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Greek Epic

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ancient means

a)

from Greece

b)

from long ago

c)

from another place

d)

from religion

2.

The (a)   needs to make sure that all the guests are comfortable and well kept.

3.

Oral means

a)

loud

b)

sight

c)

speech

d)

taste

4.

This element called (a)   breaks the chronological order of a story to tell an earlier event that has already happened.

5.

Epic means

a)

good song

b)

big surprise

c)

long poem

d)

distinguished person

6.

Excessive pride or (a)   is the worst flaw that any Greek hero can have, and he will surely be punished by the gods.

7.

Tragedy means

a)

not likely to happen

b)

a bad dream

c)

not nice

d)

great loss or misfortune

8.

if you never die, you are (a)   .

9.

Epithet means

a)

a brief description

b)

setting

c)

long poem

d)

a terrible misfortune

10.

In Greek mythology, the (a)   is an important man who shows great skill but suffers anyway because of his great weakness.

11.

Xenia describes

a)

man's excessive pride

b)

the immortalityof the gods

c)

a hero's larger-than life attribute

d)

the proper behavior of a guest

12.

The (a)   , or main idea of a text is usually not stated directly but is understood because of the events in the story.

13.

The name for a story that starts right in the middle of the action instead of at the exposition is

a)

Flashback

b)

In Medias Res

c)

Epithet

d)

Metis

14.

When a story's cental messages is just as true now as it was in history, the theme is (a)   .

15.

A hero who exhibits great intellect is said to have

a)

an epithet

b)

a tragic flaw

c)

hubris

d)

metis