Epic Literature Pretest

Question 1

Who is your favorite epic hero?

Accepted Answer

Achilles, Hercules, Superman, Robin Hood

Question 2

Character foils differ is one or more ways.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

What is England's "national epic poem"?

Accepted Answer

Beowulf

Question 4

Epic poems often include supernatural forces.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Choose the epic poem you are LEAST familiar with.

Accepted Answer

Gilgamesh, Iliad, Odyssey, Beowulf

Question 6

An epic is a genre (or category) of literature.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Used as slang, epic means...

Accepted Answer

awesome

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an archetype?

Accepted Answer

figurative language

Question 9

Choose the epic poem you are MOST familiar with.

Accepted Answer

Beowulf, Gilgamesh, Iliad, Odyssey

Question 10

Which do you think is the oldest epic poem?

Accepted Answer

Gilgamesh

Question 11

Who is the original epic hero?

Accepted Answer

Gilgamesh

Question 12

The true definition of epic is...

Accepted Answer

a long poem about the deeds of a hero

Question 13

Without ancient epics, we would not have many of the action-packed movies we enjoy today.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Character foils are exactly alike.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

What are archetypes?

Accepted Answer

patterns that appear in literature across cultures and time periods

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