Academic Super Bowl 2019 Part II Review

a statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner

story set within a story, narrative, or movie, told by the main or the supporting character

Deliberate repetition of the first part of a word or phrase

When Gilgamesh encounters the scorpion people, this is an example of which epic characteristic?

Which of the following characteristics of an epic does Gilgamesh NOT conform to?

Gilgamesh’s journey through the Twin Peaks is an example of which characteristic of an epic?

Which methods of destroying humanity do the gods use in BOTH Atrahasis and Gilgamesh?

writer speaks directly to someone who is not present or is dead, or an inanimate object- “Oh.”

In Gilgamesh, what is the Belly of the Whale (as per Campbell’s stages of monomyth)?

What is the first thing that Utnapishtim does after releasing the animals?

starts an argument with a reference to something general, then draws a specific conclusion

What test must Gilgamesh pass in order to gain immortality?

Giving human traits and emotions to animals or objects

What is Mount Nimush?

A descriptive title that describes a person or object

What is the first animal that Utnapishtim releases from the boat?

A long narrative poem that usually focuses on the heroic deeds of a character

Which stage of monomyth does not happen in Gilgamesh?

Why does Utnapishtim have his wife bake loaves of bread?

An extreme exaggeration for the sake of emphasis

Where does Gilgamesh find the small spiny shrub that grants eternal youth?

Atrahasis/wife are given a home in the mtns. of Dilmun after flood. Where do Utnapishtim/wife?

Braving the scorpion people, crossing the Twin Peaks, and sailing the ocean are what stage?

How does Gilgamesh lose the precious plant?

a part of something represents the whole, or it may use a whole to represent a part

Which is not one of the literary devices that is frequently used in an epic poem?

Enkidu’s death in Gilgamesh functions as which stage of monomyth?