What is the most important characteristic of an epic hero?
They embody the values of their civilizations.
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What is the most important characteristic of a tragedy?
The ending is unhappy.
100
What do actors use to learn their lines and how to move around the stage?
Stage directions
100
What is a muse?
A person who sings the opening of an epic poem.
200
What is the main theme of "The Odyssey"?
The long journey.
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What do most main characters in epics search for?
Their place in life.
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How is a monologue different from dialogue?
In a monologue, one character makes a long speech to other characters onstage who just listen.
200
What is a "Works Cited" list?
A list of all the sources used in a report or essay.
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What are myths?
Stories that use fantasy to express spiritual ideas about life.
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What type of people were rhapsodes in ancient Greece?
Historians, entertainers, and mythmakers.
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What is the term used for two or more characters having a converstation?
Dialogue
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What is a character foil?
A character who contrasts (or is the opposite) with the main character
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If you used a website as a source of information, what would be the most important piece of information you would need to cite in your "Works Cited" list?
The URL
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What is an epithet?
A word or phrase used to characterize someone (a nickname).
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What is a "Homeric Simile"?
A long comparison between something extraordinary and something familiar.
400
Words that were used in Shakespeare's day but are not used today are considered to be what?
Archaic
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What is the name of the event that turns the action of the play toward a happy or unhappy ending?
Turning point
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What is a comedy?
A play with a happy ending.
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What can you assume about epics based on the first encounters of Odysseus and his son, and Odysseus and the maid?
Scenes of recognition are central to Greek epics.
500
When Athena transformed Odysseus to a young, beautiful man, this suggests that the Greeks valued what?
Youth and beauty.
500
A moment of "dramatic irony" in a play occurs when...
the audience knows something that the character onstage doesn't know.
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What is a soliloquy?
When a character reveals his/her thoughts or feelings to the audience.
500
What is situational irony?
When the audience and the actors get something unexpected or surprised.