Review Game for Semester I Final: APWLiterature and Comp.

Question 1

Odysseus uses _____ to survive.

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 2

a work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer’s style

Accepted Answer

parody, Kai and Haley's scene

Question 3

What is the most important aspect of supporting a claim?

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connection of claim to evidence

Question 4

Traits of the Tragic Hero include

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hamartia, anagnorisis

Question 5

The Odyssey demonstrates the ancient Greek values of...

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all of these

Question 6

King Gilgamesh and Creon have what characteristic in common?

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they were oppressive rulers

Question 7

In a ___________ you might see transitions like, "on the other hand".

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comparison-contrast

Question 8

"stout, sturdy, and strong" is an example of

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alliteration

Question 9

According to Aristotle, fine tragedy must follow...

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takes place in a day, one place, and one plot

Question 10

Which of these motifs is introduced in the Epic Gilgamesh

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a great flood, a garden of the gods, gaining wisdom on a mountain

Question 11

The epiphany must take place in the

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denouement

Question 12

A mnemonic device used in The Odyssey

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was originally used to assist the bard in memorization

Question 13

a recurring image used to reinforce theme

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motif

Question 14

Parallel Themes in The Odyssey and Antigone include

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Relationships between husbands and wives, Role of Women, Relationships between mothers and sons

Question 15

Eagles are sent as

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foreshadowing

Question 16

The body of the comparison/contrast research essay begins with

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textual evidence and supporting details

Question 17

when the reader or audience knows something the characters do not

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dramatic irony

Question 18

That everyone knows a woman has committed the crime except Creon is an example of...

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dramatic irony

Question 19

a speaker or writer’s choice of words

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Diction

Question 20

Which fact would most likely support the claim, "Reading is important to my future."

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Reading invokes real world connections.

Question 21

The Odyssey takes place

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in the Meditteranean

Question 22

Homer's purpose in writing The Odyssey

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to instruct the Greeks about morality and civilization

Question 23

The Role of Fate in Antigone...

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all of these

Question 24

In which essay type would you use transitions like, "as a result"?

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cause-effect

Question 25

Haemon's words, "There is no city possessed by one man only" demonstrates

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Creon's hamartia

Question 26

The themes of a tragedy revolve around...

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love, lust, anger, revenge...

Question 27

The protagonist is

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Antigone

Question 28

All Greeks from over 2000 BCE to 4th C BCE believed

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The Role of Fate, Divine Intervention

Question 29

“For he feared his wife’s resentment”shows

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paradox of women's power in ancient Greece

Question 30

The epic of Gilgamesh is historically significant as

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the first great heroic narrative

Question 31

an adjective or adjective phrase frequently used to emphasize a characteristic quality

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epithet

Question 32

The Odyssey was written in

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iambic hexameter

Question 33

The earliest version of Gilgamesh appeared in what language?

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Sumerian

Question 34

an author's attitude toward a theme, subject, or character

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tone

Question 35

The Epic of Gilgamesh was likely written

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by several authors, 1900-250 BCE

Question 36

A parallel theme throughout ancient texts is

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all of these

Question 37

"So I drew back and sheathed my sword, whereon when he had drank of the blood he began..."

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Teiresias' prophecy

Question 38

"he feared his wife's resentment" speaks to

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the paradox of powerful women when they had none

Question 39

A long narrative poem is a/an

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epic

Question 40

Art of effective communication, especially persuasive discourse.

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Rhetoric

Question 41

Ismene's character represents

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traditional role of women

Question 42

a statement that appears self-contradictory, but that reveals a kind of truth

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paradox

Question 43

Beautiful creatures that lure sailors to their death while singing

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sirens

Question 44

The sense of purging or cleansing one's soul by watching a tragedy is...

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catharsis

Question 45

A character who acts as contrast to another character.

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foil

Question 46

rhetorical device in which words or phrases are strategically placed next to one another

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juxtaposition

Question 47

the author tells us explicitly what the character is like

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direct characterization

Question 48

Author of The Odyssey

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Homer

Question 49

Tragedy was first defined by

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Aristotle

Question 50

An atmosphere created by a writer’s diction and the details selected

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mood

Question 51

What is an elaborative paragraph?

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one that supports a claim with evidence and explanation.

Review Game for Semester I Final: APWLiterature and Comp.

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Review Game for Semester I Final: APWLiterature and Comp.

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