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It’s a
tragedy
Greek
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Antigone &
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About the
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Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from H1
He was the author of Oedipus Rex,
Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone.
$100 Answer from H1
Who was Sophocles?
$200 Question from H1
This is the number of Sophocles’ plays
that exist today out of a total of more
than 100
$200 Answer from H1
What is 7?
$300 Question from H1
It was the “Golden Age” in ancient Greece
$300 Answer from H1
What is the nickname of the time period when
Sophocles wrote his plays?
$400 Question from H1
This was Sophocles’ age when he won his first
Drama competition
$400 Answer from H1
What is 28?
$500 Question from H1
This was the number of actors Sophocles had
in the cast of his plays
$500 Answer from H1
What is 3?
$100 Question from H2
This civilization made tragedy into an art
$100 Answer from H2
Who were the Greeks?
$200 Question from H2
Causes the downfall or destruction of the tragic
hero in a Greek tragedy
$200 Answer from H2
What is tragic flaw or hamartia?
$300 Question from H2
Pity and fear, wonder and awe
$300 Answer from H2
What are the emotions aroused by tragedy?
$400 Question from H2
A teacher to Sophocles who had specific ideas
about tragedy.
$400 Answer from H2
Who is Aristotle?
$500 Question from H2
An emotional release
$500 Answer from H2
What is a catharsis?
$100 Question from H3
This city was where tragedies were
produced as part of a religious festival
$100 Answer from H3
What is Athens?
$200 Question from H3
The part of a Greek play usually chanted (or sung) in unison
$200 Answer from H3
What is the choral ode?
$300 Question from H3
Masks with built-in megaphones and platform shoes
$300 Answer from H3
What did actors in a Greek tragedy wear?
$400 Question from H3
A group of actors that moved and sang together,
acting as one character
$400 Answer from H3
Who was the Chorus?
$500 Question from H3
The Greek word for actor.
$500 Answer from H3
What is hypocrite?
$100 Question from H4
The other two plays in the series with Antigone
$100 Answer from H4
What are Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonius?
$200 Question from H4
The King and Queen of Thebes
$200 Answer from H4
Who were the parents of Oedipus?
$300 Question from H4
“Your son will kill his father and marry his own mother.”
$300 Answer from H4
What is the prophecy given to the king and queen of Thebes?
$400 Question from H4
Both mother and wife of Oedipus
$400 Answer from H4
Who is Jocasta?
$500 Question from H4
The decree of Creon that begins the action of the play
$500 Answer from H4
What is bury Eteocles but not Polyneices?
$100 Question from H5
Was asked to help bury Polyneices
$100 Answer from H5
Who is Ismene?
$200 Question from H5
Haemon and Eurydice both die
$200 Answer from H5
What is Creon’s punishment from the gods?
$300 Question from H5
Argues to Creon that the people think
he is being too harsh on Antigone
$300 Answer from H5
Who is Haemon?
$400 Question from H5
Insists on following the laws of the gods
$400 Answer from H5
Who is Antigone?
$500 Question from H5
A hymn appealing to the gods for assistance
$500 Answer from H5
What is the paean?
Final Jeopardy
Originating from Greek mythology,
“Strength and life arise from destruction.”
Final Jeopardy Answer
What is the legend of the phoenix?