The Iliad - Part 1 Flashcards
BACKGROUND:
The Iliad, is what kind of poem?
a) Haiku
b) Sonnet
c) Epic
A; c) Epic
BACKGROUND:
The Iliad was about what?
a) World War I
b) The Trojan War
c) The 600-year War
A: b) The Trojan War
BACKGROUND:
Who wrote The Iliad?
a) Homer
b) Zeus
c) John
A: a) Homer
BACKGROUND:
This epic poem was written by Homer c. ___BCE?
a) 748
b) 749
c) 750
A: c) 750 BCE
BACKGROUND:
This a group of ancient poems that formed their civilization’s cultural and historical heritage.
the “E___ C_____”.
A: the “Epic Cycle”
BACKGROUND:
The Iliad is part of the “Epic Cycle”.
TRUE or FALSE?
A: TRUE.
CHARACTERISTICS:
This Iliad starts with an I________.
A: INVOCATION
CHARACTERISTICS:
This is a call for one of the Muses, to inspire him.
a) Advocation
b) Deliberation
c) Invocation
A: INVOCATION
CHARACTERISTICS:
Which story did it begin?
a) les miserables
b) coup d’ etat
c) in medias res
A: c) in medias res
CHARACTERISTICS:
What is the definition of the Latin phrase “in medias res”?
“i_ t__ m_____ o_ t_____”
A: “in the middle of things”
CHARACTERISTICS:
How many years and moths have passed in this particular story?
a) 9 years and 10 months
b) 7 years and 11 months
c) 3 years and 6 months
A: a) 9 years and 10 months
CHARACTERISTICS:
This is the characters’ thoughts and feelings that are expressed by delivering long speeches or monologues.
“H_m___c Speech”
A: Homeric Speech
CHARACTERISTICS:
Among these four, which poet was not influenced by this particular story?
a) Virgil
b) Dante Alighieri
c) John Milton
d) Max Ehrmann
A: d) Max Ehrmann
THE SERIES OF EVENTS LEADING TO THE TROJAN WAR : make a good guess of the acronym ( P. W. T. P. ), then click reveal answer to see what it really means.
- Prophecy of Troy’s Destruction
- Wedding of Peleus and Thetis
- The Judgment of Paris
- Paris Kidnaps Helen of Sparta
PROPHECY OF TROY’S DESTRUCTION:
Who is the King of Troy?
a) King Nebuchadnezzar
b) King Agamemnon
c) King Priam
A: c) King Priam
