2.4.T - Lesson: Greek Culture and Epic Review Questions
The hero's fatal flaw serve many purposes in the story, including...
-Giving the hero something he must overcome -Teaching a moral lesson to the reader -Making the hero relatable
Which goddess promises Helen to Paris?
Aphrodite
A hero's major character flaw is known as...
Hamartia
Why is Paris chosen to solve the goddess' dispute?
He is the most beautiful man alive.
Who is the best known author of Greek mythology?
Homer
Who ordered the use of the horse to gain entrance into Troy?
Odysseus
Why did the Greeks do good deeds and serve in religious ceremonies?
Out of fear of the gods
Which god or goddess is symbolized by a trident?
Poseidon
Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. Zeus
Ruler of the gods
If a story begins in media res, that means it...
Starts in the middle of the action
A hero begins his journey in...
The Ordinary World
What is the term for a hero's main helper, who provides training, insight, and saves the hero?
Wise Mentor
The Greeks believed that Zeus had divinely established this law, which means that you are required to give hospitality to strangers. This was known as:
Xenia
Which god or goddess is symbolized by a lightning bolt?
Zeus
What is Hades' animal / symbol?
a cerberus
How was mythology originally recorded?
orally
A piece of literature that is a long narrative (traditionally a poem) that follows the journey of a great hero and his interactions with the gods and his fate is known as...
Epic
Odysseus' fatal flaw is:
Excessive pride
Epic poems often begin with...
Invoking the Muse
Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. Poseidon
god of the sea
Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. Hades
god of the underworld
Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. Aphrodite
goddess of love
Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. Hera
goddess of marriage
Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. Athena
goddess of wisdom
Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. Hermes
messenger to the gods
