Epic Poetry and Greek Mythology Reassessment

Examine the image of the Hero's Journey below. Match the descriptions and their numbers to the correct step in the Hero's Journey. The Hero's Journey 1. The Ordinary World 2. The Call to Adventure 3. Supernatural Aid 4. Tests and the Supreme Ordeal 5. Into the Abyss 6. Who is Homer? The main character of the Odyssey The main character of the Iliad The author of the Iliad and the Odyssey The son of the main character of the simpsons 7. What is the best definition of Oral Tradition? stories that were told and retold verbally from one generation to another stories that are written down and then read aloud from generation to generation stories that are carved on rock walls and in caves to preserve them stories that are passed on through interpretive dances 8. Which of the following is the best definition of Myth? traditional stories rooted in a particular culture made-up fairy tales Real accounts of historical events something that is false or not true 9. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an Epic Poem They start in the middle of things They have a very limited setting They recount the deeds of mythical heroes The Hero typically travels to the underworld 10. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an Epic Hero They fight against evil They have an a nobel or divine birth They have a larger-than-life power They have no flaws 11. What is the purpose of an ancient epic like The Odyssey? to entertain people to pass down accounts of historical events to scare people to teach morals and values 12. What is Odysseus’s main quest in The Odyssey? to fight the Trojans during the Trojan War to find the golden fleece to return home to Ithaca to marry Helen 13. Who is the main character of the Odyssey? Achilles Odysseus Homer Telemachus 14. Why do the Greeks fight the Trojans during the Trojan War? The Trojans attacked the Greeks Ares insulted the Trojans Paris kidnapped Helen from a Greek King Achilles wants revenge against the Trojans 15. Who builds the Trojan Horse and ends the war? Odysseus Achilles Homer Paris 16. True or False: An Epic Poem is a long narrative about the deeds of a Hero True False 17. True or False: The Odyssey takes place in ancient England Ture False 18. True or False: The Odyssey was passed down from generation to generation through an oral tradition True False 19. True or False: Homer wrote the Odyssey BEFORE the Iliad True False 20. True or False: The Iliad is the story of the Trojan War True False 21-25. Match the following Greek gods to their descriptions 21. Athena Goddess of wisdom 22. Hermes Messenger of the Gods 23.Poseidon God of the sea and earthquakes 24. Hades God of the Underworld 25. Zeus Supreme God of the Greeks