Question

What is one way in which dramatic irony is used in a piece of literature?

A. By having a character say one thing when he or she actually means the opposite
B. By having a difference between what is expected and what actually happens
C. By letting the reader or audience know something that the characters do not
D. By explaining the underlying reason a tragic hero causes a tragedy to happen

Answer 1

In which literary work does a tragic hero first appear?

A. War and Peace
B. Macbeth
C. The Poetics
D. Oedipus Rex

Answer 2

C?

Answer 3

Which is the best example of dramatic irony?

A. A man wants to go to a football game instead of on the date he has planned with his girlfriend, so he tells her he's sick with the flu. He is shocked later on when he runs into her at the game and sees her with another guy.
B. A basketball coach sarcastically tells his team members they are all winners after they lose the state championship by a large margin.
C. The reader knows that a teacher's new student is actually his long-lost sister, but the teacher is unaware of this until the end of the story.
D. The plot of a mystery twists and turns until the end of the story, when the reader finally learns who committed the crime and why.

Answer 4

B

Answer 5

Which of the following is the best example of a tragic hero?

A. A poor orphan searches for his family and finds that they are wealthy and powerful.
B. A king loses everything when his pride and ambition cause him to trust the wrong people.
C. A down-on-his-luck businessman wins the lottery and must decide what to do with the money.
D. A young girl who is lost in the city takes an incredible journey as she searches for her family.

Answer 6

B

Answer 7

What is another name for a character's tragic flaw?

A. Irony
B. Ethos
C. Hamartia
D. Poetics

Answer 8

C

Answer 9

In which literary work does a tragic hero first appear?

A. Oedipus Rex
B. Macbeth
C. The Poetics
D. War and Peace