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Quiz on The Origins of Poetry

Authored by Mekayla Hartsell

Arts

6th Grade

15 Questions

Quiz on The Origins of Poetry
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a poem according to Terry Eagleton?

A simple rhyme with a moral

A text written by a printer

A long narrative without line breaks

A fictional, verbally inventive moral statement with authorial line breaks

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

From which region did the Epic of Gilgamesh originate?

Mesopotamia

Ancient Greece

Medieval Europe

Ancient Egypt

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which army was inspired by the martial poetry of Tyrtaeus?

Spartan Army

British Redcoats

Roman Legion

Mongol Horde

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What allegorical metaphor is used in Psalm 23?

A shepherd

A warrior

A king

A farmer

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary function of poetry in early civilizations?

To aid memory and information transmission

Only for entertainment

For scientific documentation

To create maps

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the oldest known poem?

Beowulf

The Iliad

Epic of Gilgamesh

The Canterbury Tales

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What themes are explored in Homer's Iliad?

Travel and adventure

Love and friendship

Heroism and the nature of war

Crime and punishment

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