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WorksheetsFolktale & Epic Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is one of the themes of the Iliad? Think about our British Friend.
Glory vs the tragedy of war
Love of family
Friendship
Heroism
One convention of form of an epic is the invocation of a muse.
True
False
One convention of content of an epic is a small, warm and inviting setting.
True
False
Translated to "the middle of the action"; used to inform the audience of events that took place before the current time.
carpe dium
veni vidi vici
mazel tov
in medias res
Extended, elaborate comparisons are called _____________.
epic similes
metaphors
figurative language
hyperboles
Achilles, Agamemnon, Ajax
Greeks
Trojans
Gods/Goddesses
Who is Hector?
The greatest of all Trojan warriors
The greatest of all Macedonian warriors
The greatest of all Greek warriors
The greatest of all Persian warriors
Who is the author of The Iliad?
Marge
Bart
Homer
Lisa
Priam is
the ruler of Greece
the ruler of Troy
the ruler of Sparta
Patroclus was killed by
Paris
Priam
Agamemnon
Hector
Hector requests
that Achilles give his body back
that Achilles back down from their fight
that Achilles calls his army off the Trojans
that Achilles forgive him
Where did Pyramus and Thisbe agree to meet?
In their families garden
At a mulberry tree near the tomb of Ninus
Near rocks in the garden
By the gate to a garden
What crossed Thisbe's path while she waited for Pyramus?
a bear
her family
a lioness
Pyramus' family
What is the origin of the tale "Pyramus and Thisbe"
Greek/Roman
Africa
Shakespearean
Native American
The setting for "A Visit of Charity" is
a mental institution.
a home for old ladies in the American South.
a nursing home in Augusta, Georgia.
"A Visit of Charity" was written by
Maxine Kumin.
Eudora Welty.
Sir Authur Conan Doyle.
The best theme for the story is
self-centeredness in children and the elderly.
true charity prevents isolation and loneliness.
dementia in old age.
The apple that Marian hid in the holly bushes outside the old ladies' home suggests
the innocence of a child.
Marian's selfishness.
a Biblical allusion.
The internal conflict in the story is
Marian and her response to the behavior of the two old ladies.
Marian's dread of visiting the elderly women.
Addie's desire to forget her birthday.
