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Unit 10, 12 Flashcards

1
Q

Who was the father of Hector?

A

King Priam

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2
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What was the name of Odysseus’ herdsman?

A

Eumaeus

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3
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What was the name of Odysseus’ wife?

A

Penelope

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4
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What was the name of Penelope’s servant?

A

Euryclea

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5
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What was the name of Odysseus’ son?

A

Telemachus

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6
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What was the name of Odysseus’ dog?

A

Argos

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7
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When did Homer live?

A

700 years before Christ

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8
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When did Sophocles live?

A

400 years before Christ

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9
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What was the name of the Assyrian and Babylonian sun god who Gilgamesh first met?

A

Shamesh

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10
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What was the name of the maker of wine that told Gilgamesh to enjoy his life?

A

Seduri

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11
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What was the name of the ferryman that gave Gilgamesh a ride?

A

Urshanabi

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12
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What was the name of the Noah character in The Epic of Gilgamesh?

A

Utnapishtim

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13
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What was the name of the friend of Gilgamesh who died?

A

Inkidu

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14
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What was the thing that Socrates was sentenced to drink?

A

The poison hemlock

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15
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Where is Hector from?

A

Troy

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16
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What was the name of King Creon’s son?

A

Haemon

17
Q

Where is The Epic of Gilgamesh from?

A

Sumer

18
Q

Who wrote The Dying Christian to His Soul?

A

Alexander Pope

19
Q

Who wrote Death Be Not Proud?

A

John Donne

20
Q

Who wrote Alexander?

A

Plutarch

21
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What was the name of Alexander’s dad?

A

Philip II, king of Macedonia

22
Q

What land did Alexander conquer in the story?

A

Persia

23
Q

What was the name of the blind prophet in Antigone?

A

Teiresias

24
Q

What was the name of Creon’s wife?

A

Eurydice

25
Q

What is the physical background against which the events of a story take place?

A

Setting

26
Q

What is a long, narrative poem in elevated style which presents characters and action of heroic proportion?

A

Epic

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