Quiz 1

Question 1

Artemis

Answer 1

Goddess of animals, moon, and hunting. Plays a small important roll as one of the Gods to be asked to save the city

Question 2

Cadmus

Answer 2

Original name for the city of Thebes. House of Cadmus is house of Thebes

Question 3

Catharsis

Answer 3

Essentially an emotional cleansing of both the audience and protagonist

Question 4

Chorus

Answer 4

A group that represents Theban elders.

Question 5

Corinth

Answer 5

Polybus is the King of Corinth

Question 6

Hamartia

Answer 6

Refers to a character defect or flaw. Oedipus’s hamartia is his unintended wrong doings.

Question 7

Hubris

Answer 7

A theme excessive pride and self confidence which brings about his downfall at the end of the Greek tragedy

Question 8

Ismenus

Answer 8

A river of Thebes

Question 9

Labdacus

Answer 9

Ancestor of Laius

Question 10

Oracle

Answer 10

the Oracle, Pythia, answered questions from visitors that foretold their future

Question 11

Merope

Answer 11

Queen of Corinth, wife, of polybus. Adopted oedipus

Question 12

Phoebus

Answer 12

The God Apollo, he is the God of the sun

Question 13

Pythian

Answer 13

Oracle at Delphi is sometimes called the Pythian oracle

Question 14

Polybus

Answer 14

King of corinth, adopted father of oedipus

Question 15

Sphinx

Answer 15

Winged monster with a lions body, and the head and breasts of a women. The monster who plagued Thebes by devouring anyone who couldn’t answer the riddle

Question 16

Suppliant

Answer 16

One praying humbly for something

Question 17

Thebes

Answer 17

The chief city of ancient Boeotia, in eastern central Greece. Oedipus rules this city and it is plagued

Question 18

Zeus

Answer 18

The chief deity of Greek mythology, son of chronus and Rheu and husband of Hera