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English Exam
Greek god of everything
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Oedipus | Protagonist of Sophocles' tragedy, 'Oedipus Rex'. |
| 2. Creon | Brother-in-law of Oedipus, ruler of Thebes. |
| 3. Jocasta | Wife and mother of Oedipus, queen of Thebes. |
| 4. Antigone | Daughter of Oedipus, defies Creon's orders. |
| 5. Teiresias | Blind prophet who reveals Oedipus' fate. |
| 6. Ismene | Sister of Antigone, representing the conflict between individual moral duty and state law. |
| 7. Chorus | Group providing commentary and reflections in Greek plays. |
| 8. Shepherd | A key figure in revealing Oedipus's origins and the truth about his past. |
| 9. Corinth | the city that takes place in Oedipus Rex |
| 10. Laios | Father of Oedipus, King of Thebes |
| 11. Polybos | Man that adopted Oedipus when he was young |
| 12. Merope | Woman that adopted Oedipus with Polybos when Oedipus was young |
| 13. Theseus | The king of Athens who embodies the ideals of democracy and justice, appearing in Antigone. Known for slaying the Minotaur |
| 14. Polyneices | Son of Oedipus, brother of Antigone, considered as a traitor. |
| 15. Eteocles | Son of Oedipus, king of Thebes |
| 16. Eurydice | Known for to be wife of Orpheus, Tragic love story |
| 17. The Furies | Alecto: unceasing torment, and fury, causing madness. Mageara: punished crimes like martial infidetly. Tisiphone: punished crimes like murder. |
| 18. Nemeis | God of revenge; retributive justice; the inevitable punishment of hubris. |
| 19. Dramatic irony | when the audience knows something the characters don't. |
| 20. Situational irony | Outcome is contrary to what was expected. |
| 21. Verbal irony | Saying the opposite of what one means |
| 22. Motif | Recurring element that has symbolic significance. |
| 23. Suppliant | Someone (Oedipus) who humbly begs or requests for assistance or protection, often in a ritualized manner. |
| 24. Anagnorosis | Moment of critical discovery in a narrative. |
| 25. Hubris | Excessive pride that leads to the downfall of the protagonist, a common trait in tragic heroes. |
| 26. Hamartia | Oedipus' tragic flaw, which ultimately leads to his downfall |
| 27. Allusion | A reference within a work to something famous outside it, such as a well known person, place, event, story or work of art, literature etc. |
| 28. Theme | Central idea or message in a literary work. |
| 29. Tragic hero | individuals of exceptional strength, courage, and skill, often possessing divine or semi-divine lineage. |
| 30. Oracle | a sacred place or person where prophecies or predictions about the future were given. |
| 31. Prophecy | The role of oracles in guiding characters' actions and the inevitability of fate. |
| 32. Soothsayer | A person who predicts the future, often through divination |
| 33. Logo | Appeals to logic and reason, using facts, statistics, and evidence to support an argument or idea. |
| 34. Ethos | Appeals to the speakers writer's credibility, character, and authority |
| 35. Pathos | Appeals to the audiences emotions, such as sympathy, anger, fear, or hope |
| 36. Tragedy | a prominent character's downfall or suffering due to a combination of personal failings and circumstances beyond their control |
| 37. Catharsis | The emotional release experienced by the audience, a key element of Greek tragedy. |
| 38. Freytag’s Pyramid | A model for understanding the structure of a tragedy, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. |
| 39. Peripeteia | A sudden reversal of fortune in a story. |
| 40. Fate | Predetermined events that characters cannot escape. |
| 41. Tyranny | Cruel and oppressive government or rule. |
| 42. Capitalistic | someone who believes in or supports capitalism, an economic system where private individuals own the means of production and exchange |
| 43. Democratic | System of government by the whole population. |
| 44. Socialistic | Economic system where the means of production are owned collectively. |
| 45. In-text citations (what should be included) | : Importance of proper citation in academic writing to avoid plagiarism and give credit to sources. |
| 46. conjunctions (coordinating vs subordinating) | Coordinating: connects elements of equal grammatical rank, such as words, phrases, or independent clauses. Subordinating: using acronym; for, and, nor, but, or, yet or so. |
| 47. dependent clause vs independent clause | Dependent: Cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. Independent:Can stand alone as a complete sentence. |
| 48. complex vs compound sentences | Understanding sentence structure to enhance clarity and depth in writing. |
| 49. capitalization | Using uppercase letters for proper nouns and beginnings. |
| 50. run-on sentence vs incomplete or fragment sentence | Run-on: Two or more independent clauses joined incorrectly. incomplete or fragment sentence: group of words that doesn't express a complete hough and cannot stand alone as a sentence. |
| 51. parts of a paragraph | Introduction, body paragraph, and conclusion, essential for coherent writing. |
| 52. apostrophe “s” vs plural “s” | Possession vs. indicating more than one. |
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