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Ancient Adaptations

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In Edith Hamilton’s Mythology, how is the character Penelope portrayed?
a)
Brave/Hopeful
b)
Weak/Afraid
c)
Happy/Content
d)
Bored/Jealous
2.
In Dorothy Parker’s poem “Penelope,” how is the character Penelope portrayed?
a)
Brave/Hopeful
b)
Weak/Afraid
c)
Happy/Content
d)
Bored/Jealous
3.
What important event from the epic myth is left out of Dorothy Parker’s poem?
a)
Odysseus’s adventure on the dazzling sea
b)
Penelope’s long wait at home
c)
Penelope’s trick against the suitors
d)
Penelope’s son’s resistance of the suitors
4.
What is the overall mood and tone of the painting and poem Landscape with the Fall of Icarus?
a)
Excited/Frenzied
b)
Calm/Uneventful
c)
Dark/Mysterious
d)
Silly/Humorous
5.

What part is occupies a noticeably small portion of the painting and the poem (Landscape with the Fall of Icarus)?

a)

The sailing ships

b)

The daily work of farmers

c)

Icarus drowning

d)

The sea or ocean

6.

Icarus takes up a noticeably small portion of the painting and poem to illustrate the idea that…

a)

Working hard all day in the fields is an important part of life.

b)

When in need, those around you will rise to the occasion to help you.

c)

You should learn to swim because you never know when you will fall in the sea.

d)

If you get yourself into trouble, others may not notice because they are too busy with their own lives.

7.
True or False: When an when different artists or authors interpret myths, all of the interpretations will be exactly the same with the same mood, tone, and theme
a)
True
b)
False
8.

Which statement identifies the central theme of the poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn"?

a)

Young love is the most powerful form of love.

b)

Life is about making sacrifices for the greater good.

c)

While life is fleeting, art has the ability to live on.

d)

The simple pleasures of life are the most important.

9.

What is an "ode"?

a)

a poem of 14 lines that uses a formal rhyme scheme

b)

a poem that tells a story and uses a formal rhyme scheme

c)

a lyric poem that pays respect to a person or thing

d)

a poem arranged in quatrains with a rhyme scheme

10.

What is one of the scenes depicted on the urn? ("Ode on a Grecian Urn")

a)

a young man kissing a young woman

b)

a funeral for a loved one

c)

a baptism of a new baby

d)

a battle between two foes

11.

Why does the poet say the trees are "happy, happy"? ("Ode on a Grecian Urn")

a)

They will never lose their leaves.

b)

They are witnessing a wedding.

c)

They are the tallest in the woods.

d)

They are able to play music.

12.

What do the following lines mean: "Bold Lover, do not grieve; She cannot fade." ("Ode on a Grecian Urn")

a)

Do not be sad - she is yours forever.

b)

Don't cry for her - she died peacefully.

c)

Don't worry - she is gone forever.

d)

Don't mourn your lost love.

13.

What is the third scene described on the urn? ("Ode on a Grecian Urn")

a)

a party

b)

a coronation

c)

a sacrifice

d)

a holiday

14.

What Power Does The Urn Possess that Humans Don't ("Ode on a Grecian Urn")

a)

It is eternal and it withstands time

b)

Death

c)

To hear songs in the future that most won't be alive to hear.

d)

To influence people

15.

Why Might The Speaker Call The Urn The Foster Child Of Time? ("Ode on a Grecian Urn")

a)

The urn doesn't have a proper family

b)

The urn has an eternal life just like the time

c)

Time is a good father

d)

The urn has a short life