kb Literature 2013 #5 Flashcards

1
Q

What literary genre is a written account of someone else’s life?

A

biography

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2
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In Greek mythology, what god ruled over all the other gods?

A

Zeus

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3
Q

In mythology, what god drove his sun chariot across the sky every day?

A

Apollo

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4
Q

In mythology, who was the messenger of the gods?

A

Hermes (Mercury)

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5
Q

In mythology, what creature had snakes for hair and could turn you to stone if you looked her in the eye?

A

Medusa

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6
Q

In mythology, what three-headed dog guarded the underworld?

A

Cerberus

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7
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In mythology, what beast had the upper body of a man but the lower body of a horse?

A

centaur

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8
Q

In Greek mythology, who was the god of the dead and the ruler of the underworld?

A

Hades

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9
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What was the name of the sword that King Arthur supposedly was given by the Lady of the Lake?

A

Excalibur

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10
Q

On what mythical river did Charon, the ferryman, deliver the souls of mortals to the underworld?

A

Styx

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11
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In Greek mythology, who opened a box and released terrible things out into the world?

A

Pandora

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12
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What is the name of the villainous pirate in “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson?

A

Long John Silver

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13
Q

What is the name of the fairy in J.M. Barrie’s story “Peter Pan”?

A

Tinker Bell

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14
Q

Look at this statement: Watch Tony run. What is the subject of the sentence?

A

you (understood)

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15
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In mythology, what is the name of the winged horse ridden by Perseus?

A

Pegasus

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16
Q

How many lines are in a quatrain?

A

4

17
Q

What literary term means the repetition of vowel sounds?

A

assonance

18
Q

Finish this saying: Make hay while ____.

A

the sun shines

19
Q

What is the name of the short story by Washington Irving where a man fell asleep in the Catskill Mountains and slept for 20 years?

A

Rip Van Winkle

20
Q

Who wrote “Little House on the Prairie”?

A

Laura Ingalls Wilder