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Vocabulary
Writing
Greek Theater
Oedipus Rex
Epic or Tragic Hero?
100
This word is a noun that means "rashness, boldness."
What is temerity?
100
The acronymn used when reading a prompt and/or planning a paper.
What is TAP-F.
100
The group of characters in a Greek play who respond to the action.
What is the Chorus?
100
How Oedipus saved Thebes.
What is "He answered the riddle of the Sphinx?"
100
Loved by the gods.
What is an epic hero?
200
This word is an adjective that means "forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point."
What is cogent?
200
The two things that are used to support the topic sentence and provide evidence to prove the thesis.
What are support and elaboration.
200
The literary name for the inborn weakness that keeps the tragic hero from attaining his goals.
What is the tragic flaw?
200
The seer who accuses Oedipus of murdering King Laius.
Who is Tieresias?
200
Fights with weapons.
What is an epic hero?
300
The definition of clemency.
What is "mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness"?
300
The question one should always consider when determining purpose.
What is "What do I want my audience to do or think differently after they read my paper?"
300
The famous author of Oedipus Rex and Antigone, who won more than 20 prizes for his dramas?
Who is Sophocles?
300
The important news the messenger brings to Oedipus from Corinth.
What is "King Polybus has died?"
300
Usually born of noble blood.
What is the tragic hero?
400
Accomplished portrait painters can usually reveal a person's character with a few ________ strokes of a brush.
What is deft?
400
The first sentence of a body paragraph.
What is the topic sentence?
400
The moments of dialogue in a Greek play.
What are episodes?
400
The character accused of trying to usurp the throne from Oedipus.
Who is Creon?
400
Goes where most humans cannot go.
What is an epic hero.
500
What good are ______ principles if no real attempt is made to help people by putting those principles into practice?
What is altruistic?
500
What F.I.R.E.S. stands for.
What is Facts, Incidents, Reasons, Examples, Statistics?
500
The god for whom plays were performed during festivals in Athens in the 5th century B.C.E.
Who is Dionysus?
500
Oedipus' suspected reason for why Jocasta is upset after talking with the shepherd.
What is "She is ashamed of his low origin?"
500
Quick to make judgements.
What is a tragic hero and an epic hero?