Tragedies
What was Sophocles most famous tragedy?
(A) Oedipus Rex (B) Ajax
(A) Oedipus Rex
When was Sophocles born?
(A)1980 (B)1100 B.C.
(C) with the dinosaurs (D)495/496 B.C.
(D) 495/496 B.C.
What age did he die?
(A)85/86 (B)18/19 (C)20/21 (D)90/91
(D)90/91
He Introduced a third actor
(A)true (B)false
(A)true
How many of Sophocles Tragedies had Oedipus in its name?
(A)4 (B)2 (C)10 (D)6
(B)2
What was his fathers job?
(A) A wealthy merchant (B) A wealthy Architect
(A) A wealthy merchant
True or false: He died in 415/414 B.C.
(A)True (B)False
(B) False, he died in 406/405 B.C.
he was not respected by his contemporaries
(A)true (B)false
(B)False, his mastery of form and dictation was highly respected by his contemporaries
What was a typical occurrence in Sophocles tragedies?
(A) a lot of incest (B) a lot of war
(A) A lot of incest
Did Sophocles live life in tragedy?
(A) yes (B) no
(B)no
What is the most known theory of Sophocles death?
He died when trying to recite a long line from him poem Antigone without pausing for a breath.
He increased the size of the chorus from 12 to 15 people
(A)True (B) false
(A) True
How many of his tragedies have survived until today?
(A) 11 (B)18 (C)7 (D)100
(C)7
Did he have any other jobs?
(A)Yes (b) no
(A)yes. (He was a priest, general, and Director of the Treasury)
There wasn't a eulogy written about Sophocles in the play The muses.
(A)True (B)false
(B)False, in-fact that did happen
He Invented the “scene painting”
(A)true (B)false
(A)true