Music
Symbol, Metaphor, or Allegory
”The Matrix”
Art
“The Allegory of the Cave”
100

What is a line or phrase that is repeated throughout a song?

refrain

100

What is the cave in “The Allegory of the Cave”?

symbol

100

Who is the main character, or “chosen one”?

Neo

100

Which kind of art is made with a brush and a colored substance?

painting

100

Who is the author of “The Allegory of the Cave”?

Plato

200

What is a repeated section of a song containing the song’s theme or message?

chorus

200

"You take the blue pill, the story ends. You take the red pill, I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes."

metaphor

200

Who is the leader on the ship?

Morpheus

200

What is the name of a piece of art that depicts the face of a person?

portrait

200

Who was Plato’s inspiration?

Socrates

300

What is a sequence of musical notes that form a recognizable or memorable tune?

melody

300

What is the sun in “The Allegory of the Cave”?

symbol

300

Who betrays everyone to permanently live in the Matrix?

Cypher

300

What is the main focus or theme of a painting? 

subject

300

What do the people in the cave see?

shadows

400

What is the variation in loudness between notes or phrases?

dynamics

400

"Hallelujah. You're my savior, man. My own personal Jesus Christ."

allegory
400

What is the name of the group that guards the Matrix?

agents

400

Which kind of painting displays natural scenery?

landscape

400

What does the sun represent?

truth

500

What is the part of a song that transitions from the main verse using a new melody, harmony, or lyrics?

a bridge

500

What is the journey out of the cave in ”The Allegory of the Cave”?

metaphor

500

What is the name of the creatures that hunt humans in the real world?

sentinels

500

What is the artist’s arrangement of elements within a painting called?

composition

500

Finish the quote: “Whereas the truth is that the State in which the _______ are most reluctant to govern is always the best and most quietly governed”.

rulers