ENGLISH (Assessment 1.1) - ANCIENT LITERATURE

What are the oldest extant literatures?

• Greek Homeric poems
• The Middle Kingdom of Egypt
• Roman epics
• Indian Rigveda

What materials were used to write the oldest extant literature from Egypt?

• Stone tablets
• Ink on papyrus
• Clay tablets
• Animal skins

Which culture's religious literature included magic incantations to repel evil spirits?

• Egyptian
• Babylonian and Assyrian
• Greek
• Roman

Which age of Greek literature is represented by the Homeric poems?

• Lyric Age
• Epic Age
• Dramatic Age
• Prose Age

Which Greek literary work is considered a shining example of epic poetry?

• The Iliad
• The Odyssey
• The Aeneid
• Oedipus Rex

When did the period of lyric poetry in Greece culminate?

• 900 to 600 B.C.
• 800 to 500 B.C.
• 700 to 470 B.C.
• 600 to 300 B.C.

What were the earliest complete specimens of tragedy and comedy composed for?

• Greek war celebrations
• Athenian festivals of Dionysus
• Roman political events
• Egyptian religious ceremonies

Who edited the Book of History and composed the Spring and Autumn Annals in China?

• Laozi
• Confucius
• Sun Tzu
• Mencius

Who is commonly called the Father of Latin Literature?

• Virgil
• Horace
• Ovid
• Ennius

What influenced early German literature significantly?

• Greek mythology
• Chinese philosophy
• Roman civilization and Christianity
• Indian epics