Archetypes Test Prep

A narrative tells...

• a problem
• a story
• facts
• details

Writers use _____________ -they they saw, heard, touched, smelled, and tasted. 

• sensory details
• main ideas
• pictures
• mood

flash of lights in the night sky-
is an example of which sensory detail?

• sound
• sight
• touch 
• taste

salty beach air-
is an example of which sensory detail? 

• sound
• smell
• sight
• touch

Think back to the fight between Achilles and Hector - How does Zeus feel about the fight? Read this passage:
"Unbearable - a man I love, hunted round his own city walls and right befor emy eyes.  My heart grieves for Hector.  ...Come you immortals, think this through."

• He feels sorry for Hector and asks the gods if they want to intervene.
• He supports Achilles because he has made so many sacrifices to him.
• He wants to rescue Achilles from all of his anger.
• He doesn't care about what happens, but he is entertained by the two men.

What is the term for when Homer says, "Zeus, father of the gods and men?"

• media res
• Homeric Epithet
• Epic Simile
• Invocation

Which of the following is the key motivation for Achilles defiling Hector's corpse?

• He wishes to sap the morale of the Trojan army.
• He wishes to ensure the Achaens victory.
• He wishes to avenge his friend Patroclus's death.
• He wishes to gain favor with the gods.

Which of the following is the central idea of Book 22 of the Iliad?

• Achilles' denial of his fate.
• Hector's bravery in battle.
• The severity of Achilles' revenge.
• The Trojan's love for Hector.

A Narrative is:

• A book that has other stories told within it.
• writing that explains something so that others may understand.
• A story told by a narrator.
• A work of history usually told in sequence that has characters, plot, and a setting.

What is a narrative?

• A story that has other stories within it
• Writing that explains something so that others may understand it
• A story told in first person by a narrator
• A story usually told in sequence that has characters, plot and setting