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WorksheetsWorld Lit 1st Semester Review
Total questions: 129
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Maktub means
it is done.
it is over.
it is written.
it is good.
The Alchemist arrives
dressed in white riding on a bejeweled camel.
dressed as a Spanish bull-fighter.
dressed in black astride a huge white horse.
with a large group of armed attendants.
Since The Alchemist contains both a literal story and a heavily symbolic story, we call it
Legend
Allegory
Myth
What test does Utnapishtim, "The Ancient One" charge Gilgamesh with?
Bake one loaf of bread for seven days.
Stay awake for 6 days and seven nights.
Defeat the stone Colossi.
Pass through "The Land of Night."
Who was Urshanabi?
Gilgamesh's best friend.
Protector of the Cedar Forest.
A guide through "The Waters of Death."
Inn keeper.
Where does Utnapishtim tell Gilgamesh he could find the plant of immortality?
Bottom of the sea.
Top of a mountain.
Buried in the desert.
Middle of the jungle.
With whom does Gilgamesh promise to share "The Old Men are Young Again" plant with?
His best friend
His father
His brother
The old men of his city
Gilgamesh learns that a Man cannot live forever, but his ______ can.
dreams
deeds
children
crown
What legacy did Gilgamesh leave his people?
Trade partnership with neighbors.
Large reservoirs
Tall, strong walls
A deep moat
Which city did Gilgamesh rule over?
Lagash
Nippur
Uruk
Akkad
In the frame tale, why does King Shahrayar decide that he will marry every evening and then kill his bride the following sunrise?
He is a drunk who can not control his rage.
He killed his wife because she was unfaithful and now believes all women are untrue and wicked
He was a bet with a neighboring king over who can have the most wives.
He is following in the tradition of his father.
Why does Scheherazade agree to marry the king?
No one else in the kingdom will marry her, and she wants to end her life.
Despite his madness, she is in love with him and has been in love with him since they were children.
She wants to protect the women of her country and help him gain back his sanity to be a great king once again.
Her father orders her to marry him.
What is Scheherazade's plan?
She plans to kill him first with a knife she keeps concealed in the bodice of her dress.
She will tells him intriguing stories, ending each night with a cliffhanger, to teach him lessons.
She will blackmail him into letting her live because she knows a secret about his first wife that would ruin the king
She will read passages from the Koran to him to save his soul.
What is a frame story
A story that has three parts
A story within a story
A story continued after several stories
Stories that make a universe of its own.
Sindbad was a famous sailor who lived in _________
Baghdad
London
Goleshwar
Sindbad tells his story to a porter who questions __________.
Sindbad's devotion to Allah
Sindbad's wealth
Sindbad's strength
In "The Veil", Marji feels a conflict of identity between
Her nationalism to Iran and reign of Reza Shah.
Her religious faith and modern upbringing.
Her friends and her family.
Her relationship to God and the death of Uncle Anoosh.
In Persepolis, God never appears again
after Marji's parents laugh about a dead man.
after Marji's father explains the Shah.
after Marji starts learning about Marx.
after the death of Uncle Anoosh.
What was "The Key to Paradise"?
A gold key to Ayatollah Khomeni's house.
The answer key to a mandated religious exam.
A plastic key to enter heaven after death.
A secret code among pro-Western revolutionaries.
What do cigarettes symbolize to Marji?
A loss of faith in God.
The cancer of capitalism.
The end of her childhood.
Kim Wilde
Where did Marji's parents send her to for safety and education?
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Heidelberg, Germany
Paris, France
Vienna, Austria
Who is the author of Persepolis?
Nikki Grimes
John Greene
Marjane Satrapi
Sydney Sheldo
Where is the setting of Persepolis?
Australia
Iran
Iraq
Singapore
Who were the mentor/s that the author met along the way?
Anoosh
Ebi
Grandma
All of the above
What kind of book is Persepolis?
A biography
A biopic
Fiction
Sci-Fi
What was Anoosh's gift to Marji?
Swans made of bread
A turquoise bracelet
A diary
The book of the proletariat
What was the main purpose of the author in writing Persepolis?
She wants the world to know about the culture of Iran
To dispel the myths about the people of Iran
To show how much she suffered during her childhood
To honor her uncle Anoosh
When was the Iranian Revolution?
1993
1803
1979
1962
Which one is not a part of a graphic novel?
Panel
Gutter
Glossary
Frame
How did the Iranian Revolution affected the economy of Iran?
It shut down the food supply
It made people wealthier
Imported goods were available
People were unemployed
Why were Iranian boys being sent off outside of Iran before they turn 13?
to avoid being drafted
to attend a school camp in Turkey
to experience an independent life away from home
to see their relatives abroad
Identify the following step of the hero's journey: the hero begins their life in a dull place, longing to go off on some adventure.
The Ordinary World
The Call to Adventure
Refusal of the Call
Meeting the Mentor
Identify the following step of the hero's journey: The hero is given a quest or special task to accomplish.
The Ordinary World
The Call to Adventure
Refusal of the Call
Meeting the Mentor
Identify the following step of the hero's journey: The hero doubts their ability to carry out the task they are given.
The Ordinary World
The Call to Adventure
Refusal of the Call
Meeting the Mentor
Identify the following step of the hero's journey: An older, wiser character offers the hero advice and/or the tools they will need for success on their journey.
The Ordinary World
The Call to Adventure
Refusal of the Call
Meeting the Mentor
Identify the following step of the hero's journey: The hero leaves their homeland behind, stepping into a world they have never seen before.
Meeting the Mentor
Crossing the Threshold/Entering the Unknown
Tests, Allies, and Enemies
The Inmost Cave
Identify the following step of the hero's journey: The hero begins to face challenges and gains help along the way.
Meeting the Mentor
Crossing the Threshold/Entering the Unknown
Tests, Allies, and Enemies
The Inmost Cave
Identify the following step of the hero's journey: The hero faces the most dangerous part of the journey, and prepares for the battle with their greatest foe.
Meeting the Mentor
Crossing the Threshold/Entering the Unknown
Tests, Allies, and Enemies
The Approach
Identify the following step of the hero's journey: The hero faces and defeats the main antagonist, also known as THE SHADOW.
The Inmost Cave
The Ordeal
Reward/Seizing the Sword
The Road Back
Identify the following step of the hero's journey: The hero receives some type of gift, treasure, or special ability for defeating THE SHADOW.
The Inmost Cave
The Supreme Ordeal
Reward/Seizing the Sword
The Road Back
Identify the following step of the hero's journey: The hero returns home and reflects on the experiences they have had along the way.
The Inmost Cave
The Supreme Ordeal
Reward/Seizing the Sword
The Road Back
Identify the following step of the hero's journey: Upon his return home, the hero gets a chance to prove that he has changed or right some wrong of the past.
Reward/Seizing the Sword
The Road Back
Resurrection/Atonement
Restoring the World
Identify the following step of the hero's journey: The hero restores peace and prosperity to their homeland using the tools/abilities they gained during their journey.
Reward/Seizing the Stone
The Road Back
Resurrection
Return Home
How would you describe Anansi?
Hardworking
Lazy
Mean
Kind
What does Anansi like to do?
Spin webs
Eat food
Watch TV
Trick his friends
What kind of animal is Anansi?
Dog
Lion
Spider
Rabbit
An epic poem usually begins with-
an allegory
an invocation
a call to action
all of the above
Epic poems start-
at the beginning of the action
with the birth of an epic hero
with an introduction
in the middle of things
The setting of The Epic of Sundiata covers-
the ancient Egyptian dynasties when Greeks ruled.
South Africa during the time that Nelson Mandela was president.
the ancient empire of Mali, a vast area in what is now the country of Ghana in West Africa.
North Carolina before the U.S. Civil War.
The Epic of Sundiata was told by-
school teachers who are responsible for passing along the history and legends of a nation.
griots in western Africa as a part of the Malinke oral tradition and history.
Oprah Winfrey as the narrator of the documentary.
colonists from Europe who wanted to teach west Africans about their rich history.
Sundiata was born-
autistic.
lame.
blind.
deaf.
The cultural values shown in The Epic of Sundiata are-
deep respect for fate and will of God, respect for the role of mothers, that wives are respectful of their husbands, self-reliance and independence, and upright character over physical beauty and perfection.
cleverness, humility and faithfulness.
respect for the power of mankind over the spiritual forces, man's dominance over women, the ability to change fate against the will of God.
cleverness, wealth, material gain and physical perfection over upright character, humility and respect.
A griot is-
a historian.
a teacher.
a performer.
all of the above.
A good theme of The Epic of Sundiata would be-
Life is what you make it.
Good things come to those who wait.
No matter what the challenge, hard work and dedication can help you achieve your goals.
Those who are considered the least important are often the ones who become the greatest in life.
Sundiata's father-
was a handsome king who believed the prophecy that his disabled son would be a great king, but died before he saw this happen.
was a greedy king who abandoned his son when he thought he would be too useless to bring him more wealth.
was a sorcerer king who was hated in all of the Ghana empire for being ruthless and selfish in his dealings with others.
favored his perfect, eldest son Dankaran Touman over his disabled son, Sundiata Keita.
The title of my work cited page is
Works Cited.
Bibliography.
Resource Page.
A book containing a long story told mostly in pictures but with some writing is a _____________.
manga
graphic novel
web comic
story arc
Which is a thought bubble?
What is a panel?
The border that surrounds and contains the text.
When an image goes past the border of the page.
The box or segment that contains the image and text.
The heaviness/intensity of a line or block of shading for focus.
What is a frame?
The order of elements on the page.
The border that surrounds and contains the text.
The heaviness/intensity of a line or block of shading for focus.
The location of the text.
Which is a speech bubble?
What is the gutter?
When an image goes past the border of the page.
The box around the images.
When a draft isn't used because it has errors.
The space between the panels.
What is the definition of a panel that bleeds?
The blank space between panels.
The center of a panel – how an author uses this space helps to create tone and mood.
The border that surrounds and contains the text.
When an image goes past the border of the page.
What is the difference between a graphic novel and a comic?
Graphic novels are longer (a book).
Graphic novels are serious.
Comics are always funny.
Nothing, they are the same.
a type of character, detail, image or situation that appears in literature from around the world and throughout history
archetype
epic hero
tragic flaw
epic poem
in the middle of the action
hero's quest
point of view
epic simile
in medias res
One of the Anansi the Spider myths explains why spiders hide in dark corners. This makes it an example of
Satire
Cosmogonic myth
Etiological myth
Epic
Wainaina's essay "How to Write about Africa" ironically and sarcastically suggests that writers stereotype Africa more in their novels. For this reason, the text is an example of a(n)
Satire
Myth
Epic
Tragedy
