E2 Literary Focus: The Classical Period Quiz Game Question Preview (ID: 60278)


You May Use The Reading To Help You. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

View the image for the question.


a) provides the origin stories of ancient Greece’s first philosophers
b) explains that rationality and order were highly valued in the ancient and classical periods
c) suggests that ancient and classical artists were obsessed by perfection to an unhealthy degree
d) explains why rationality was so important to artists in the ancient and classical periods

View the image for the question.


a) creating a connection between today’s world, and the ancient and classical worlds
b) proving that contemporary literature is directly inspired by ancient and classical literature
c) explaining that people today face the same challenges that people in ancient times did
d) suggesting that throughout history, people have always tried to be perfect

Based on the text, which of the following examples most closely represents an allegory?
a) A woman compares a beautiful baby to a wild rose.
b) A playwright authors a play that humorously exposes society’s hypocrisy.
c) A teacher tells a story that appears to be about two wolves, but is really about good and evil.
d) All of the other choices

View the image for the question.


a) The passage explains why ancient India is more similar to ancient Greece than people realize.
b) The passage suggests that ancient Indian writers plagiarized Homer’s Odyssey.
c) The passage describes how ancient Greece came to colonize India and Persia.
d) The passage explains the global, interconnected reality of the ancient and classical worlds.

According to the text, which of the following best describes the purpose of ancient and classical forms of literature?
a) They were intended to entertain and distract the people who read them from their daily troubles.
b) They were intended to be solved like puzzles so that whoever solved them could prove their intelligence.
c) They were intended to teach the people who read them, so they could make more moral choices.
d) They were intended to frighten the people who read them into good behavior.

Which selection from the excerpt best supports the idea that ancient and classical forms of literature were intended to teach the people who read them, so they could make more moral choices?
a) ...The works themselves are not fantasy or myths; they were deeply informed by and reflective of the philosophy of the day.”
b) “Epic poems, plays, and philosophical texts all were meant to serve the purpose of teaching a lesson or inspiring audiences t
c) “They were concerned with making moral choices and using reason to make sense of a chaotic world.”
d) “Aesop’s fables were short humorous stories about non-human characters that ended with an explicit moral or lesson.”

According to the text, Homer’s Odyssey is best described as a(n) __.
a) allegory
b) epic poem
c) lyric poem
d) ode

Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that Homer’s Odyssey is best described as an epic poem?
a) “These long narrative poems tell the stories of early military battles and overseas journeys.”
b) “Virgil’s Aeneid, like Homer’s Odyssey, describes a hero’s memorable journey and encounters with the gods.”
c) “Modern Western literature and storytelling have their roots in the oral tradition of the ancient Greeks.
d) “The most important works of the ancient period are the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey.“

___ is a symbolical narrative.
a) allegory
b) epic poem
c) philosophy
d) ideal

View the image for the ajkldjaskldaquestion.


a) adjective | unemotional
b) adjective | uninformative
c) adjective | reserved
d) adjective | unfriendly

Play Games with the Questions above at ReviewGameZone.com
To play games using the questions from above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 60278 in the upper right hand corner or click here.

TEACHERS / EDUCATORS
Log In | Sign Up / Register

Help / Support / FAQ




Gaming Links