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1
When was the Poetic Age?
Enlightenment: AD 1600/1700 - Present
Medieval: AD 300 -AD 1600/1700
Ancient: 2100 BC - AD 300
2
Tall Tale is from the Descriptive Age (modern)
True
False
3
What is the lesson of The Shepherd Boy & the Wolf?
Freedom to speak your mind
Liars are not believed even when they speak the truth
Liars are believed when they speak the truth
None of the above
4
Blank Verse is considered a subgenre of Poetry
False
True
5
How many lines and syllables are there in a Sonnet?
14 lines, 10 syllables
10 lines, 14 syllables
4 lines, 1 syllable
13 lines, 11 syllables
6
When was the Descriptive Age?
Medieval: AD 300 -AD 1600/1700
Ancient: 2100 BC - AD 300
Enlightenment: AD 1600/1700 - Present
7
What is a Fairy Tale?
has ordinary characters based on real life. Leads to a happy ending.
has ordinary characters that are based on real life. Leads to a sad ending.
has magical forces and beings. Leads to a sad ending.
has magical forces and beings. Leads to a happy ending.
8
Who are the Grimm's Brothers?
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were American authors
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were German academics who collected fairy tales
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, but they did not exist
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were authors of fairy tales
9
What is a Stanza?
A grouping of lines that forms the main unit in a poem (how it looks)
The rhythmic pattern of a poetic line (how it sounds)
A line of metrical writing (one line in a stanza)
Pineapple pie
10
Which of the following is an example of ancient myth?
Yodeling can cause an avalanche
mice love cheese
a penny dropped from the Eiffel tower can kill someone.
Pandora's Box
11
What is a Verse?
Pineapple pie
A grouping of lines that forms the main unit in a poem (how it looks)
A line of metrical writing (one line in a stanza)
The rhythmic pattern of a poetic line (how it sounds)
12
Comedy usually has a serious tone with real life lessons
True
False
13
Drama uses character, dialogue, and live action to tell a story through conflict and emotions.
True
False
14
Which of the following is NOT a subgenre of non-fiction?
Article
Mystery
Autobiography
Biography
15
Aesop’s fables were published (written down) before Christ.
True
False
16
What is Meter?
A line of metrical writing (one line in a stanza)
Pineapple pie
The rhythmic pattern of a poetic line (how it sounds)
A grouping of lines that forms the main unit in a poem (how it looks)
17
MOST of the subgenres of Folktale are from which age?
Poetic Age (ancient)
Descriptive (modern)
Allegorical Age (medieval)
None of the above
18
When was the Allegorical age?
Enlightenment AD 1600/1700 - Present
Medieval AD 300 - AD 1600/1700
Ancient: 2100 BC - AD 300
19
Shakespeare wrote his plays approximately how many years after the ancient Greeks?
10 years
100 years
200 years
2,000 years
20
For the Greeks, ancient myths are also historical retellings of famous events and people.
True
False
21
Who was the muse of the Comedy Mask?
Thalia
Melpomene (Mel-pom-men-ay)
22
What are four subgenres of Folktale?
Horror, Mystery, Realstic Fiction, Satire
Fable, Sci-Fi, Historical Fiction, Realitic Fiction
Legend, Fable, Fairy Tale, Tall Tale
Fantasy, Myth, Blank Verse
23
Which of the following genres are NEW?
Fiction & Non-fiction
Poetry & Folktale
Myth & Drama
24
Free Verse has...
A Sonnet Structure
Metered verse, rhyme
Metered verse, no rhyme
No meter, no rhyme
25
Epic poetry and Lyric poetry are from the Poetic Age (ancient).
True
False
26
What is a Tragedy?
A story with a happy ending
A story without a beginning
A story with a sad ending
A story with no ending
27
The Greeks viewed theatre as entertainment
True
False
28
Shakepeare invented over 1,700 new English words and phrases
True
False
29
Which of the following is NOT an characteristic of a Shakespeare play?
Full-time choruses
All male cast
Plays were competitive among playwrights
Plays were entertainment
30
What is a Subgenre?
A story without words
A kind of literary work
A mathmatical equation
A kind of a kind
31
Theater took place during festivals that celebrated wha god of wine
and
theater?
Dionysus
Diana
Dinosaurus
Celine Dion
32
What is Lyric poetry?
A poem about logic & lyrics
A poem about emotions & feelings
A novel about emotions & feelings
A novel about logic & lyrics
33
What is a Comedy?
A story with no ending
A story with a sad ending
A story with a happy ending
A story without a beginning
34
Which of the following is an example of fiction?
National Geographic
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Wikipedia
C.S. Lewis: A Life by Allister Mcgrath
35
Ballads, Sonnets, and Haikus are from the Allegorical Age (medieval).
False
True
36
Ancient Myth is...
Ancient sonnets
Ancient prose written by philosophers
a sacred story that explains how things came to be in the world.
a widely held, but false belief or idea. Usually not a story.
37
What is a Fable?
a story that ignores a moral or lesson and instead uses satire
a story that teaches a moral or lesson using animal characters
a fantastic story with English royalty as main characters
a story that is always set in a stable
38
What is the lesson of the Mouse & the Lion?
None of the above
Don't give up
Freedom from society
Kindness is never wasted
39
Blank Verse has...
Metered verse, rhyme
Metered verse, no rhyme
A Sonnet Structure
No meter, no rhyme
40
What is Genre?
A story without words
A kind of a kind
A kind of literary work
A mathmatical equation
41
Who was the muse of the Tragedy Mask?
Melpomene (Mel-pom-men-ay)
Thalia
42
What is Folktale?
informational articles
avoiding the use of characters and obstacles
the use of subtle characters and obstacles
the use of exaggerated characters and obstacles
43
What was the first genre?
Historical Fiction
Poetry
Science-Fiction
Drama
44
How did the ancient Greeks view theatre?
It was a marriage ceremony
It was entertainment
It was a religious rite and a civic duty
It was a way to get the wiggles out
45
Approximately, when did Aesop live?
AD 300-600
620-564 BC
AD 1660-1700
AD 1300-1400
46
When was the Allegorical Age?
Medieval: AD 300 -AD 1600/1700
Enlightenment: AD 1600/1700 - Present
Ancient: 2100 BC - AD 300
47
Ancient Greek actors all wore masks
False
True
48
Modern Myth is...
A modern song or ballad
a sacred story that explains how things came to be in the world.
A modern epic poem
a widely held, but false belief or idea. Usually not a story.
49
What type of plays were around AFTER the Greeks but BEFORE Shakespeare?
Improv Theater
Operatic Theater
Mystery Plays
SNL Sketches
50
Haikus use images from court rooms and theaters
True
False
51
What stories did Shakespeare NOT use to write his plays?
Bible Stories
His own original stories
Folktales
Greek/Roman Myths
52
What is a Legend?
a story based on a real person or event, but historically inaccurate
a story based on a real person or event, and is historically accurate
53
Which of the following is NOT a subgenre of fiction?
Science-fiction
Autobiography
Mystery
Realistic
54
What was the role of ancient choruses?
to set the mood by telling the audience what is going on
to stand silently like statues to strengthen the aesthetic
to bring chaos into the play
to be more dramatic and soulful
55
Greek choruses were like ancient subtitles
True
False
56
Approximately, when were Aesop's fables published (written down)?
AD 1900-1990
AD 1400-1500
620-564 BC
1660-1700 BC
57
Which of the following is an example of non-fiction?
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
The Old Man & the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The New York Times
58
King Arthur is an example of a legend.
True
False
59
What is a Ballad?
A novel telling a story in short paragraphs
A poem telling a story in short stanzas
A poem telling a story in long stanzas
A novel telling a story in long paragraphs
60
Free Verse is from the Descriptive Age (modern).
True
False
61
Modern Myth and Ancient Myth are identical
True
False
62
What is Epic Poetry?
Short, substandard stories about small events and medicore people
Long heroic stories about great events and great people
