Short Answer A
Explain the way origin stories help people.
Origin stories help people define their place in the universe, embedding the specifics of one human culture within a wider, “cosmic” pattern
Why does Gilgamesh speak to contemporary readers?
It is about the quest for fame and immortality, which many people still seek today.
What do the terms whale-road and mead-hall mean in Beowulf?
ocean or sea
gathering place or great meeting/feasting hall or room
DAILY DOUBLE!
____________ “are often implicitly engaged with ___________ or ___________ questions affecting people at the time of their telling.”
Why do you think the device of repetition is used so much in The Epic of Gilgamesh?
drive home the point to the reader
help speaker remember the lines
emphasize a certain point or idea
DAILY DOUBLE!
The Ramayana is a love story about an __________ ___________ and an __________ ___________.
Name two dichotomies found in The Epic of Gilgamesh that help define what it means to be human.
death and friendship
nature and civilization
power and violence
love and sexuality
As a literary term, what does motif mean?
a repeated pattern, image, sound, word, or symbol that appears throughout a story to help illuminate the story's themes and deeper meaning
What was the solution the goddess Anu proposed to the goddess Aruru that would curb Gilgamesh’s atrocious behavior?
"Let her create a partner for Gilgamesh, mighty in strength, / Let them contend with each other, that Uruk may have peace" (lines 83-84).
Although Enkidu loses his animal friends after sleeping with Shamhat, what does he gain?
"he had gained reason and expanded his understanding" (line 193)
Name two ways to describe the Ramayana.
1.tale of adventure across a vast land
2.love story about an ideal prince and an ideal woman
3.heroic epic about injustice and war, abduction and disinheritance
4.wondrous tale involving gods, humans, animals, and demons with supernatural powers
5.religious epic that explains the ways of the gods to human beings, and offers a model of justice and prosperity on earth
6.roller coaster of great entertainment that takes us up and down through many facets of human experience, from goodness, beauty, and romance to fear and tragedy
In the Ramayana what is the last thing Rama wants to do before leaving to his exile in the forest? Why do you think he wants to do this?
"Before leaving I wish to give away in charity all that I possess to the holy brāhmaṇas."
How is Enkidu similar to Gilgamesh?
"like Gilgamesh in stature" (line 25)
"proud as a battlement" (line 26)
"Like the force of heaven, mighty is his strength." (line 28)
Gilgamesh says that if he falls (dies) while trying to kill Humbaba, what will happen to him?
"If I fall on the way, I’ll establish my name: 'Gilgamesh, who joined battle with fierce Humbaba' (they’ll say)" (lines 182-183).
BONUS!!
Every team, give yourselves 500 extra points.