Unit V: Folktales and Epics

What are the 3 major genres of literature?

• poetry, epics, drama

• drama, prose, poetry

• fiction, nonfiction, poetry

• epic, folktales, poetry

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A brief fanciful story that embodies a particular moral

• fairy tale

• myth

• fable

• epic

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who is the tragic hero in the Illiad?

• Achilles

• Andromache

• Hector

• Athena

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which character in "The Ant and the Grasshopper" represents the thrifty?

• ant

• grasshopper

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which piece from this unit has the moral of "It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow"?

• The Pumpkin Seeds

• The Lion-Makers

• The Ant and the Grasshopper

• The Tortoise and the Osprey

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which genre has an indefinite setting, indefinite time, magical or fantastical elements, and broad but clear moral boundaries?

• myth

• epic

• fable

• fairy tale

Because "Pandora" seeks to explain how woman came to be and why their is evil in the world, it can be considered which of the following genres?

• fairy tale

• fable

• myth

• epic

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of the following characters from "Pandora" exhibits the character flaw of excessive curiosity?

• Pandora

• Epimetheus

• Zeus

• Prometheu

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which piece has the theme of the power of love?

• "The Tortoise and the Osprey"

• "The Pumpkin Seeds"

• "Pyramus and Thisbe"

• "The Ant and the Grasshopper"

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"The Lion-Makers" qualifies as which of the following genres?

• fable

• epic

• myth

• fairy tale

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5