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Which two pieces of literature give us an insight into ancient Greek culture and their history?

• Epic of Gilgamesh

• Iliad

• Odyssey

• Book of the Dead

Which of the following pieces of literature tells the story of the Trojan War?

• Epic of Gilgamesh

• Iliad

• Odyssey

• Book of the Dead

Which of the following pieces of Greek literature tells of the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus?

• Epic of Gilgamesh

• Iliad

• Odyssey

• Book of the Dead

"The gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal...." This is an excerpt from the Iliad. Select all of the following insights into Greek culture we can see from this excerpt. Select 2

• The Greeks were polytheistic

• The Greek gods were human like and had human emotions

• The Greeks were monotheistic

• The Greek god were perfect heavenly beings

Which of the following pieces of literature tells the story of the Greeks hiding in a wooden horse to sneak inside the city of Troy?

• Epic of Gilgamesh

• Iliad

• Odyssey

• Holy Bible

Which of the following pieces of literature tells about the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the Trojan War?

• Epic of Geilgamesh

• Iliad

• Odessey

• Holy Bible

The Iliad and The Odyssey were .....

• A code of laws that were very brutal and harsh; 

          eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth

• The first constitutions in the ancient world.

• Epics written by Aristotle.

• Epics that give us today a little insight as to what Greek life may have been like during ancient times

The Iliad and The Odyssey taught …        

• Spells or prayers that would help the people make it to the afterlife

• Greek boys lessons about courage, honor, and loyalty;  characters showed how to become “Greek men.”

• Greek laws that were written down so that everyone knew what the crime/punishment was before committing the crime.

• Greek boys how to ride horses and build ships that could travel long distances across the Mediterranean Sea. 

The Iliad is …      

• Homer’s fable that teaches the lesson “nobody believes a liar, even if they are telling the truth.”

• A code of laws written by Homer to enforce good behavior in Athens

• The drama about the Trojan War performed in the amphitheater

• The epic about the last year of the Trojan War written by Homer

"When at last we got to the island where we had left the rest of our ships, we found our comrades lamenting us, and anxiously awaiting our return.” The Greek war hero had taken 10 years to return. This was an excerpt from which of the following pieces of literature

• Epic of Gilgamesh

• The Iliad

• The Odyssey

• Book of the Dead