The Count of Monte Cristo
The Odyssey
Vocabulary and Usage
Literary Terms and Grammer
Elements of an Epic
100
Dantes was imprisoned in __________.
What is the Chateau d'If?
100
______ wrote the Odyssey, and he was a ______ poet.
What is Homer and blind.
100
(May/Can) I watch television tonight?
What is may?
100
I am the happiest person in the whole world!
What is hyperbole?
100
Athena intercedes for Odysseus in The Odyssey and Heracles is Zeus's son in Greek mythology.
What is the third part of the first element of an epic: "In ancient epics, the hero often is partially divine or at least protected by a god/goddess or God."
200
Monsieur Morrel is willing to _______ himself in order to preserve his family's ________.
What is kill and honor?
200
Odysseus and his men blinded Polyphemus with a _____. a. Sword b. Staff of green wood c. Arrow
What is a staff of green wood?
200
Adjective-burdensome; heavy; hard to endure Synonyms- crushing; distressing
What is onerous?
200
My friend and I, *we* ran away *quickly.*
What is a pronoun and an adverb?
200
Everyone only attempts to hear the Sirens' song and survive, but Odysseus manages to do so.
What is the second part of the first element of an epic: "the epic hero completes what everyone only attempts."
300
Monsieur d'Avrigny refuses to treat the Villeforts ever again because: a. He does not want to risk contracting a disease that seems to be killing everyone there. b. He does not want to be involved in an obvious case of murder anymore. c. He is scared that the house is cursed.
What is: He does not want to be involved in an obvious case of murder anymore?
300
Does Odysseus and his men explore Aeaea, or Eurylochus and his men?
What is Eurylochus and his men?
300
She studied (a while/awhile) before the party.
What is awhile?
300
Romeo describes how Juliet appears as if she is alive is while she lies in Capulet's tomb.
What is irony? (Juliet appears to look alive because she is.)
300
Odysseus travels throughout the Greek Islands and to Erebus, the Land of the Dead.
What is the third element of an epic: "The action spans not only geographical, but also cosmological space: across land, sea, into the underworld, or thru space or time, etc..."
400
Monsieur Debray once considered marrying _______.
What is Valentine?
400
Athena takes the form of these three people.
What are Mentes, Mentor, and a little girl in Phaecia.
400
I have (laid/lain) down after work every day this month.
What is lain?
400
Odysseus recounting the tale of his journey to King Alcinoos and his court is an example of ______.
What is a flashback?
400
In the original version of The Odyssey, Homer writes the epic as a poem.
What is the fifth element of an epic: "Sustained elevation of style; overly formal, highly stylized (poetry, lyricism (singing), exaggeration.)
500
"A weakened mind always sees everything through a black veil. The soul makes its own horizons; your soul is dark, which is why you see such a cloudy sky." _________ says this to _______.
What is The Count of Monte Cristo to Maximilien Morrel.
500
Athena favors Odysseus because __________________.
What is: she values intelligent and crafty warfare through clever plans, not necessarily violent battles?
500
His behavior brought shame to his family and ______ on himself.
What is obloquy?
500
The *beautiful* bird flew *overhead,* *above* the garden.
What is an adjective, adverb, and a preposition.
500
Heracles manages to kill the Hydra in Greek mythology.
What is the second element of an epic: "Involves deeds of superhuman strength and valor; Accomplish feats no real humans could."
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