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World LIterature Review #3
Test Description: Continuing Fall 2014
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following did Oedipus NOT do?
A
follow the pre-determined destiny of the gods
B
suffer so the audience could gather meaning from his downfall
C
Defied the will of the gods
D
fall victim to his own hamartia of hubris
2) When the audience feels pity and sympathy for the plight of the tragic hero, this is known as
A
hubris
B
hamartia
C
epistrophe
D
catharsis
3) The Iliad begins in the middle of the action. This is known as
A
in medias res
B
burial rites
C
catharsis
D
hamartia
4) The four main tenets of The Iliad and The Aeneid were
A
influence of the gods, burial rites, tragic flaws, spoils of war
B
burial rites, heroic ideal, influence of the gods, spoils of war
C
tragic flaws, heroic ideal, burial rites, spoils of war
5) Swift-footed Achilles, Brave Hector, and Great Oedipus are examples of what literary device?
A
stock epilogues
B
epistrophes
C
stock epithets
D
strophes
6) Virgil's Aeneid was intended to
A
give Rome a history
B
set up the character of Virgil for Dante Allighieri
C
polarize Virgil to literary greatness
D
show what happened in the final days of Troy
7) When the Greeks first entered Troy they were described as a wave similar to a tsunami or great flood. This description was known as
A
an epithet
B
an epic simile
C
a vast setting
D
the influence of the gods
8) The following theme reflects the heroic ideal of what character studied? Follow your destiny and use your strengths to contribute to the good of all.
A
Gilgamesh
B
Aeneas
C
Oedipus
D
Achilles
9) Oedipus is best described as which kind of hero?
A
epic hero
B
allegorical hero
C
tragic hero
D
superhero
10) In Oedipus, the chorus moved from one side of the stage to the other during the
A
antistrophe/strophe
B
metaphor/simile
C
paradox, parable
D
internal/external conflict
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