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41. How is Enkidu created?
a. Anu transforms an eagle into a human warrior
b. Aruru molds clay into human form
c. He is born like any other human
d. He is fashioned from sea foam and appears from the ocean
b. Aruru molds clay into human form
26. The passage, “He had seen everything...He had journeyed to the edge of the world...He had carved his trials on stone tablets…” is an example of
a. Dichotomy
b. Epithet
c. Anaphora
d. Metonymy
c. Anaphora
87. Which of the following characteristics of an epic does Gilgamesh not conform to?
a. Features a large-scale setting
b. Begins in medias res
c. Hero is historically significant
d. Features supernatural forces
b. Begins in medias res
91. Enkidu’s death in Gilgamesh functions as which stage of monomyth?
a. Belly of the whale
b. Crossing the first threshold
c. Call to adventure
d. The meeting with the truth
c. Call to adventure
95. What functions as the Call to Adventure in Doctor Strange?
a. Fighting Dormammu repeatedly
b. Escaping from Mt. Everest
c. Fighting Kaecilius for the first time
d. The car crash
d. The car crash
36. The sentence, “The city is his possession, he struts through it, arrogant, his head raised high, trampling its citizens like a wild bull,” is an example of
a. Simile
b. Aphorism
c. Synecdoche
d. Syllogism
a. Simile
27. The sentence, “See how its ramparts gleam like copper in the sun,” is an example of
a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Hyperbole
d. Synecdoche
b. Simile
89. Gilgamesh’s journey through the Twin Peaks is an example of which characteristic of an epic?
a. The journey many times transforms the hero in a life-altering way
b. Heroes actions determine the fates of many people or an entire society
c. Journey requires the hero to travel where no human has gone before
d. Hero possesses character traits that reflect the values of society
c. Journey requires the hero to travel where no human has gone before
92. In Gilgamesh, what is the Belly of the Whale (as per Campbell’s stages of monomyth)?
a. Utnapishtim’s isle
b. The Twin Peaks
c. The garden of the gods
d. Shiduri’s tavern
a. Utnapishtim’s isle
96. Which of the following events from Doctor Strange could function as the Magic Flight?
a. Keeping the Cloak of Levitation after his battle with Kaecilius
b. Taking the Eye of Agamotto to use against Dormammu
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
c. Both a and b
34. What does Gilgamesh do after meeting Utnapishtim?
a. Open the mountain passes
b. Restore destroyed temples
c. Sail across the ocean
d. All of the above
b. Restore destroyed temples
31. What epithet is ascribed to Gilgamesh by his soldiers?
a. The Terror
b. Tank
c. Fortress
d. The Conqueror
c. Fortress
90. When Gilgamesh encounters the scorpion people, this is an example of which epic characteristic?
a. The story appeals to the reader’s emotions
b. Journey transforms the hero in a life-altering way
c. Heroes actions determine the fates of many people
d. Story features supernatural forces and mythological creatures
d. Story features supernatural forces and mythological creatures
93. Which stage of monomyth does not happen in Gilgamesh?
a. Apotheosis
b. Call to adventure
c. Magic flight
d. Supernatural aid
c. Magic flight
97. The mystical temple of Kamar-Taj in Doctor Strange functions as which stage in the hero’s journey?
a. Apotheosis
b. Belly of the whale
c. Rescue from without
d. Temptation
b. Belly of the whale
43. The line, “I will mourn as long as I breathe, I will sob for him like a woman who has lost her only child,” is an example of both
a. Antithesis and Denouement
b. Personification and Allusion
c. Metonymy and Metaphor
d. Hyperbole and Simile
d. Hyperbole and Simile
66. What is Utnapishtim’s epithet?
a. The Distant One
b. The Wise One
c. The Benevolent One
d. The All-Seeing One
a. The Distant One
88. Which is not one of the literary devices that is frequently used in an epic poem?
a. Repetition
b. Epithet
c. Allusion
d. Hyperbole
c. Allusion
94. Braving the scorpion people, crossing the Twin Peaks, and sailing the ocean are all examples of which stage of monomyth?
a. Rescue from without
b. Trials
c. Temptation
d. Refusal of the call
b. Trials
98. When Doctor Strange becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme, this is an example what monomythic stage?
a. The Ultimate Boon
b. Master of Two Worlds
c. Meeting with the Truth
d. Trials
b. Master of Two Worlds
57. Why does Gilgamesh only have twelve hours to cross the Twin Peaks?
a. The sun crosses through and will incinerate him
b. Every twelve hours they flood
c. A hoard of savage cattle stamped through every twelve hours
d. The gods visit every twelve hours and will kill him for trespassing
a. The sun crosses through and will incinerate him
“If only I could find the man whom the gods made immortal, I would ask him how to overcome death.”
52. The sentence is an example of
a. Allusion
b. Hyperbole
c. Synecdoche
d. Foreshadowing
d. Foreshadowing
6. According to Myths from Mesopotamia, why is Gilgamesh classified as an epic?
a. It features a vaguely historical figure as the hero
b. It features gods and goddesses that intervene in human affairs
c. Neither a nor b
d. Both a and b
d. Both a and b
99. In Doctor Strange, all of the following characters provide supernatural aid except
a. Wong
b. Mordo
c. Christine
d. The Ancient One
c. Christine
100. Which of the following is not an accurate comparison between Doctor Strange and Gilgamesh?
a. Both characters receive help from supernatural forces
b. Neither character achieves what they originally set out to do
c. Both characters experience a radical change to their perspective and values
d. Both characters make a great sacrifice in order to save society
d. Both characters make a great sacrifice in order to save society