Multiple Choice: What is the primary theme of the Book of Job? Answers: a) Obedience to the law; b) The nature of suffering and divine justice; c) The history of Israel’s kings; d) The creation of the world
b) The nature of suffering and divine justice
Multiple Choice: What lesson does “The Lion and the Mouse” teach? Answers: a) Strength is everything.; b) A small act of kindness can lead to great rewards.; c) Pride comes before a fall.; d) Persistence pays off.
b) A small act of kindness can lead to great rewards.
What does Dante learn from his journey through Hell? Answers: a) That sins have no consequences; b) That divine justice is absolute and unchanging; c) That love is more powerful than justice; d) That he is destined for Heaven
b) That divine justice is absolute and unchanging
True or False: In “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” the grasshopper’s actions represent preparation and hard work.
False (The ant represents preparation and hard work.)
Multiple Choice: In the Book of Genesis, who is considered the father of many nations? Answers: a) Isaac; b) Abraham; c) Jacob; d) Joseph;
b) Abraham
Short Answer: Name five titles of stories from Aesop's The Complete Fables.
Short Answer: Name three titles of stories contained in Chretien de Troyes' Arthurian Romances.
Short Answer: Which sin is punished most severely in Dante's Hell?
Fraud
True or False: Dante's Inferno is the last part of the Divine Comedy.
False (It is the first part of the Divine Comedy)
Short Answer: Name three works we have read in class that fall underneath the description of an epic poem.
Short Answer: Is the Trojan War considered to be a real historical event when mentioned by Homer? Why or why not?
The Trojan War is thought to be based on a true event, but it is likely not the same Trojan War as mentioned in The Odyssey.
True or False: Aesop’s fables are rooted in historical events rather than allegory.
False (They are allegorical tales.)
Short Answer: Name five titles of works contained in The Brothers Grimm Grimm's Fairy Tales.
Short Answer: What role does Zeus play in The Odyssey?
He restores order by allowing Athena to assist Odysseus.
Multiple Choice: Who narrates the story of the flood that wipes out humanity? Answers: a) Deucalion and Pyrrha; b) Jupiter; c) Ovid as the poet; d) Neptune
a) Deucalion and Pyrrha
True or False: Gilgamesh is fully mortal and has no divine ancestry.
False (He is two-thirds god and one-third human.)
Short Answer: What is the overarching theme of the Metamorphoses?
Transformation and change
Multiple Choice: What role does the goddess Ishtar play in the epic? Answers: a) She guides Gilgamesh on his journey; b) She offers Gilgamesh immortality; c) She sends the Bull of Heaven to punish Gilgamesh; d) She creates Enkidu
c) She sends the Bull of Heaven to punish Gilgamesh
Multiple Choice: What punishment does Jupiter give to Lycaon for his impiety? Answers: a) He is turned into a wolf.; b) He is struck down by lightning.; c) He is exiled to the underworld.; d) He is transformed into a bird.
a) He is turned into a wolf.
Multiple Choice: What river must Dante and Virgil cross to enter Hell proper? Answers: a) Styx; b) Lethe; c) Acheron; d) Cocytus;
c) Acheron
Multiple Choice: What does the term "xenia" refer to in the context of The Odyssey? Answers: a) Heroic deeds; b) The relationship between gods and mortals; c) The Greek concept of hospitality; d) The sea journey
c) The Greek concept of hospitality
Multiple Choice: What is the punishment for the lustful in the second circle of Hell? Answers: a) Being consumed by fire; b) Being buffeted endlessly by a violent storm; c) Being frozen in ice; d) Being submerged in boiling blood
b) Being buffeted endlessly by a violent storm
Short Answer: Which beast blocks Dante's path at the beginning of the Inferno?
A lion, a she-wolf, and a leopard
Short Answer: What transformation happens to the lovers Pyramus and Thisbe?
Their blood stains the mulberries, turning them red.
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