Greek Theater Quiz

What is the term for the action at the end of a tragedy that initiates the denouement or falling action of a play?

• Peripeteia

• Catastrophe

What is the term for the purging of the feelings of pity and fear that occur in the audience of tragic drama?

• Hubris

• Catharsis

What is the term for the means by which writers present and reveal character?

• Characterization

• Dialogue

What is the term for the turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story?

• Resolution

• Climax

What is the term for an interruption of a work's chronology to describe or present an incident that occurred prior to the main time frame of a work's action?

• Symbol

• Flashback

What is the term for a tragic flaw, weakness of character or error in judgment which causes the downfall of the hero?

• Pathos

• Hamartia

What is the term for a recurring important idea or image in a literary work?

• Motif

• Symbol

What is the term for the idea that a play should be limited to a specific time, place, and storyline?

• Unities

• Prologue

What is the term for the final scene or conclusion of the play?

• Exodos

• Prologue

What is the term for the entrance song of the Chorus in a Greek play?

• Episode

• Parodos