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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
catharsis
B
hamartia
C
epistrophe
D
hubris
3) The Iliad begins in the middle of the action. This is known as
A
in medias res
B
catharsis
C
burial rites
D
hamartia
4) The four main tenets of The Iliad and The Aeneid were
A
tragic flaws, heroic ideal, burial rites, spoils of war
B
burial rites, heroic ideal, influence of the gods, spoils of war
C
influence of the gods, burial rites, tragic flaws, spoils of war
5) Swift-footed Achilles, Brave Hector, and Great Oedipus are examples of what literary device?
A
strophes
B
stock epithets
C
epistrophes
D
stock epilogues
6) Virgil's Aeneid was intended to
A
polarize Virgil to literary greatness
B
give Rome a history
C
show what happened in the final days of Troy
D
set up the character of Virgil for Dante Allighieri
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
the influence of the gods
B
an epithet
C
a vast setting
D
an epic simile
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
Oedipus
B
Aeneas
C
Achilles
D
Gilgamesh
9) Oedipus is best described as which kind of hero?
A
epic hero
B
superhero
C
tragic hero
D
allegorical hero
10) In Oedipus, the chorus moved from one side of the stage to the other during the
A
internal/external conflict
B
metaphor/simile
C
paradox, parable
D
antistrophe/strophe
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