Epic Quiz

An epic is defined as

• Informational text mean to explain and inform the reader

• A film genre created by Disney

• A short narrative poem that relates to small deeds of an average hero who does not embody the values of a society

• A long narrative poem that relates to the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a society

A folk epic are written compositions that are unchanged over time

• True

• False

A folk epic are oral compositions passed from story teller to story teller and has changed over time

• True

• False

An epic has...

• 14,000 lines

• 15,000 lines

• 16,000 lines

• 17,000 lines

Which one of these is NOT a characteristic of an epic

• The story is written in formal language

• The hero's journey has a mentor

• The setting is broad and often includes supernatural realms

• The hero is a great leader who is identified strongly with a particular group of people or society

All of these are epic conventions EXCEPT for

• The action begins In Media Res "In the Middle of Things"

• A hero almost never dies

• The Invocation: The formal plea for help

• The story flashes back to events that took place before the narrator's current time setting

Odysseus is an example of

• A Roman God

• A non-fictional character

• An antagonist

• An Epic Hero

This refers to a literary term used to describe the basic types of characters, or parts of a story, that often appear in literature

The jocker is an archetype of

• Hero with a fatal flaw

• The distant but loved father figure

• Chaos: A villain who plots the downfall of a person or a group of people

• The loyal companion

The Odyssey means