is dead.
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Polybos
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The comedic mask can indicate a sneering cynicism or the lightness of humor.
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True
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Everyman states in the play Everyman: "O that is a simple advice indeed! / Gentle fellow, help me in my necessity; / We have loved long, and now I need, / And now, gentle Fellowship, remember me." This excerpt suggests that Everyman and Fellowship have been friends for a long time. They have "loved long." Fellowship's unwillingness to help or tarry with Everyman in his time of need ("necessity") is unexpected and disappointing. This is an example of ___________.
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Irony of situation
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Sophocles' Oedipus Rex begins in medias res, with earlier events told later.
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True
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Antigone and Ismene are Oedipus' sons.
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False
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The play, Oedipus Rex, ends with a speech by _____ that includes the lines: "Let every man in mankind's frailty/Consider his last day'; and let none/Presume on his good fortune until he find/Life, at his death, a memory without pain."
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Choragos (chorus)
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The play Oedipus closes with the following statement: "Let every man in mankind's frailty / Consider his last day; and let none / Presume on his good fortune until he find / Life, at his death, a memory without pain." Choose the best summary of this statement from the following choices:
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Wait until the end of one's life to judge.
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According to Everyman, there are _____ sacraments.
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7
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Comedy exposes and ridicules human folly. It makes us laugh.
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true
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Euripides is known for his realistic characterization and dialogue.
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true
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Othello has a jealous nature.
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true
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In the play Everyman, Messenger makes the following statement: "Man, in the beginning, / Look well, and take good heed to the ending." This means
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Be watchful of your actions now on earth to secure a better place in the afterlife.
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The parados consists of the chorus singing and dancing.
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true
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Oedipus Rex distinguishes itself from the typical classical plot by indicating what can happen to those who disobey, mock, or disbelieve the gods.
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true
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Othello's major tragic flaws are his jealousy and too trusting nature.
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true
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Jokasta is Oedipus' sister.
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false
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Everyman states in the play Everyman: "Alas, shall I have no longer respite? / I may say Death giveth no warning: / To think on thee, it maketh my heart sick, / For all unready is my book of reckoning." The main claim of this excerpt is that
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Sophocles did not
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enlarge the importance of the fifth actor
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In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: "Majestic Oedipus! / No prince in Thebes had ever such renown, / No prince won such grace of power. / And now of all men ever known / Most pitiful is this man's story: / His fortunes are most changed, his state / Fallen to a low slave's / Ground under bitter fate." The excerpt uses __________ as its organizing principle.
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Opposites
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When Everyman becomes faint, he must
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creep into the cave
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Teiresias tells Oedipus that the latter is the _____ of the country.
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not enemy
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"Hamartia" is a criminal act committed in ignorance of some material fact or even for the sake of greater good.
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True
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Bolbus and Nerope are the childless couple in Oedipus Rex who adopt a child.
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False
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Greek actors used giant masks to indicate their character types or emotions.
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True
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In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: "Majestic Oedipus! / No prince in Thebes had ever such renown, / No prince won such grace of power. / And now of all men ever known / Most pitiful is this man's story: / His fortunes are most changed, his state / Fallen to a low slave's / Ground under bitter fate." In context, what has happened to Oedipus?
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NOT he is dead
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Oedipus Rex distinguishes itself from the typical classical plot by presenting a complicated circumstance in order to show that life is complicated.
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True
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English drama began as an aid to church liturgy.
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True
