The Odyssey: Structures of Epic Poetry

Multiple Choice

Which character in the excerpt is most likely the epic hero?

• Leontis

• Crios

• Grocken

Open Ended

What qualities helped you identify the epic hero in the last question?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately describes the excerpt?

• It contains an invocation to the Muse

• It contains a flashback

• It begins in medias res

Open Ended

What dangerous journey is the hero about to begin?

Multiple Choice

Based on the excerpt, what traits do you think this society most values?

• bravery

• cunning

• both bravery and cunning

Multiple Choice

What structural element is present in this excerpt?

• Invocation to the Muse

• In medias res

• flashback

Multiple Select

What purpose does the structural element in this excerpt serve?

• Tell about events from the past

• Introduce the hero

Open Ended

Is the man in this excerpt an epic hero? Explain in at least 2 sentences.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following might be explained in a full flashback later in the story?

• the man's exile

• the man's suffering during the war

• both of the other options

Open Ended

Who is the epic hero in this excerpt?

Open Ended

In what dangerous journey is the hero participating?

Multiple Select

Which two sentences make up the flashback sequence?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Open Ended

Does this excerpt begin "in medias res"? Explain your answer.