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Sophocles' Tragedies shift from God to ?
nature
the human mind
the afterlife
animal
2
Faustus is a man of the
medieval era
moment
cloth
Renaissance
3
JOB is an imperfect "tragedy" because
his suffering is not his fault
he is the only character
he angered God
his flaw is his fate
4
Who wrote
The Discipline of the Mind
, in 1620?
Marlowe
Pope
DaVinci
Descartes
5
Mephostophilis tells Faustus that Hell
is "frivolous"
cannot be "breached"
is here and now
is "all voluptuousness"
6
Who claims "Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness"?
Dostoesvky
Pushkin
Tolstoy
Nietzsche
7
What does Aristotle call characters?
actors
beings
elucidators
agents
8
Who speaks of the world as
Will and Representation
?
Miller
Schopenhauer
Bradley
Hume
9
**brings us a revelation, creates a sudden epiphany, opens eyes to veiled reality
Moby-Dick, best book ever!
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Tragedy
Dr. Chauhan
10
Zeus represented tyranny, but Prometheus represented
culture
Compassion
suffering
myth
11
Nietzsche asserts...
Strict adherence to religion leads to the development of the "Ubermensch"
We must give in to our primal urges
Primal urges need to be balanced by Apollonian order
Tragedy is born from Socrates' logic
12
Billy Budd (Melville) places tragedy in the framework of
religion
ancient myth
military law
society
13
Why were there no tragedies in the Dark Ages?
People were too busy trying to survive
all secular and sacred writing was outlawed
The Pope decreed all writing to be uplifting
The church controlled the learning
14
Which work is NOT rooted in a mythic plot?
King Lear
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Desire under the Elms
Antigone
15
Dr. Faustus believes
Aristotle is fit for a mercenary drudge
The Bible contains all the answers
rhetoric, medicine and law are noble studies
necromantic books are heavenly
16
The lesson of JOB is
obey God
rely on friends
ask no questions
stay faithful
17
Which is NOT a source of tragedy?
Hubris
Lust
Reason
Avarice
18
Oedipus's tragic flaw is
self-deceit
self-deprecation
Self-awareness
self-obsession
19
Who believes "We have art lest we perish from the truth" in 1888?
Nietzsche
Melville
Shopenhauer
Tolstoy
20
Which is NOT true about Prometheus?
he's vengeful
he is gentle
He is philanthropic
he is self-sacrificing
21
Who won 13 first prizes in drama competitions circa 400 B.C.?
Aristotle
Aeschylus
Plato
Socrates
22
Prometheus was punished for...
breaking the law
flying too close to the sun
thinking
no reason
23
What do Prometheus and Faustus have in common?
Both are prototypes of modern man
Both sell their souls to an evil force
Both sacrifice themselves for the betterment of mankind
Both view science as a force for good
24
What message does The Death of Ivan Illyich (Tolstoy) convey?
Your "work" family is as important as your real family
Peasants are always in league against their masters
Society's recipe for success does not account for the needs of the soul
A well-furnished house symbolizes a well-tended soul
25
Tolstoy believed that the state
is best served by a religious populace
must be served
is the only thing holding society together
is a conspiracy to exploit and corrupt
26
Who proclaimed to the universe "Sir, I Exist," only to receive an indifferent reply?
Socrates
Stephen Crane
Dr. Chauhan
Aristotle
27
Aristotle lived
Just before Sophocles
in the town where Sophocles was born
centuries after Sophocles
during the end of Sophocles' lifetime
28
Predetermination, original sin, irresistible grace and triumph of the elect . . .
Judaism
Calvinism
Catholicism
Budddhism
29
Tragedy should cleanse us by inducing *** and fear.
happiness
pity
hunger
loathing
30
The story of Job teaches us everything
EXCEPT
great men suffer greatly
insecurity of life
Ask and ye shall receive answers
bad things happen to good people
31
Who claims "wisdom comes alone through suffering"?
Bruce Springsteen
Aristotle
Aeschylus
Sophocles
32
Sophocles brings *** and psychological motivation to characters
subconsciousness
expectation
interior forces
realism
33
What is Joseph K's fate?
To die like a dog
To live knowing his case will never be solved
To die with a feeling of victory
To exist in a state of perpetual misery
34
Which is in the correct chronological order?
Plato, Socrates, Aristotle
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Sophocles, Aeschylus, Aristotle
Oedipus, Antigone, Job
35
Antigone places tragedy in the context of . . .
Gender
the state
the church
the subconscious
36
Which playwright revives tragedy in the modern moment?
Shakespeare
Socrates
Sophocles
O'Neill
37
How are Edmund, from Lear, and Claggart, from Billy Budd, similar?
Both are denied their rightful place
Both have a moment of redemption
Both are agents of destructive evil
Both believe they are divinely inspired
38
Which was NOT an influence on Nietzsche?
Aristotle
Schopenhauer
Wagner
Shakespeare
39
Apollo represents rationality, Dionysus represents ***?
unconsciousness
truth
pragmatism
hubris
