ENGL 102 Quiz 3 Drama solutions complete answers

ENGL 102 Quiz 3 Drama solutions complete answers 

 

Reading Comprehension Question from the play Everyman (lines 22­79). GOD: I perceive here in my majesty, How that all the creatures be to me unkind, Living without dread in worldly prosperity: Of ghostly sight the people be so blind, Drowned in sin, they know me not for their God; In worldly riches is all their mind. They fear not my righteousness, the sharp rod. My law that I showed, when I for them died, They forget clean, and shedding of my blood red; I hanged between two, it cannot be denied; To get them life I suffered to be dead; I healed their feet, with thorns hurt was my head. I could do no more than I did, truly; And now I see the people do clean forsake me. They use the seven deadly sins damnable, As pride, covetise, wrath, and lechery Now in the world be made commendable; And thus they leave of angels the heavenly company. Every man liveth so after his own pleasure, And yet of their life they be nothing sure: I see the more that I them forbear The worse they be from year to year. … I hoped well that every man In my glory should make his mansion, And thereto I had them all elect; But now I see, like traitors deject, They thank me not for the pleasure that I to them meant, Nor yet for their being that I them have lent; I proffered the people great multitude of mercy, And few there be that asketh it heartily; They be so cumbered with worldly riches That needs on them I must do justice, On every man living without fear. Where art thou, Death, thou mighty messenger? [Enter Death] DEATH: Almighty God, I am here at your will, Your commandment to fulfill. GOD: Go thou to Everyman, And show him, in my name, A pilgrimage he must … take … And that he bring with him a sure reckoning DEATH: Lord, I will in the world go run overall, And cruelly outsearch both great and small; Everyman will I beset that liveth beastly Out of God’s laws, and dreadeth not folly. He that loveth riches I will strike with my dart, His sight to blind, and from heaven to depart­­ Except that alms be his good friend­­ In hell for to dwell, world without end

 

According to Everyman, _____ is a common medieval metaphor to express the idea of the soul's union with God.

 

The play, Oedipus Rex, ends with a speech by _____ that includes the lines: "Let every man in mankind's frailty/Consider his last day'; and let none/Presume on his good fortune until he find/Life, at his death, a memory without pain."

 

Which character does not forsake Everyman?

 

Goods says in the play Everyman: “For my love is contrary to the love everlasting. / But if thou had loved moderately during, / As, to the poor give part of me, / Then shouldst thou not in this dolour be, / Nor in this great sorrow care.”  What advice does Goods give Everyman in this passage?

 

Choose the incorrect statement.

 

Who cannot accompany Everyman because of a cramp in his toe?

 

Othello's treatment of a character is more mature than merely having Othello be what circumstances direct. 

 

Match the following:

 

The god of wine

 

Mysterious beast whose mystery is solved by Oedipus

 

Connected with the chorus

 

Speech by a character alone onstage

 

Type of comedy

 

Theater can have value beyond entertainment.

 

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Alas the seed of men./…/ That breathe on void and are void / And exist and do not exist?” In context, what do lines 2-3 — “That breathe on void and are void / And exist and do not exist?”—mean?

Oedipus Rex begins after a plague has begun. 

 

The plot of Oedipus Rex has been called one of the most perfect dramatic plots ever conceived.

 

Aeschylus introduces a second character to the performances.

 

Aeschylus was a student of Sophocles

 

Greek theatre was limited to three actors, although a dramatist could use as many mute actors as he wished.

 

Everyman states in the play Everyman: “ O gracious God, in the high seat celestial, / Have mercy on me in this most need; / Shall I have no company from this vale terrestrial / Of mine acquaintance that way to me lead?” 
In this excerpt, Everyman pleads to God to allow help from ________.

 

The major characters in Shakespeare's tragedies are influenced by Aristotle's concept of tragic hero.

 

The Greek stage was limited in the use of props and scenery.

 

One of Sophocles' contributions was the inclusion of female actors.  

 

Oedipus asks Kreon to kill him, since suicide would be blasphemy against the gods.

 

Kreon and Teiresias (in the play Oedipus Rex) are a good example of the use of mute actors in ancient Greek drama. 

 

Antigone and Ismene are Oedipus' daughter and son, respectively.

 

Which character speaks last in Everyman?

 

Ancient Greek drama was not original, because the playwright took his plots/story from the familiar myths of the gods. 

 

Which character in Everyman says to Everyman: "Fear not; I will speak for thee."

 

The choral division known as strophe functions as echo. 

 

Oedipus and his wife, Jokasta, have four children together. 

 

The play Oedipus opens with the following speech by Oedipus: “My children, generations of living / In the line of Kadmos, nursed at his ancient hearth: / Why have you strewn yourself before these altars / In supplication, with your boughs and garlands? / The breath of incense rises from the city / With a sound of prayer and lamentation.” What is Oedipus’ attitude and tone in his speech?

 

Euripides is known for his realistic characterization and dialogue. 

 

Goods states in the play Everyman: “Who calleth me? Everyman? What hast thou hast! / I lie here in corners, trussed and piled so high, / And in chest I am locked so fast, / Also sacked in bags, thou mayst see with thine eye, / I cannot stir; in packs low I lie. / What would ye have, lightly me say.”  
Words and phrases such as “trussed,” “locked,” “sacked in bags,” and “cannot stir” allude to someone who is 

 

"Quem Quoeritis" is the second oldest extant liturgical drama from England. 

 

Miracle plays flourished until late in the _____ century.

 

According to Everyman, there are _____ sacraments.

 

Question 1

In context, the excerpt depicts Everyman as __________.

Question 2

Why does Death use the word cruelly?

Question 3

Which of the following best summarizes the image of the world depicted in the excerpt?

Question 4

In context, the excerpt depicts heaven and hell as __________.

Question 5

Choose one word that best explains why the people have rejected the “multitude of mercy” offered by the speaker?

Question 6

Greek theatre invented the drop‑curtain device.

Question 7

According to Aristotle, the tragic hero is good and his fall results from an act of _____

Question 8

Everyman is an extant English medieval morality play.

Question 9

A plot complication can be the interaction of different people.

Question 10

duality of human nature.

Question 11

Episodic Bible stories were the sources of miracle plays.

Question 12

Oedipus' daughters (in the play Oedipus Rex) are a good example of the use of mute actors in ancient Greek drama.

Question 13

When the chorus enters in a Greek play, it is called the parados.

Question 14

Othello trusted Iago, his worst enemy.

Question 15

Aristotle said that limiting the events of the plot of a play to one revolution of the sun (24 hours) made the play rather unrealistic.

Question 16

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Majestic Oedipus! / No prince in Thebes had ever such renown, / No prince won such grace of power. / And now of all men ever known / Most pitiful is this man’s story: / His fortunes are most changed, his state / Fallen to a low slave’s / Ground under bitter fate.” The speaker uses opposites in this excerpt. This is an example of the use of ________________.

Question 17

The chorus in Greek drama always remains on stage.

Question 18

Sophocles served Athens as an elected general in the army.

Question 19

Sophocles writes during Athen's period of greatest glory.

Question 20

Messenger speaks in Everyman saying: “For ye shall here [hear], how our heavenly king / Calleth Everyman to a general reckoning.” This means that 

Question 21

Strength speaks in Everyman saying: “You spend your speech and waste your brain.” In context, this means that

Question 22

Modern drama grew out of the liturgical drama of the medieval church.

Question 23

The Greek play began with the parados.

Question 24

Othello is known to be honest, open, sincere, and overly trusting.

Question 25

Antiquated drama grew out of the religious ceremonies of the ancient Greeks.

Question 26

According to the messenger in Everyman, the actual title of the play is:

Question 27

The Lesson Outline indicates that there are three types of plot: the non‑plot, the series plot, and the climactic plot.

Question 28

Goods states in the play Everyman: “Who calleth me? Everyman? What hast thou hast! / I lie here in corners, trussed and piled so high, / And in chest I am locked so fast, / Also sacked in bags, thou mayst see with thine eye, / I cannot stir; in packs low I lie. / What would ye have, lightly me say.” Words and phrases such as “I lie,” “trussed,” “locked,” and “cannot stir” allude to the truth of the popular adage that

Question 29

Antigone and Ismene are Oedipus' sons.

Question 30

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Alas the seed of men./…/ That breathe on void and are void / And exist and do not exist?” In context, what does the first line—“Alas the seed of men”—mean?

Question 31

Thespis is the first poet known to insert choral works between verses.

Question 32

Desdemona is as dishonest as Iago.

Question 33

Sophocles is noted for his clear and logical action that used political, religious, and personal elements.

Question 34

According to the "Three Unities," action was restricted to one main action with few or no subplots.

Question 35

Both men and women served in the Greek chorus.

Question 36

Principal characters can be static, i.e., unchanged by the plot's events.

Question 37

Confession gives Everyman a

Question 38

In Everyman, who does not speak?

Question 39

Othello has a jealous nature.

Question 40

The church was instrumental in breaking up ancient pagan drama.

Question 41

The area for acting in the Greek theater was a_______________ behind the orchestra circle.

Question 42

In 1210, Pope Innocent III moved drama from the wagon processionals into the church buildings.

Question 43

The character, Othello, only fits two of Aristotle's three criteria for a tragic hero.

Question 44

Sophocles did not

Question 45

Sophocles was Rome's most prolific tragic playwright.

Question 46

Greek theatrical performances included a replica of Dionysus on stage.

Question 47

In the play Oedipus the Chorus make this remark about Oedipus: “Your splendor is all fallen / O naked brow of wrath and tears,/ O change of Oedipus!” In context, what has happened to Oedipus?

Question 48

Miracle plays used variety in subject matter and plot.

Question 49

Oedipus declares that he is no murderer.

Question 50

The Greek chorus was sometimes used to interpret action and intent.

 

·         Question 1

 

 
 
 
Death’s vow to search for “both great and small,” never to relax at any point, means that
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 2

 

 
 
 
Why does Death use the word cruelly?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 3

 

 
 
 
Which of the following best summarizes God’s admonition?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 4

 

 
 
 
In context, the excerpt depicts heaven and hell as __________.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 5

 

 
 
 
Choose one word that best describes how GOD feels about those about whom He speaks.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 6

 

 
 
 
Episodic Bible stories were the sources of miracle plays.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 7

 

 
 
 
Both men and women served in the Greek chorus.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 8

 

 
 
 
Everyman states in the play Everyman: “O that is a simple advice indeed! / Gentle fellow, help me in my necessity; / We have loved long, and now I need, / And now, gentle Fellowship, remember me.”
Based on the fact that Fellowship is not willing to help or tarry with Everyman in his time of need (“necessity”), one can argue that Fellowship is only interested in _________________.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 9

 

 
 
 
Five Wits affirms the doctrine of transubstantiation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 10

 

 
 
 
Oedipus Rex distinguishes itself from the typical classical plot by indicating what can happen to those who disobey, mock, or disbelieve the gods.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 11

 

 
 
 
Antigone and Ismene are Oedipus' sons.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 12

 

 
 
 
Goods states in the play Everyman: “Who calleth me? Everyman? What hast thou hast! / I lie here in corners, trussed and piled so high, / And in chest I am locked so fast, / Also sacked in bags, thou mayst see with thine eye, / I cannot stir; in packs low I lie. / What would ye have, lightly me say.”  
This excerpt uses visual imagery to show a pile of material wealth filling every space.  By contrast and deductive reasoning, what is lacking?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 13

 

 
 
 
According to Greek theater, it is not any extrinsic problem or challenge that determines outcome.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 14

 

 
 
 
Because so much of the Greek population desired to enjoy the benefits of royalty, there were often on-stage conflicts between actors playing commoners and kings.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 15

 

 
 
 
A function of the Greek chorus was to reveal the lead character's thoughts.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 16

 

 
 
 
Oedipus admits that he has scars on his
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 17

 

 
 
 
Which is not one of the Three Unities?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 18

 

 
 
 
The play Oedipus opens with the following speech by Oedipus: “… Children,/ I would not have you speak trough messengers, / And therefore I have come myself to hear you- / I, Oedipus, who bear the famous name. / (To a Priest.) You, there, since you are the eldest in the company, / Speak for them all, tell me what preys upon you.”  What does Oedipus mean when he says, “tell me what preys upon you”:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 19

 

 
 
 
Modern drama grew out of the liturgical drama of the medieval church.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 20

 

 
 
 
According to the messenger in Everyman, the actual title of the play is:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 21

 

 
 
 
Circumstances set for Othello by Iago combine to defeat Othello.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 22

 

 
 
 
Sophocles' Oedipus Rex begins in medias res, with earlier events told later.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 23

 

 
 
 
Elizabethan drama held to the single day theory of Classical drama.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 24

 

 
 
 
Functions of the Greek chorus do not
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 25

 

 
 
 
In Greek theater, dramatic passages of intense grief or joy were always sung.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 26

 

 
 
 
In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Majestic Oedipus! / No prince in Thebes had ever such renown, / No prince won such grace of power. / And now of all men ever known / Most pitiful is this man’s story: / His fortunes are most changed, his state / Fallen to a low slave’s / Ground under bitter fate.”  In context, Oedipus’ situation can be described as _________.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 27

 

 
 
 
A plot complication can be the interaction of different people.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 28

 

 
 
 
Morality plays flourished until late in the nineteenth century.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 29

 

 
 
 
Arion added an actor to the chorus' music and dancing.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 30

 

 
 
 
Greek choral odes find their roots in early religious worship of Dionysus.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 31

 

 
 
 
Richard Caxton printed Everyman in English in the early 1600's.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 32

 

 
 
 
Knowledge warns Everyman of the sinfulness of many of the priests.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 33

 

 
 
 
According to Aristotle, a hero is not responsible for any criminal act he commits as long as he is not aware of its criminal nature.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 34

 

 
 
 
According to the "Three Unities," action was restricted to one main action with few or no subplots.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 35

 

 
 
 
Morality plays bridged the gap between Medieval drama and _____.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 36

 

 
 
 
Aristotle, the Greek critic, said that a tragic hero should be a nobleman.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 37

 

 
 
 
Too much violence is depicted on stage in Oedipus Rex.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 38

 

 
 
 
Everyman states in the play Everyman: “ O gracious God, in the high seat celestial, / Have mercy on me in this most need; / Shall I have no company from this vale terrestrial / Of mine acquaintance that way to me lead?”
In this excerpt, Everyman pleads to God for ________.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 39

 

 
 
 
Merope is the wife of Polybos.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 40

 

 
 
 
Jokasta is Oedipus' sister.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 41

 

 
 
 
Everyman ends with this injunction:
And he that hath account whole and sound, 
High in heaven he shall be crowned;
Unto which place God bring us all thither;
That we may live body and soul together
There to help Trinity! 
Amen, say ye, for saint _____.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 42

 

 
 
 
The turning point of Shakespeare's plays usually occur in scene three or four in the third act.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 43

 

 
 
 
Oedipus declares that he is no murderer.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 44

 

 
 
 
When the chorus enters in a Greek play, it is called the parados.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 45

 

 
 
 
The chorus in Greek drama always remains on stage.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 46

 

 
 
 
Greek actors used giant masks to indicate their character types or emotions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 47

 

 
 
 
Greek theatre invented the drop-curtain device.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 48

 

 
 
 
In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Majestic Oedipus! / No prince in Thebes had ever such renown, / No prince won such grace of power. / And now of all men ever known / Most pitiful is this man’s story: / His fortunes are most changed, his state / Fallen to a low slave’s / Ground under bitter fate.”  The speaker uses opposites in this excerpt.  This is an example of the use of ________________.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 49

 

 
 
 
Dionysus was the god of dance.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 50

 

 
 
 
According to Aristotle, the tragic hero is good and his fall results from an act of _____
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

·         Question 1

 

 
 
 
In context, the excerpt depicts heaven and hell as __________.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 2

 

 
 
 
In context, the excerpt depicts the world in which Everyman lives as __________.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 3

 

 
 
 
In context, the excerpt says that __________.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 4

 

 
 
 
Why does Death use the word cruelly?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 5

 

 
 
 
According to the excerpt, __________.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 6

 

 
 
 
Othello has a jealous nature.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 7

 

 
 
 
Aristotle, the Greek critic, said that a tragic hero could either be a nobleman or a common man.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 8

 

 
 
 
Sophocles attempted to individualize (make more human) the heroes of Greek drama.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 9

 

 
 
 
Everyman states in the play Everyman: “ O gracious God, in the high seat celestial, / Have mercy on me in this most need; / Shall I have no company from this vale terrestrial / Of mine acquaintance that way to me lead?”
In this excerpt, Everyman pleads to God for ________.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 10

 

 
 
 
Goods states in the play Everyman: “Who calleth me? Everyman? What hast thou hast! / I lie here in corners, trussed and piled so high, / And in chest I am locked so fast, / Also sacked in bags, thou mayst see with thine eye, / I cannot stir; in packs low I lie. / What would ye have, lightly me say.”  
This excerpt uses visual imagery to show a pile of material wealth filling every space.  By contrast and deductive reasoning, what is lacking?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 11

 

 
 
 
Everyman scourges himself to avoid purgatory.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 12

 

 
 
 
Functions of the Greek chorus do not
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 13

 

 
 
 
The character, Othello, only fits two of Aristotle's three criteria for a tragic hero.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 14

 

 
 
 
Knowledge warns Everyman of the sinfulness of many of the priests.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 15

 

 
 
 
Everyman states in the play Everyman: “O that is a simple advice indeed! / Gentle fellow, help me in my necessity; / We have loved long, and now I need, / And now, gentle Fellowship, remember me.”
Based on the fact that Fellowship is not willing to help or tarry with Everyman in his time of need (“necessity”), one can argue that Fellowship is only interested in _________________.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 16

 

 
 
 
In 534 B.C., Pisistratus instituted an annual March festival at which tragedies were produced in competition for prizes.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 17

 

 
 
 
Morality plays flourished until late in the nineteenth century.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 18

 

 
 
 
In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Majestic Oedipus! / No prince in Thebes had ever such renown, / No prince won such grace of power. / And now of all men ever known / Most pitiful is this man’s story: / His fortunes are most changed, his state / Fallen to a low slave’s / Ground under bitter fate.”  In context, what has happened to Oedipus?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 19

 

 
 
 
Othello trusted Iago, his worst enemy.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 20

 

 
 
 
Messenger speaks in Everyman saying: “Ye think sin in the beginning full sweet, / Which in the end causeth thy soul to weep, / When the body lieth in clay.”
In context, sin is deceptive because
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 21

 

 
 
 
There is at least one evidence of Parodos in Oedipus Rex.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 22

 

 
 
 
The church was instrumental in breaking up ancient pagan drama.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 23

 

 
 
 
Ancient Greek drama used the deus ex machina.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 24

 

 
 
 
A function of the great chorus was to give advice to the character on stage as well as to the audience.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 25

 

 
 
 
In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Majestic Oedipus! / No prince in Thebes had ever such renown, / No prince won such grace of power. / And now of all men ever known / Most pitiful is this man’s story: / His fortunes are most changed, his state / Fallen to a low slave’s / Ground under bitter fate.”  The speaker uses opposites in this excerpt.  This is an example of the use of ________________.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 26

 

 
 
 
Everyman states in the play Everyman: “Alas, shall I have no longer respite? / I may say Death giveth no warning: / To think on thee, it maketh my heart sick, / For all unready is my book of reckoning.”  
Who or what is the speaker’s main problem?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 27

 

 
 
 
A major purpose of Greek theatre was to beautify religious worship with art: singing, poetry, dancing, and acting.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 28

 

 
 
 
Oedipus tells Kreon to give Jokasta (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 29

 

 
 
 
Everyman states in the play Everyman: “Alas, shall I have no longer respite? / I may say Death giveth no warning: / To think on thee, it maketh my heart sick, / For all unready is my book of reckoning.”  The main claim of this excerpt is that
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 30

 

 
 
 
Morality plays bridged the gap between Medieval drama and _____.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 31

 

 
 
 
In Everyman, who does not speak?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 32

 

 
 
 
Strength speaks in Everyman saying: “You spend your speech and waste your brain.” In context, this means that
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 33

 

 
 
 
Denouement is the rising action.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 34

 

 
 
 
"Quem Quoeritis" refers to Jesus as a brave lamb.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 35

 

 
 
 
Oedipus speaks of _____ as seer and student of mysteries.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 36

 

 
 
 
According to Greek theater, it is not any extrinsic problem or challenge that determines outcome.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 37

 

 
 
 
Greek choral odes are the precursors of Shakespearean soliloquies.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 38

 

 
 
 
Desdemona is as dishonest as Iago.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 39

 

 
 
 
Ancient drama grew out of the religious ceremonies of the ancient Greeks.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 40

 

 
 
 
Oedipus killed Jokasta.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 41

 

 
 
 
Messenger speaks in Everyman saying: “For ye shall here [hear], how our heavenly king / Calleth Everyman to a general reckoning.”  This means that
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 42

 

 
 
 
Which convention is a device for rolling out onto the stage evidence of actions which cannot be depicted on stage?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 43

 

 
 
 
What does Everyman try to do in the following excerpt from Everyman?  “O Death, thou comest when I had thee least in mind; / In thy power it lieth me to save, / Yet of my good will I give thee, if ye will be kind, / Yea, a thousand pound shalt thou have, / And defer this matter till another day.”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 44

 

 
 
 
A plot complication can be the interaction of different people.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·          

·         Question 45

 

 
 
 
Goods speaks in the play Everyman saying:  “Who calleth me? Everyman? What hast thou hast! / I lie here in corners, trussed and piled so high, / And in chest I am locked so fast, / Also sacked in bags, thou mayst see with thine eye, / I cannot stir; in packs low I lie. / What would ye have, lightly me say.”
An inanimate object, Goods, speaks in this excerpt.  This technique is called ____________.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 46

 

 
 
 
Tragic plots are less likely than comic plots to exhibit the high degree of organic unity - of logical cause-and-effect progression- that Aristotle required of tragedy.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 47

 

 
 
 
"Quem Quoeritis" refers to Christ as the Holy Women's brother.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 48

 

 
 
 
Merope is the wife of Polybos.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 49

 

 
 
 
Everyman's theme is that life is transitory.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 50

 

 
 
 
In the play Everyman, Messenger makes the following statement: "Man, in the beginning, / Look well, and take good heed to the ending." This means
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Question 1 Which of the following best summarizes God’s admonition?

Question 2 Death’s vow to search for “both great and small,” never to relax at any point, means that

Question 3 Which of the following best summarizes the image of the world depicted in the excerpt?

Question 4 In context, the excerpt depicts Everyman as __________.

Question 5 Why does Death use the word cruelly?

Question 6 In Greek theater, dramatic passages of intense grief or joy were always sung.

Question 7 The turning point of Shakespeare's plays usually occur in scene three or four in the third act.

Question 8 Sophocles was Rome's most prolific tragic playwright.

Question 9 The introduction to Everyman says that the play "is in the manner of a _____ play."

Question 10 In Greek theater, a play's divisions centered at two points: the entrance and exit of the chorus.

Question 11 According to Aristotle, the tragic hero is good and his fall results from an act of _____

Question 12 Bolbus and Nerope are the childless couple in Oedipus Rex who adopt a child.

Question 13 Pisistratus was the first poet known to insert choral works between verses.

Question 14 Foreshadowing is clues communicated by the playwright to indicate how the action of a play is going to develop.

Question 15 Confession gives Everyman a

Question 16 Ancient Greek drama used the deus ex machina.

Question 17 Everyman states in the play Everyman: “Alas, shall I have no longer respite? / I may say Death giveth no warning: /…/ Wherefore, Death, I pray thee, for God’s mercy, / Spare me till I provided of remedy.” In this excerpt, Everyman begs for time before he must begin his _________ process.

Question 18 Oedipus tells Kreon to give Jokasta (a)

Question 19 A "tragic flaw" is a fault of character such as inordinate ambition.

Question 20 The prologue of Oedipus Rex does not

Question 21 Greek theatrical performances included a replica of Dionysus on stage.

Question 22 In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Alas the seed of men./…/ That breathe on void and are void / And exist and do not exist?” In context, what do lines 2­3 — “That breathe on void and are void / And exist and do not exist?”—mean?

Question 23 In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Alas the seed of men./…/ That breathe on void and are void / And exist and do not exist?” In context, what does the second line—“That breathe on void and are void”—literally mean?

Question 24 The scene (skene) could not be used for action because the audience could not see inside it.

Question 25 Oedipus admits that he has scars on his

Question 26 Goods states in the play Everyman: “Who calleth me? Everyman? What hast thou hast! / I lie here in corners, trussed and piled so high, / And in chest I am locked so fast, / Also sacked in bags, thou mayst see with thine eye, / I cannot stir; in packs low I lie. / What would ye have, lightly me say.” In context, this best satirizes

Question 27 Antiquated drama grew out of the religious ceremonies of the ancient Greeks.

Question 28 A function of the great chorus was to give advice to the character on stage as well as to the audience.

Question 29 Jokasta is Teiresias' sister.

Question 30 Othello is known to be honest, open, sincere, and overly trusting.

Question 31 Strength speaks in Everyman saying: “You spend your speech and waste your brain.” In context, this means that

Question 32 Denouement is the rising action.

Question 33 Phoibus/Apollo is the god of _____.

Question 34 The play Everyman opens with a statement by Messenger that the “intent” of the play is “gracious / And sweet to bear away.” This means the purpose of the play is

Question 35 Oedipus killed Jokasta.

Question 36 Othello becomes suspicious of Desdemona, because he is manipulated by Iago and the circumstances Iago creates for him.

Question 37 "Quem Quoeritis" includes an exchange between Holy Women and Jesus.

Question 38 Aeschylus and Sophocles used the annual March festival that Pisistratus instituted in 534 B.C. to initiate many contributions to the development of drama.

Question 39 Sophocles writes during Athen's period of greatest glory.

Question 40 Comedy exposes and ridicules human folly. It makes us laugh.

Question 41 Jokasta in Oedipus Rex thinks at one point that her baby

Question 42 "Hamartia" is a criminal act committed in ignorance of some material fact or even for the sake of greater good.

Question 43 Aristotle said that limiting the events of the plot of a play to one revolution of the sun (24 hours) made the play rather unrealistic.

Question 44 Sophocles served Athens as an elected general in the army.

Question 45 Greek actors used giant masks to indicate their character types or emotions.

Question 46 Setting can be a determining influence of a story.

Question 47 Too much violence is depicted on stage in Oedipus Rex.

Question 48 Everyman states in the play Everyman: “Alas, shall I have no longer respite? / I may say Death giveth no warning: / To think on thee, it maketh my heart sick, / For all unready is my book of reckoning.” The main claim of this excerpt is that

Question 49 Dionysus was the god of dance.

Question 50 English drama began as an aid to church liturgy.

 

Why does Death use the word cruelly?

Which of the following best summarizes the image of the world depicted in the excerpt?

As Shakespeare matured, he learned to develop character and outward circumstance.

Aristotle, the Greek critic, said that a tragic hero could either be a nobleman or a common man.

The prologue of Oedipus Rex does not

A messenger tells Oedipus that the king's (Oedipus's) father, _____, is dead.

Knowledge warns Everyman of the sinfulness of many of the priests

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Majestic Oedipus! / No prince in Thebes had ever such renown, / No prince won such grace of power. / And now of all men ever known / Most pitiful is this man’s story: / His fortunes are most changed, his state / Fallen to a low slave’s / Ground under bitter fate.”  In context, what has happened to Oedipus?

Arion added an actor to the chorus' music and dancing.

The comedic mask can indicate a sneering cynicism or the lightness of humor.

Antiquated drama grew out of the religious ceremonies of the ancient Greeks.

Greek anti-violent literary convention dictated that Oedipus could not return to the stage once he had plucked his eyes out

The character, Othello, only fits two of Aristotle's three criteria for a tragic hero

A contrived "miracle" of intervention used to solve problems is the deus ex machina

Strength speaks in Everyman saying: “You spend your speech and waste your brain.” In context, this means that

A "tragic flaw" is a fault of character such as inordinate ambition

Greek audiences had a knowledge of Homer's works.

Miracle plays used variety in subject matter and plot.

Everyman is an extant English medieval morality play.

In 1210, Pope Innocent III moved drama from the wagon processionals into the church buildings

The beggar in "Quem Quoeritis" pleads that he be included in Christ's resurrection.

Which is not true of miracle plays?

All actors in Greek drama were male.

Greek actors used giant masks to indicate their character types or emotions.

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Alas the seed of men./…/ That breathe on void and are void / And exist and do not exist?”  In context, what does the second line—“That breathe on void and are void”—mean?

Death tells Everyman to take a long journey and to bring with him

A plot complication can be the interaction of different people.

The scene (skene) could not be used for action because the audience could not see inside it.

Everyman states in the play Everyman: “Alas, shall I have no longer respite? / I may say Death giveth no warning: / To think on thee, it maketh my heart sick, / For all unready is my book of reckoning.”  
Who or what is the speaker’s main problem?

Sophocles attempted to individualize (make more human) the heroes of Greek drama

Everyman states in the play Everyman: “Alas, shall I have no longer respite? / I may say Death giveth no warning: /…/ Wherefore, Death, I pray thee, for God’s mercy, / Spare me till I provided of remedy.”
In this excerpt, Everyman begs for time before he must begin his _________ process

In Greek theater, all roles were performed by males.

Greek choral odes are the precursors of Shakespearean soliloquies.

Oedipus Rex distinguishes itself from the typical classical plot by indicating what can happen to those who disobey, mock, or disbelieve the gods

Episodic Bible stories were the sources of miracle plays

According to Greek theater, it is not any extrinsic problem or challenge that determines outcome.

When Everyman becomes faint, he must

The name "Oedipus" means swollen hand.

Sophocles' heroes develop into _____ bearers of their fate

Greek theatre invented the drop-curtain device.

 

Choose one word that best describes how the speaker feels about those of whom he speaks

In context, the excerpt depicts Everyman as __________.

Which of the following best summarizes God’s admonition?

The speaker characterizes the “creatures” about whom he speaks as __________.

According to the excerpt, __________.

Sophocles did not

The name of the blind seer in Oedipus is Kreon.

The play Oedipus opens with the following speech by Oedipus: “… Children,/ I would not have you speak trough messengers, / And therefore I have come myself to hear you- / I, Oedipus, who bear the famous name. / (To a Priest.) You, there, since you are the eldest in the company, / Speak for them all, tell me what preys upon you.”  The “Priest” may be described as

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Alas the seed of men./…/ That breathe on void and are void / And exist and do not exist?”  In context, what does the second line—“That breathe on void and are void”—literally mean?

Both men and women served in the Greek chorus.

The introduction to Everyman says that the play "is in the manner of a _____ play."

All actors in Greek drama were male

Greek tragedy encouraged the use of comedy and tragedy in the same play to show the duality of human nature.

Everyman states in the play Everyman: “O that is a simple advice indeed! / Gentle fellow, help me in my necessity; / We have loved long, and now I need, / And now, gentle Fellowship, remember me.”
This excerpt suggests that Everyman and Fellowship have been friends for a long time.  They have “loved long.” Fellowship’s unwillingness to help or tarry with Everyman in his time of need (“necessity”) is unexpected and disappointing.  This is an example of ___________.

According to a footnote to Everyman, medieval theologians regarded the two tables given on Sinai as symbols of baptism and penance respectively

A contrived "miracle" of intervention used to solve problems is the deus ex machina

"Quem Quoeritis" refers to Christ as the Holy Women's brother

Oedipus Rex distinguishes itself from the typical classical plot by showing how a man might react in the worst of circumstances.

Aristotle, the Greek critic, said that a tragic hero could either be a nobleman or a common man.

Dionysus was the god of dance.

Tragic plots are less likely than comic plots to exhibit the high degree of organic unity - of logical cause-and-effect progression- that Aristotle required of tragedy.

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Alas the seed of men./…/ That breathe on void and are void / And exist and do not exist?”  In context, what does the second line—“That breathe on void and are void”—mean?

Messenger speaks in Everyman saying: “For ye shall here [hear], how our heavenly king / Calleth Everyman to a general reckoning.”  This means that

The theme of Everyman is that life is momentary.

Antigone and Ismene are Oedipus' sons.

Decoration is a possible use for a setting.

Morality plays bridged the gap between Medieval drama and _____.

Greek series of plays lasted for a two day period.

The name "Oedipus" means swollen hand

In Greek theater, all roles were performed by males

According to Fellowship in Everyman, what is duty?

The play Oedipus opens with the following speech by Oedipus: “… Children, / I would not have you speak trough messengers, / And therefore I have come myself to hear you- / I, Oedipus, who bear the famous name.” What is Oedipus’ perception of himself in this speech?

Othello is known to be honest, open, sincere, and overly trusting.

Teiresias tells Oedipus that the latter is the _____ of the country.

A function of the great chorus was to give advice to the character on stage as well as to the audience.

Othello's major tragic flaws are his jealousy and too trusting nature.

The chorus in Greek drama always remains on stage.

According to Aristotle, the tragic hero is good and his fall results from an act of _____

According to the messenger in Everyman, the actual title of the play is:

Which is not one of the Three Unities?

In Everyman, who does not speak

Antiquated drama grew out of the religious ceremonies of the ancient Greeks.

Confession gives Everyman a

Messenger speaks in Everyman saying: “I pray you all give your audience, / And here [hear] this matter with reverence, / By figure a moral play- / The Summoning of Everyman called it is,”
In context, the statement that the play is "By figure a moral play" means that

The use of the Greek chorus to divide content is unlike modern theater where the divisions occur via the use of separate acts

Strength speaks in Everyman saying: “You spend your speech and waste your brain.” In context, this means that

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Alas the seed of men./…/ That breathe on void and are void / And exist and do not exist?” In context, what does the first line—“Alas the seed of men”—mean?

The three unities of Greek drama (the unities of place, time, and action) were inviolable, enforced laws imposed upon classical drama.

Greek theater embraced a tradition in which a character was to be "a proud bearer of his fate."

"Quem Quoeritis" includes an exchange between Holy Women and Jesus.

 

In context, the excerpt depicts Everyman as __________.

Choose one word that best describes how the speaker feels about those of whom he speaks.

Which of the following best summarizes God’s admonition?

Choose one word that best explains why the people have rejected the “multitude of mercy” offered by the speaker?

The speaker characterizes the “creatures” about whom he speaks as __________.

In Greek theater, all roles were performed by males.

Greek actors used giant masks to indicate their character types or emotions

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Majestic Oedipus! / No prince in Thebes had ever such renown, / No prince won such grace of power. / And now of all men ever known / Most pitiful is this man’s story: / His fortunes are most changed, his state / Fallen to a low slave’s / Ground under bitter fate.”  In context, Oedipus’ situation can be described as _________.

Sophocles attempted to individualize (make more human) the heroes of Greek drama.

"Hamartia" is a criminal act committed in ignorance of some material fact or even for the sake of greater good.

In Greek theater, actors dressed behind a circular curtain

Ancient Greek drama used the deus ex machina

According to Plato, a Greek critic, a tragic hero must fall from high to low estate.

Morality plays bridged the gap between Medieval drama and _____.

Setting can be used as symbol

The three unities of Greek drama (the unities of place, time, and action) were inviolable, enforced laws imposed upon classical drama.

"Quem Quoeritis" means "Whom Do You Seek."

Arion added an actor to the chorus' music and dancing.

Phoibus/Apollo is the god of _____.

The play Oedipus opens with the following speech by Oedipus: “… Children,/ I would not have you speak trough messengers, / And therefore I have come myself to hear you- / I, Oedipus, who bear the famous name. / (To a Priest.) You, there, since you are the eldest in the company, / Speak for them all, tell me what preys upon you.”  The “Priest” may be described as

The theme of Everyman is that life is momentary.

Antigone and Ismene are Oedipus' daughters.

Principal characters can be static, i.e., unchanged by the plot's events.

Antigone and Ismene are Oedipus' sons

A function of the great chorus was to give advice to the character on stage as well as to the audience

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Alas the seed of men./…/ That breathe on void and are void / And exist and do not exist?”  In context, what does the second line—“That breathe on void and are void”—literally mean?

Arion is a major contributor to Greek drama; he is the first poet known to insert choral works between verses.

Ancient drama grew out of the religious ceremonies of the ancient Greeks.

"Quem Quoeritis" refers to Christ as the Holy Women's brother.

Morality plays bridged the gap between Medieval drama and Renaissance tragedy.

Oedipus admits that he has scars on his

Everyman states in the play Everyman: “Alas, shall I have no longer respite? / I may say Death giveth no warning: / To think on thee, it maketh my heart sick, / For all unready is my book of reckoning.”  The main claim of this excerpt is that

According to the "Three Unities," action was restricted to one main action with few or no subplots

Miracle plays became obsolete largely from the re-emergence of Roman models of drama.

The end of a Greek play is called Exodos.

Jokasta in Oedipus Rex thinks at one point that her baby

Miracle plays are religious in nature, while morality plays teach morals via secular themes.

Antiquated drama grew out of the religious ceremonies of the ancient Greeks.

Teiresias tells Oedipus that he (Oedipus) will be "A blind man/…a penniless man, who…/…will go tapping the strange earth with his staff."

According to the messenger in Everyman, the actual title of the play is:

"Quem Quoeritis" concerns the resurrection of Christ.

"Quem Quoeritis" is the only extant Medieval English morality play.

In a carefully crafted Greek play, no god ever actively impacts the outcome of a hero's challenges.

Everyman states in the play Everyman: “O that is a simple advice indeed! / Gentle fellow, help me in my necessity; / We have loved long, and now I need, / And now, gentle Fellowship, remember me.”
Based on the fact that Fellowship is not willing to help or tarry with Everyman in his time of need (“necessity”), one can argue that Fellowship is only interested in _________________.

The scene (skene) could not be used for action because the audience could not see inside it.

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Alas the seed of men./…/ That breathe on void and are void / And exist and do not exist?” In context, what does the first line—“Alas the seed of men”—mean?

In classical drama, "Orchestra" meant a place of dance

Everyman goes with Good Deeds and Knowledge into the grave.

In order to encourage realism all action in Greek theater had to occur within the events of one day.

Thespis is the first poet known to insert choral works between verses.

 

In context, the excerpt depicts heaven and hell as __________.

In context, the excerpt depicts Everyman as __________.

In context, the phrase “Everyman … liveth beastly” means that

Choose one word that best describes how GOD feels about those about whom He speaks

What does Everyman try to do in the following excerpt from Everyman?  “O Death, thou comest when I had thee least in mind; / In thy power it lieth me to save, / Yet of my good will I give thee, if ye will be kind, / Yea, a thousand pound shalt thou have, / And defer this matter till another day.”

The Greek scene (skene) building had no drop curtain

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Majestic Oedipus! / No prince in Thebes had ever such renown, / No prince won such grace of power. / And now of all men ever known / Most pitiful is this man’s story: / His fortunes are most changed, his state / Fallen to a low slave’s / Ground under bitter fate.”  The speaker uses opposites in this excerpt.  This is an example of the use of ________________.

Greek theater embraced a tradition in which a character was to be "a proud bearer of his fate."

A "tragic flaw" always results in a complete loss

In Greek theater, all roles were performed by males

Everyman states in the play Everyman: “O that is a simple advice indeed! / Gentle fellow, help me in my necessity; / We have loved long, and now I need, / And now, gentle Fellowship, remember me.”
Based on the fact that Fellowship is not willing to help or tarry with Everyman in his time of need (“necessity”), one can argue that Fellowship is only interested in _________________.

Sophocles served Athens as an elected general in the army

The Greeks were a war-like culture and enjoyed seeing bloodshed on the stage

There is at least one evidence of Parodos in Oedipus Rex.

According to Aristotle, the tragic hero is good and his fall results from an act of _____

Sophocles attempted to individualize (make more human) the heroes of Greek drama

When the chorus enters in a Greek play, it is called the parados

Oedipus Rex distinguishes itself from the typical classical plot by presenting a complicated circumstance in order to show that life is complicated

Miracle plays allow for a wider array of characters than do classical dramas.

In Greek theater, dramatic passages of intense grief or joy were always sung.

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Alas the seed of men./…/ That breathe on void and are void / And exist and do not exist?” In context, what does the first line—“Alas the seed of men”—mean?

Oedipus' daughters (in the play Oedipus Rex) are a good example of the use of mute actors in ancient Greek drama.

Oedipus speaks of _____ as seer and student of mysteries

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Majestic Oedipus! / No prince in Thebes had ever such renown, / No prince won such grace of power. / And now of all men ever known / Most pitiful is this man’s story: / His fortunes are most changed, his state / Fallen to a low slave’s / Ground under bitter fate.”  In context, Oedipus’ situation can be described as _________.

Sophocles' heroes develop into _____ bearers of their fate.

Everyman states in the play Everyman: “O that is a simple advice indeed! / Gentle fellow, help me in my necessity; / We have loved long, and now I need, / And now, gentle Fellowship, remember me.”
This excerpt suggests that Everyman and Fellowship have been friends for a long time.  They have “loved long.” Fellowship’s unwillingness to help or tarry with Everyman in his time of need (“necessity”) is unexpected and disappointing.  This is an example of ___________.

The three unities of Greek drama (the unities of place, time, and action) were inviolable, enforced laws imposed upon classical drama

Tragic plots are less likely than comic plots to exhibit the high degree of organic unity - of logical cause-and-effect progression- that Aristotle required of tragedy.

The play Oedipus opens with the following speech by Oedipus: “… Children,/ I would not have you speak trough messengers, / And therefore I have come myself to hear you- / I, Oedipus, who bear the famous name. / (To a Priest.) You, there, since you are the eldest in the company, / Speak for them all, tell me what preys upon you.”  What does Oedipus mean when he says, “tell me what preys upon you”:

Goods says in the play Everyman: “For my love is contrary to the love everlasting. / But if thou had loved moderately during, / As, to the poor give part of me, / Then shouldst thou not in this dolour be, / Nor in this great sorrow care.”  What does he mean?

Jokasta is Teiresias' mother

The scene (skene) building was three stories tall housing equipment and wardrobe on floors one and two and using the third floor to portray the heavens.

In the play Oedipus the Chorus say: “Alas the seed of men./…/ That breathe on void and are void / And exist and do not exist?”  In context, what does the second line—“That breathe on void and are void”—mean?

Everyman scourges himself to avoid purgatory.

"Quem Quoeritis" is the only extant Medieval English morality play

Desdemona is as dishonest as Iago.

Everyman states in the play Everyman: “ O gracious God, in the high seat celestial, / Have mercy on me in this most need; / Shall I have no company from this vale terrestrial / Of mine acquaintance that way to me lead?”
In this excerpt, Everyman pleads to God for ________.

Which is not one of the Three Unities?

Greek choral odes find their roots in early religious worship of Dionysus

With the decline and fall of Rome, drama - either as an institution or a literature - ceased to exist.

In Everyman, Discretion is much like Faithful in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.

Everyman states in the play Everyman: “Alas, shall I have no longer respite? / I may say Death giveth no warning: /…/ Wherefore, Death, I pray thee, for God’s mercy, / Spare me till I provided of remedy.”
In this excerpt, Everyman begs for time before he must begin his _________ process.

A "tragic flaw" is a fault of character such as inordinate ambition.

According to Fellowship in Everyman, what is duty?

Strength speaks in Everyman saying: “You spend your speech and waste your brain.” In context, this means that

Antiquated drama grew out of the religious ceremonies of the ancient Greeks.

According to Greek theater, it is not any extrinsic problem or challenge that determines outcome.

Jokasta is Oedipus' sister

Principal characters can be static, i.e., unchanged by the plot's events.