Epics & Myths

A character, an image, a pattern of events, or an idea that is common to the human experience is 

• an archetype
• an invocation
• a muse
• a myth

A traditional story with no known author is

• a muse
• in medias res
• a myth
• an archetype

Who composed the Iliad and the Oydssey?

• Odysseus
• Cleopatra
• Herodotus
• Homer

A tragic hero suffers a downfall because of his

• bad luck
• tragic flaw
• sinful nature
• none of the above

A long narrative poem that celebrates the adventures and achievements of one or more heroic figures is called

• an epic
• a fable
• a sonnet
• a tall tale

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

Which of the following is NOT true of an epic?

• It features gods and monsters.
• The hero has adventures.
• The mood is lighthearted.
• It begins in the middle of the action.

The nine goddesses who preside over the arts and sciences are called the

• Mercury's daughters
• naiads
• Nine Nymphs
• muses

A prayer for inspiration is called 

• a blessing
• the breath of the gods
• an invocation
• in medias res

An epic hero is usually

• of high social status
• strong
• intelligent
• all of the above

In media res means

• in the middle of the action
• resting action
• acted out
• full of action