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Ancient Voices: Unit Test Review
Epics, myths, proverbs, African
Oral Tradition
English 10
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JEOPARDY!
The Iliad
The Song
of Roland
“Talk” &
“The Five
Helpers”
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Proverbs
Literary
Terms
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Myths &
Archetypes
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Which of the following are an
example of the Villain archetype?
A. Superman; Spiderman; Indiana
Jones
B. Cruella Devil; Scar; Mr. Freeze;
the Joker
C. Sleeping Beauty; Fiona; Rapunzel
D. Glenda from Wizard of Oz;
Woman who helps Cinderella
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Which of the following are an
example of the archetypal plot, the
transformation?
A. Star Wars; Transformers; The
Dark Knight
B. Romeo and Juliet; Twilight
C. Mean Girls; The Blind Side;
Cinderella
D. The Odyssey; Narnia
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Which of the following statements is
true about myths?
A. They were originally written down.
B. They are rare and exist in only a
few cultures.
C. They are usually silly and
meaningless.
D. They attempt to explain the
human experience.
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In “Coyote and the Origin of
Death” and “The Origin of Death,”
what does the trickster character
do to bring change upon his
culture?
A. allows no one else to be born
B. allows no one to ever be
hungry again
C. allows there to be death
D. allows there to be marriage
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In the myths, “Deucalion” and
“Tata and Nena,” a couple are
saved from the flood. From which
myth is the couple not loyal to the
gods at the very end?
A. “Decaulion”
B. “Tata and Nena”
C. Both
D. Neither
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Proverbs in African Oral
Traditions are used toA. convey cultural wisdom
B. entertain
C. resolve ethical problems
D. A and B only
E. All of the above
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Which of the following sentences
contain an example of
alliteration?
A. Their TV antenna was higher than
a skyscraper
B. High are the hills, and high, high
are the trees.
C. He who laughs last, laughs best
D. A and B
E. B and C
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The Ashanti proverb “Rain beats
a leopard’s skin, but it does not
wash out the spots” means thatA. catastrophes can change
people
B. cleanliness is important
C. real beauty is in a person’s
heart
D. people tend to stay the same
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“He who does not mend his clothes
will soon have none” counsels
listeners toA. keep up with daily
responsibilities
B. make a good first impression on
others
C. give unneeded items to charity
D. ask others to help with chores
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An Ethiopian proverb says, “What
one hopes for is always better than
what one has.” Which familiar
proverb teaches the same thing?
A. “The grass is always greener on the
other side.”
B. “A fool and his money are soon
parted.”
C. “Don’t count your chickens before they
hatch.”
D. “It was out of the frying plan and into
the fire.”
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Most stories that explain the origins
of a belief, a custom, or a natural
phenomenon are classified as
A.
B.
C.
D.
tall tales.
myths.
fables.
science fiction.
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The point of greatest emotional
intensity of suspense in a plot when
the outcome of the conflict becomes
known is called-
A. a proverb
B. the climax
C. alliteration
D. flashback
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A scene that interrupts the present
action of the plot to tell what
happened at an earlier time is
called—
A.
B.
C.
D.
An epithet
A flashback
A soliloquy
A paradox
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Parallelism is—
A. The use of similar sentence
structures to express ideas
B. An apparent contradiction that is
actually true
C. A figure of speech that compares
two unlike things
D. The alternation of stressed and
unstressed syllables
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Achilles wants to fight Hector
becauseA. Hector stole Helen from him.
B. Hector killed Achilles’ father.
C. Hector stole treasure from the
Greeks.
D. Hector killed Achilles’ best
friend, Patroclus.
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As Book 22 opens, Apollo has tricked
Achilles into running away from the
battle. This event is an example of
the Greek belief that —
a. a hero can threaten and harm a
god
b. the gods often intervene in human
life
c. the gods enjoy leading humans
astray
d. a warrior’s death is fated and
unavoidable
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Zeus considers saving Hector’s
life becauseA. he helped save Helen.
B. he did nothing wrong.
C. he was loyal to the gods.
D. he was good to his people.
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Why does Hector finally decide to
face Achilles?
A. He realizes that he is acting like a
coward.
B. Hector’s father tells him to fight.
C. Athena (disguised as his brother)
convinces Hector to fight.
D. Zeus tells Hector to go ahead and
fight.
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What is Hector’s final request before
he fights Achilles?
A. To not touch his family or the
Trojan warriors if he dies.
B. To return his armor back to his
people if he dies.
C. To take care of his wife and child
for him if he dies.
D. To return his body back to his
people if he dies.
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The battle in The Song of Roland
is betweenA. The Jews and the Muslims
B. The Jews and the Christians
C. The Christians and the
Muslims
D. The Christians and the
Buddhists
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Oliver’s criticism of Roland
reveals that Oliver is more
______________ than Roland.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Fearless
Impulsive
Cautious
Ambitious
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How does Roland die?
A. by being killed by a Saracen
B. by Ganelon stabbing Roland in
the back
C. by blowing his olifant
D. by tripping and falling on his
sword (Durendal)
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As Roland slowly starts to die,
what does he do?
A. He thinks about how angry he
is towards Ganelon.
B. He starts to pray.
C. He starts to sing the French
national anthem.
D. He starts to cry for his men.
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What did we learn about the French
culture by reading the epic, The
Song of Roland?
A. The French are greedy people.
B. The French are not very worthy
people.
C. The French are very religious
(Christians).
D. A and B
E. B and C
F. All of the above
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What type of elements are
seen in both, “The Five
Helpers” and “Talk?”
A. rhythm and rhyme
B. repetition and suspense
C. repetition and animals acting
as humans
D. rhyme and animals acting as
humans
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In “The Five Helpers,” what does the
chief’s daughter have trouble doing
in the beginning of the story?
A. singing in front of other people
B. dating a man from another country
C. learning to speak another
language
D. finding someone she wants to
marry
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What animal in “The Five
Helpers” acts like a human being
and has magical powers?
A. the dog
B. the bird
C. the snake
D. the cow
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What is the purpose of the repetition
in the Ashanti tale, “Talk?”
A. It helps the readers keep up with
the developing plot.
B. It makes the story more
humorous.
C. It proves that the men in the story
are stupid.
D. A and B
E. B and C
F. All of the above
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Why is it humorous when the
stool talks to the Chief at the very
end of “Talk?”
A. because he is scared of talking stools
B. because he only has talking animals
C. because he did not believe the other
men
D. because he is angry at all of the talking
objects/animals in the story
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