Unit V: Folktales and Epics

What are the 3 major genres of literature?

• poetry, epics, drama

• drama, prose, poetry

• fiction, nonfiction, poetry

• epic, folktales, poetry

A brief fanciful story that embodies a particular moral

• fairy tale

• myth

• fable

• epic

Who is the tragic hero in the Illiad?

• Achilles

• Andromache

• Hector

• Athena

Which character in "The Ant and the Grasshopper" represents the thrifty?

• ant

• grasshopper

Which piece from this unit has the moral of "It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow"?

• The Pumpkin Seeds

• The Lion-Makers

• The Ant and the Grasshopper

• The Tortoise and the Osprey

Which genre has an indefinite setting, indefinite time, magical or fantastical elements, and broad but clear moral boundaries?

• myth

• epic

• fable

• fairy tale

Because "Pandora" seeks to explain how woman came to be and why their is evil in the world, it can be considered which of the following genres?

• fairy tale

• fable

• myth

• epic

Which of the following characters from "Pandora" exhibits the character flaw of excessive curiosity?

• Pandora

• Epimetheus

• Zeus

• Prometheu

Which piece has the theme of the power of love?

• "The Tortoise and the Osprey"

• "The Pumpkin Seeds"

• "Pyramus and Thisbe"

• "The Ant and the Grasshopper"

"The Lion-Makers" qualifies as which of the following genres?

• fable

• epic

• myth

• fairy tale