Odyssey Review -Background

The Illiad and The Odyssey are both examples of

• epic poetry

• oral tradition

• stories created by Homer

• all of the above

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Where and when did Homer live?

• Ancient Rome, 800 BC

• Ancient Rome, 1800

• Ancient Greece, 800 BC

• Ancient Troy, 400 BC

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The purpose of oral stories was to

• just to entertain people

• express the point of view of the tellers

• entertain people and express the point of view of the poet

• persuade others that your history was the true version

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What is a long narrative poem that describes the deeds of a larger-than-life hero?

• archetype

• epic poem

• mythology

• epithet

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Which of the following are true of epics?

• they always have a happy ending

• they depict a hero on a quest helped by magical creatures

• they convey the values of a culture

• they combine features of myths and legends

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What phrase means "in the middle of things" and helps to grab the audience's attention in an epic?

• epithet

• Once upon a time

• in media res

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What happens in the opening invocation of the poem?

• nothing

• the speaker of the poem asks the Muse for inspiration

• it builds suspense

• in media res

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What do you call a characterizing phrase for a person, place or thing for ex: Odysseus, son of Laertes?

• an epithet

• an opening invocation

• an epic simile

• an archetype

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What are some characteristics of an epic? (Check all that apply)

• the setting includes exotic lands

• the setting involves more than one nation or culture

• the plot depicts a long, strange journey

• the plot is filled with strange creatures,bad weather, and divine intervention

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What is an element that occurs often throughout the literature of different cultures?

• an epic poem

• an epic simile

• an invocation

• an archetype

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