Ninth Grade Review

In which of our stories was the protagonist chained to the rocks and attacked by a great bird for their crimes?

Who wrote Dante's Inferno?

Odysseus had his crew bind him to the mast of the ship so that he could be the only man to have survived what trial?

How did Beowulf die?

In Homer's The Odyssey, what was the name of the six-headed monster that ate six of Odysseus's men?

This fellow found himself "in dark woods, the right road lost."

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, what did Enkidu do when he heard what Gilgamesh was doing to the people of Uruk?

In The Epic of Gilgamesh, why did Gilgamesh have to fix Urshanabi's boat?

True or False: While Don Quixote repeatedly failed, he never gave up on his belief that the world could be made better.

In which of our stories did the protagonist gouge out the eye of a Cyclops, thereby dooming all of his men to death?

Which of the Danes initially doubted Beowulf's ability to defeat Grendel?

To Sancho Panza, what seemed to be the most dangerous encounter that he suffered during his travels with Don Quixote?

In which of our stories did the protagonist suffer the death of his best friend?

Which of the following stories was originally written down in the ancient language of Cuneiform?

According to the story, Grendel was the descendent of what Biblical character, also known as the first murderer?

In The Odyssey, what did Penelopeia do in order to delay choosing a new husband?

Through the eyes of this character, Cervantes showed us that wisdom must be gained through experience, not just books.

When Thisbe returned to find Pyramus dying from a mortal wound, where had she been?

When Don Quixote attacked a group of unsuspecting windmills, what did he really think they were?

Who told Beowulf that actions speak louder than words?

In Don Quixote, what was the name of the knight-errant's sidekick?

When Don Quixote was imprisoned in a cage, who was the only one that tried to get him out of the cage?

In "The Story of Prometheus," what did Prometheus do that ultimately brought down the wrath of Zeus?

In Dante's Inferno, what was the name of the ferryman that brought souls across the river Acheron?

In which of our stories did the protagonist have his head torn off by his own mother?

In which of our stories did the main characters think the other was dead, resulting in each one killing themselves?

When Gilgamesh reached The Faraway, who told him the story of the Great Flood?

In "The Story of Pyramus and Thisbe," what did the parents of the two lovers do to keep them apart?

When Beowulf reached the land of the Danes, what king of the Danes welcomed them into Heorot?

Which of the following was not one of the Greek values shown in The Odyssey?

Dante's Inferno was actually the first part of a trilogy with what title?

True or False: Don Quixote is in much better condition at the end of the book than at the beginning of the book.

In Don Quixote, our hero believes he has saved a farm boy from being beaten. Who tells him he is wrong?

In which of our stories did the protagonist encounter a man carrying his own head?

In which of our stories did the protagonist attempt to battle two herds of sheep?

In which of our stories did the protagonist lose a swimming contest with Brecca?

In Beowulf, what was the name of the monster that plagued Heorot?

True or False: Don Quixote was never actually dubbed a knight.

In "The Story of Actaeon," Diana, goddess of the hunt, transformed Actaeon into what animal?

In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh must receive permission from what type of creatures before entering Mashu Mountain?

In the Seventh Circle, Dante finds a forest of souls that have been trapped in trees and bushes. What was their sin?

In The Odyssey, what challenge did Odysseus complete that none of the suitors were able to complete?

In the City of Dis, Dante saw a group of people that followed this man's belief that the soul dies with the body.

In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh learned to be a better king because of his friendship with whom?

What was the name of Don Quixote's horse?

What caused Don Quixote to go insane?

At the inn, Don Quixote triggers a huge brawl when he thinks that this character has come to announce her love for him?

Which of the following is true of a tragedy (especially the stories of Pentheus, Actaeon, and Pyramus and Thisbe).

In "The Story of Pentheus and Bacchus," what god did Pentheus blame for what he saw as the downfall of Thebes?

Who was trapped in ice at the center of the Ninth Circle of Dante's Inferno?