Question

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

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

Answer 1

C

Answer 2

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

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

Answer 3

A. Because a tragic hero is noble at birth or born with potentially heroic qualities.

Answer 4

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

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