Quiz # 2 Study Guide

Study Subjects:

Sappho
Sophocles, Oedipus the King
Bhagavad Gita
Zeami Motokiyo, Atsumori
Marie de France, Lais
Dante, Inferno
Boccaccio, Decameron
Shakespeare, Hamlet

Quizzes will feature objective questions dealing with authors and texts, names, dates, contents, contexts, history, and literary terminology.

Make sure to know the following:

authors' names and dates of activity

texts' titles and relevant dates of composition/writing

the main actions or situations described in the texts read, including the names of major characters

names of the cultures and geographical areas associated with the authors/texts read

at least one important characteristic or accomplishment for each of the cultures associated with the texts read

at least one historical event or figure (with dates) relevant to the texts or the cultures associated with them

accurate definitions of the following terms (see Glossary):

Allegory

Tragedy

Hamartia

Middle Ages

Renaissance

Humanism

Terza Rima

Contrapasso

Canto

Lai (Lay)

Noh Drama

Yügen

Dharma

Karma