WRVMS Academic Team 19 ELA

All of the following conflicts are present in Atrahasis EXCEPT:

• character versus character

• character versus nature

• character versus himself

• character versus supernatural

When analyzed as a piece of persuasion, the myth of Atrahasis argues that...

• the gods are models of sinless living

• Enlil is the root cause of humankind's suffering

• Ea is the cause of conflict in the world

• the problems a nation faces result from rash thinking

In Atrahasis, the setting is used primarily to...

• provide conflict

• create atmosphere

• establish the historical time period

• recreate the social milieu

In his lament over Enkidu's corpse, Gilgamesh says to Enkidu "you were the axe at my side in which my arm trusted." This metaphor praises Enkidu for all of the following qualities EXCEPT...

• the steadfast support

• his impressive physique

• his strength and deadliness in battle

• his unwavering reliability

In Gilgamesh, the purpose of a guardian is to provide a test to see if a person wanting passage over a threshold possesses qualities that merit permission to continue on his journey. How does Shiduri test Gligamesh to see if he should proceed on his journey?

• She asks him how far he has travelled.

• She asks him how many battles he has won.

• She tests the degree of his resolve by reminding him of the sensual joys of mortality.

• She tries to dissuade him from continuing his journey by advising him to be content with the joys of kingship.

Gilgamesh possesses all of the following elements of an epic EXCEPT:

• quasi-historical characters

• mythological settings

• a mixture of pre-existing stories and characters

• religious motifs

Stories such as "The Tale of the Leg of Mutton" in One Thousand and One Arabian Nights" indicate which one of the following social problems prevalent during the Middle Ages in the Fertile Crescent?

• the suffering of the poor

• the prevalence of organized crime

• the high numbers of orphans

• misogyny

Stories such as "The Tale of the Leg of Mutton" in One Thousand and One Arabian Nights" indicate which one of the following social problems prevalent during the Middle Ages in the Fertile Crescent?

• the suffering of the poor

• the prevalence of organized crime

• the high numbers of orphans

• misogyny

The general plot of "The Tale of the Anklet" in One Thousand and One Arabian Nights is echoed in which one of the following tales told by the Grimm Brothers?

• Red Riding Hood

• Sleeping Beauty

• Cinderella

• Little Snow White

Which of the following lines from One Thousand and One Arabian Nights is an example of hyperbole?

• "She fell down at her brother's feet in a monsoon of tears."

• "Forgive your worthless girl of a nephew."

• "Suddenly the hills round shook to their ankles and the whole valley flinched at the touch of the dwarf's fire."

• "What separates the hill from the mountain, the Duck from the Eagle, the tribe of Fox from the tribe of Wolf?"