Epic

Epic

9th Grade

25 Qs

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Epic

Epic

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.10, W.11-12.2D, RL.8.4

+10

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of literary work is an epic?

A poem

A novel

A short story

A song

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an epic?

It's a long, narrative poem

It's about heroes doing great deeds

It's based on real life events

It's written in formal, elevated language

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an epic hero?

Noble birth/origin

Battles supernatural foes

Youthful in age/appearance

Has supernatural or special powers or abilities

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who wrote Beowulf?

Anonymous

John Milton

Hampton Uptill

Marcus Thurston

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Epics include:

quest to find something of value

evidence of supernatural forces

glorification of the hero

all of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an epic poem?

Legendary narratives

Heroic deeds

Narrative form

Short length

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many original copies of Beowulf remain in the world?

One

One incomplete one

Two

Six

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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