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Introduction to Literature

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 60secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Greek literature, she was the muse of lyric poetry.

a)

Erato

b)

Polyhymnia

c)

Terpsichore

d)

Thalia

2.

In Greek Literature, who is Euterpe?

a)

Muse of Tragedy

b)

Muse of Music and Melancholic Poetry

c)

Muse of Epic Poetry

d)

Muse of History

3.

This is the term used to mean "God from the Machine".

a)

Deus Ex Machina

b)

En Medias Res

c)

Intertextuality

d)

Stock Epithets

4.

It is the etymology of the word 'literature'.

a)

Literal

b)

Litera

c)

Lateral

d)

Litter

5.

This is a literary standard that appeals to everyone, regardless of culture, race, sex, and time which are all considered significant.

a)

Universality

b)

Artistry

c)

Suggestiveness

d)

Spiritual Value

6.

Who was the hero of the epic Iliad?

a)

Odysseus

b)

Achilles

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Paris

7.

This refers to prose narratives containing setting, characters, plot, conflict, climax, and resolution.

a)

fiction

b)

non-fiction

c)

essay

d)

play or drama

8.

Refers to the time and place of the story, or the "spatial" and "temporal" environment.

a)

setting

b)

characters

c)

theme

d)

symbol

9.

A character which changes during the course of a story or a novel.

a)

confidante

b)

dynamic character

c)

flat character

d)

foil character

10.

It refers to a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education.

a)

Bildungsroman

b)

Nibelungenlied

c)

Soliloquy

d)

Allusion

11.

It pertains to the interrelationship between texts, especially works of literature; the way that similar or related texts influence, reflect, or differ from each other.

a)

Allusion

b)

Intertextuality

c)

Cohesion

d)

Plot Development