GRADE 9 REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
December 2009
12 OLYMPIAN GODS (23 POINTS)
Who are the 12 Olympian Gods?
 Know their Title, Greek name, Roman name
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Realm
Greek Name
Roman name
GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS (40 POINTS)
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Know the roots from ACT-MOUNT and one word
to go with each one
Word
ACT
ANIMA
Definition
Example Word
IMPORTANT CHARACTERS FROM THE
ODYSSEY (14 POINTS)
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Refresh your memory on the main characters
from The Odyssey
____ Odysseus
_____ Ithaca
a. Odysseus’ home island
b. the protagonist of the epic novel The Odyssey
MORE ON THE ODYSSEY:
Multiple Choice Section (16 points)
1.
The Odyssey is . . .
a. an epic novel
b. an epic poem
c. a long, boring book
d. a short story
LITERARY TERMS FROM THE ODYSSEY
Matching (15 points)
1. epithet______
a. the giant-killer handed over the magic herb
GENERAL LITERARY TERMS
Matching (21 points)
_____ theme
a. The central idea or author’s message about life
in a piece of literature
SHORT STORIES
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Fill in the Blank (17 points)
The ____________ is the character in the story
facing the main conflict; sometimes they are
called the main character.
SHORT STORIES
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Define the following terms (10 points)
a) plot
SHORT STORIES
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Point of View (4 points)
a) The narrator is a character in the story . . .
SHORT STORIES (CON’T)
Applying Knowledge to Stories Studied
(24 points)
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Choose any THREE of the five literary terms for the
short story unit listed below. Write your responses
neatly in the boxes provided.
PART TWO