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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Which of the three major surviving Greek tragedians is chronologically the earliest?
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Explanation:
• Aeschylus is the earliest of the three major surviving Greek tragedians.
• He lived before Sophocles and Euripides and is often called the father of Greek tragedy.
• Sophocles belonged to the next generation, while Euripides was younger still.
• Aristophanes was a writer of Old Comedy rather than tragedy.
• He lived before Sophocles and Euripides and is often called the father of Greek tragedy.
• Sophocles belonged to the next generation, while Euripides was younger still.
• Aristophanes was a writer of Old Comedy rather than tragedy.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
Which sequence correctly lists the three plays of The Oresteia?
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Explanation:
• The Oresteia consists of Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides.
• The trilogy traces the murder of Agamemnon, Orestes' revenge and the eventual trial of Orestes.
• Prometheus Bound, The Persians and Seven Against Thebes are separate plays associated with Aeschylus.
• Electra and Antigone are associated with Sophocles, although the Electra story was also treated by Euripides.
• The trilogy traces the murder of Agamemnon, Orestes' revenge and the eventual trial of Orestes.
• Prometheus Bound, The Persians and Seven Against Thebes are separate plays associated with Aeschylus.
• Electra and Antigone are associated with Sophocles, although the Electra story was also treated by Euripides.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Match List I with List II.
List I
1. Aeschylus
2. Sophocles
3. Euripides
4. Aristotle
List II
P. Medea
Q. Poetics
R. The Oresteia
S. Oedipus Rex
Choose the correct code.
List I
1. Aeschylus
2. Sophocles
3. Euripides
4. Aristotle
List II
P. Medea
Q. Poetics
R. The Oresteia
S. Oedipus Rex
Choose the correct code.
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Explanation:
• Aeschylus matches The Oresteia, his surviving tragic trilogy.
• Sophocles matches Oedipus Rex, one of the most influential classical tragedies.
• Euripides matches Medea, a tragedy centred on betrayal, exile and revenge.
• Aristotle matches Poetics, the foundational critical discussion of tragedy.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-R, 2-S, 3-P, 4-Q.
• Sophocles matches Oedipus Rex, one of the most influential classical tragedies.
• Euripides matches Medea, a tragedy centred on betrayal, exile and revenge.
• Aristotle matches Poetics, the foundational critical discussion of tragedy.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-R, 2-S, 3-P, 4-Q.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
In Oedipus Rex, who are revealed to be Oedipus's biological parents?
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Explanation:
• Laius and Jocasta are Oedipus's biological parents.
• Polybus and Merope, rulers of Corinth, raise Oedipus as their son.
• The revelation that Oedipus killed Laius and married Jocasta completes the prophecy he tried to escape.
• This discovery produces the play's decisive recognition and reversal.
• Polybus and Merope, rulers of Corinth, raise Oedipus as their son.
• The revelation that Oedipus killed Laius and married Jocasta completes the prophecy he tried to escape.
• This discovery produces the play's decisive recognition and reversal.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Why does Antigone defy Creon's decree in Sophocles' Antigone?
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Explanation:
• Antigone believes that the gods' unwritten laws require proper burial of the dead.
• Creon has forbidden the burial of Polyneices because he regards him as a traitor.
• Her act creates the central conflict between religious duty and state authority.
• Haemon is still alive when she performs the burial rites, and the chorus does not command her action.
• Creon has forbidden the burial of Polyneices because he regards him as a traitor.
• Her act creates the central conflict between religious duty and state authority.
• Haemon is still alive when she performs the burial rites, and the chorus does not command her action.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
What immediately provokes Medea's revenge against Jason in Euripides' Medea?
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Explanation:
• Jason abandons Medea in order to marry the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth.
• The marriage threatens Medea's social position and exposes her and her children to exile.
• Her revenge is directed against Jason, the princess and Creon.
• Aegeus later promises Medea refuge in Athens, which helps make her escape possible.
• The marriage threatens Medea's social position and exposes her and her children to exile.
• Her revenge is directed against Jason, the princess and Creon.
• Aegeus later promises Medea refuge in Athens, which helps make her escape possible.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
In Aristotelian discussions of tragedy, hamartia most nearly means
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Explanation:
• Hamartia is best understood as an error, mistake or misjudgement that contributes to the tragic reversal.
• It does not necessarily mean a fixed moral defect or deliberate wickedness.
• In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus acts in ignorance while also making forceful choices that advance the catastrophe.
• The concept helps explain how a significant but imperfect person can move from prosperity to suffering.
• It does not necessarily mean a fixed moral defect or deliberate wickedness.
• In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus acts in ignorance while also making forceful choices that advance the catastrophe.
• The concept helps explain how a significant but imperfect person can move from prosperity to suffering.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Which literary term denotes the reversal of fortune in classical tragedy?
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Explanation:
• Peripeteia means a reversal or sudden change in the direction of the action.
• In tragedy, it commonly marks a movement from apparent security toward disaster.
• Anagnorisis is recognition or discovery.
• Catharsis concerns the emotional effect of tragedy, while hubris refers to excessive pride or overreaching.
• In tragedy, it commonly marks a movement from apparent security toward disaster.
• Anagnorisis is recognition or discovery.
• Catharsis concerns the emotional effect of tragedy, while hubris refers to excessive pride or overreaching.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
The moment at which a tragic character moves from ignorance to knowledge is called
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Explanation:
• Anagnorisis is the movement from ignorance to recognition or knowledge.
• Aristotle especially values plots in which recognition is closely connected with reversal.
• Oedipus's discovery of his true identity is a classic example.
• Mimesis means representation, parodos is the choral entrance and stichomythia is rapid line-by-line dialogue.
• Aristotle especially values plots in which recognition is closely connected with reversal.
• Oedipus's discovery of his true identity is a classic example.
• Mimesis means representation, parodos is the choral entrance and stichomythia is rapid line-by-line dialogue.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
According to Aristotle, tragedy effects catharsis chiefly through the emotions of
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Explanation:
• Aristotle associates tragedy with the arousal and catharsis of pity and fear.
• Pity arises from undeserved or disproportionate suffering.
• Fear arises because the tragic situation appears possible for people like ourselves.
• Catharsis has been interpreted as purification, purgation or clarification of these emotions.
• Pity arises from undeserved or disproportionate suffering.
• Fear arises because the tragic situation appears possible for people like ourselves.
• Catharsis has been interpreted as purification, purgation or clarification of these emotions.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Which description most closely fits Aristotle's preferred tragic protagonist?
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Explanation:
• Aristotle prefers a protagonist who is neither perfectly virtuous nor thoroughly wicked.
• Such a figure generally possesses social importance and falls from prosperity through hamartia.
• This pattern effectively arouses pity and fear.
• A purely innocent victim or a wholly evil villain does not produce the same balanced tragic response.
• Such a figure generally possesses social importance and falls from prosperity through hamartia.
• This pattern effectively arouses pity and fear.
• A purely innocent victim or a wholly evil villain does not produce the same balanced tragic response.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Which statement best defines hubris in the context of classical tragedy?
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Explanation:
• Hubris refers to excessive pride, arrogance or overconfidence that disregards human, divine or civic limits.
• It can contribute to a character's destructive decisions.
• Hubris should not automatically be treated as identical with hamartia, which more broadly denotes error or misjudgement.
• Creon's rigid confidence in his decree provides a strong example of tragic overreaching.
• It can contribute to a character's destructive decisions.
• Hubris should not automatically be treated as identical with hamartia, which more broadly denotes error or misjudgement.
• Creon's rigid confidence in his decree provides a strong example of tragic overreaching.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Which of the following statements about The Oresteia are correct?
1. Agamemnon is murdered by Clytemnestra.
2. Orestes kills Clytemnestra to avenge Agamemnon.
3. Athena establishes a civic trial for Orestes.
4. The Furies are finally transformed into protective powers of Athens.
1. Agamemnon is murdered by Clytemnestra.
2. Orestes kills Clytemnestra to avenge Agamemnon.
3. Athena establishes a civic trial for Orestes.
4. The Furies are finally transformed into protective powers of Athens.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because Clytemnestra kills Agamemnon on his return from Troy.
• Statement 2 is correct because Orestes avenges his father by killing Clytemnestra.
• Statement 3 is correct because Athena institutes a jury trial to resolve the cycle of revenge.
• Statement 4 is correct because the Furies accept a new civic role and become the Eumenides.
• Therefore, all four statements are correct.
• Statement 2 is correct because Orestes avenges his father by killing Clytemnestra.
• Statement 3 is correct because Athena institutes a jury trial to resolve the cycle of revenge.
• Statement 4 is correct because the Furies accept a new civic role and become the Eumenides.
• Therefore, all four statements are correct.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Consider the following statements about Oedipus Rex.
Statement I: The messenger from Corinth initially appears to bring reassuring news to Oedipus.
Statement II: The messenger's information ultimately helps reveal Oedipus's true identity.
Choose the correct answer.
Statement I: The messenger from Corinth initially appears to bring reassuring news to Oedipus.
Statement II: The messenger's information ultimately helps reveal Oedipus's true identity.
Choose the correct answer.
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Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because the messenger reports Polybus's death, which seems to disprove part of the prophecy.
• Statement II is also correct because the messenger reveals that Oedipus was not the biological son of Polybus and Merope.
• His attempt to reassure Oedipus instead advances the recognition of Oedipus's birth.
• Therefore, both statements are correct.
• Statement II is also correct because the messenger reveals that Oedipus was not the biological son of Polybus and Merope.
• His attempt to reassure Oedipus instead advances the recognition of Oedipus's birth.
• Therefore, both statements are correct.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Assertion: Antigone presents a conflict in which both Antigone and Creon defend claims that possess a degree of legitimacy.
Reason: Antigone appeals to divine burial law, while Creon appeals to political order and loyalty to the state.
Choose the correct answer.
Reason: Antigone appeals to divine burial law, while Creon appeals to political order and loyalty to the state.
Choose the correct answer.
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Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because the tragedy does not reduce the conflict to a simple opposition between pure good and pure evil.
• The Reason is correct because Antigone defends sacred family duty, whereas Creon defends civic authority and punishment of treason.
• These competing principles explain why the conflict has tragic complexity.
• Therefore, both are correct and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
• The Reason is correct because Antigone defends sacred family duty, whereas Creon defends civic authority and punishment of treason.
• These competing principles explain why the conflict has tragic complexity.
• Therefore, both are correct and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Arrange the following events of The Oresteia in the correct sequence.
1. Orestes is tried at Athens.
2. Agamemnon is murdered.
3. Orestes kills Clytemnestra.
4. The Furies pursue Orestes.
1. Orestes is tried at Athens.
2. Agamemnon is murdered.
3. Orestes kills Clytemnestra.
4. The Furies pursue Orestes.
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Explanation:
• Agamemnon is first murdered by Clytemnestra in Agamemnon.
• Orestes then kills Clytemnestra in The Libation Bearers.
• The Furies pursue Orestes for the crime of matricide.
• He is finally tried at Athens in The Eumenides.
• The correct sequence is 2, 3, 4, 1.
• Orestes then kills Clytemnestra in The Libation Bearers.
• The Furies pursue Orestes for the crime of matricide.
• He is finally tried at Athens in The Eumenides.
• The correct sequence is 2, 3, 4, 1.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Which feature of the ending of Medea most clearly resembles the device known as deus ex machina?
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Explanation:
• Medea appears above the stage in a chariot associated with her divine ancestor Helios.
• This elevated escape places her physically beyond Jason's power.
• The ending resembles the theatrical use of the mechane for divine or extraordinary appearances.
• No chorus-led reconciliation, resurrection of Creon or civic trial resolves the action.
• This elevated escape places her physically beyond Jason's power.
• The ending resembles the theatrical use of the mechane for divine or extraordinary appearances.
• No chorus-led reconciliation, resurrection of Creon or civic trial resolves the action.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Which comparison among the three major Greek tragedians is most accurate?
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Explanation:
• Aeschylus often frames suffering within large patterns of divine justice, inherited guilt and civic order.
• Sophocles is especially noted for tightly constructed conflicts involving character, knowledge and responsibility.
• Euripides frequently gives prominence to marginalised voices and critically examines heroic, gender and social conventions.
• All three dramatists drew extensively on myth and wrote tragedy.
• Sophocles is especially noted for tightly constructed conflicts involving character, knowledge and responsibility.
• Euripides frequently gives prominence to marginalised voices and critically examines heroic, gender and social conventions.
• All three dramatists drew extensively on myth and wrote tragedy.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
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Explanation:
• The pair Ismene — daughter of Creon and intended bride of Haemon is incorrect.
• Ismene is the daughter of Oedipus and sister of Antigone.
• Antigone, not Ismene, is betrothed to Haemon, who is Creon's son.
• The other three pairs are correctly matched.
• Ismene is the daughter of Oedipus and sister of Antigone.
• Antigone, not Ismene, is betrothed to Haemon, who is Creon's son.
• The other three pairs are correctly matched.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Which of the following statements about classical tragic structure are correct?
1. The prologue precedes the entry of the chorus.
2. The parodos marks the chorus's entrance.
3. Episodes alternate with choral odes.
4. The exodos concludes the action.
1. The prologue precedes the entry of the chorus.
2. The parodos marks the chorus's entrance.
3. Episodes alternate with choral odes.
4. The exodos concludes the action.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because the prologue introduces the dramatic situation before the chorus enters.
• Statement 2 is correct because the parodos is the entrance song of the chorus.
• Statement 3 is correct because spoken episodes commonly alternate with choral odes called stasima.
• Statement 4 is correct because the exodos is the concluding section after the final choral ode.
• Therefore, all four statements are correct.
• Statement 2 is correct because the parodos is the entrance song of the chorus.
• Statement 3 is correct because spoken episodes commonly alternate with choral odes called stasima.
• Statement 4 is correct because the exodos is the concluding section after the final choral ode.
• Therefore, all four statements are correct.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
Which interpretation best explains the relationship between fate and free will in Oedipus Rex?
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Explanation:
• The prophecy establishes the tragic framework, but Oedipus makes choices that contribute to its fulfilment.
• He leaves Corinth to avoid harming Polybus and Merope, yet this decision leads him toward Thebes.
• His determination to discover Laius's murderer also uncovers his own identity.
• The tragedy therefore combines destiny with meaningful human action and responsibility.
• He leaves Corinth to avoid harming Polybus and Merope, yet this decision leads him toward Thebes.
• His determination to discover Laius's murderer also uncovers his own identity.
• The tragedy therefore combines destiny with meaningful human action and responsibility.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
In the conventional structure of a Greek tragedy, a stasimon is
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Explanation:
• A stasimon is a choral ode sung after the chorus has entered and taken its position in the orchestra.
• Stasima normally occur between dramatic episodes.
• They comment on, interpret or broaden the significance of the action.
• The prologue opens the play, while the exodos concludes it.
• Stasima normally occur between dramatic episodes.
• They comment on, interpret or broaden the significance of the action.
• The prologue opens the play, while the exodos concludes it.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Match List I with List II.
List I
1. Clytemnestra
2. Creon
3. Tiresias
4. Aegeus
List II
P. Offers Medea refuge in Athens
Q. Issues the prohibition against burying Polyneices
R. Warns rulers through prophetic knowledge
S. Kills Agamemnon
Choose the correct code.
List I
1. Clytemnestra
2. Creon
3. Tiresias
4. Aegeus
List II
P. Offers Medea refuge in Athens
Q. Issues the prohibition against burying Polyneices
R. Warns rulers through prophetic knowledge
S. Kills Agamemnon
Choose the correct code.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Clytemnestra matches S because she kills Agamemnon after his return from Troy.
• Creon matches Q because he forbids the burial of Polyneices.
• Tiresias matches R because he delivers prophetic warnings in both Oedipus Rex and Antigone.
• Aegeus matches P because he promises Medea refuge in Athens.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-S, 2-Q, 3-R, 4-P.
• Creon matches Q because he forbids the burial of Polyneices.
• Tiresias matches R because he delivers prophetic warnings in both Oedipus Rex and Antigone.
• Aegeus matches P because he promises Medea refuge in Athens.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-S, 2-Q, 3-R, 4-P.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
Why does Aristotle regard the recognition in Oedipus Rex as especially effective?
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Explanation:
• The recognition develops from the sequence of inquiries, testimonies and discoveries within the plot.
• The information intended to reassure Oedipus instead reveals his birth and crimes.
• Recognition and reversal are therefore tightly interconnected.
• Aristotle values this organic relation because it intensifies pity, fear and the unity of the action.
• The information intended to reassure Oedipus instead reveals his birth and crimes.
• Recognition and reversal are therefore tightly interconnected.
• Aristotle values this organic relation because it intensifies pity, fear and the unity of the action.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
Which statement best distinguishes the tragic conflicts in Antigone and Medea?
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Explanation:
• Antigone is structured around the clash between sacred burial obligations and Creon's political decree.
• Medea explores marital betrayal, foreignness, gendered power, exile and extreme revenge.
• Neither play ends with the civic trial found in The Eumenides.
• Antigone accepts death rather than abandon her principle, while Medea escapes after destroying Jason's future.
• Medea explores marital betrayal, foreignness, gendered power, exile and extreme revenge.
• Neither play ends with the civic trial found in The Eumenides.
• Antigone accepts death rather than abandon her principle, while Medea escapes after destroying Jason's future.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: B. Aeschylus సమాధానం: B.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: A. Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides సమాధానం: A.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: D. 1-R, 2-S, 3-P, 4-Q సమాధానం: D.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: C. Laius and Jocasta సమాధానం: C.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. She believes divine law requires the burial of Polyneices. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. Jason abandons her to marry the Corinthian princess. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: C. an error or misjudgement contributing to downfall సమాధానం: C.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: D. Peripeteia సమాధానం: D.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: A. anagnorisis సమాధానం: A.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: C. pity and fear సమాధానం: C.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: B. A person of high status who falls through error rather than complete wickedness సమాధానం: B.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: D. Excessive pride or overconfidence that violates proper limits సమాధానం: D.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: A. 1, 2, 3 and 4 సమాధానం: A.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: B. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct సమాధానం: B.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: C. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: C.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: D. 2, 3, 4, 1 సమాధానం: D.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: A. Medea escapes in a divine chariot beyond Jason's reach. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. Aeschylus often emphasises cosmic and civic order, Sophocles explores tragic character and conflict, and Euripides frequently questions heroic and social conventions. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: D. Ismene — daughter of Creon and intended bride of Haemon సమాధానం: D.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: C. 1, 2, 3 and 4 సమాధానం: C.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: A. The prophecy shapes the outcome, but Oedipus's choices also help bring it about. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: B. a choral ode performed after the chorus has taken its place సమాధానం: B.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: D. 1-S, 2-Q, 3-R, 4-P సమాధానం: D.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: C. It emerges from the plot and coincides closely with the reversal of Oedipus's fortune. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: A. Antigone centres on divine duty versus state law, while Medea centres on betrayal, exile, gender and revenge. సమాధానం: A.