Question

1. Most epics begin in medias res. Which of the following must be true of an epic that begins in medias res?

1Points
A
The epic describes minor characters before introducing the main character.

B
The epic starts the narrative in the middle of the story.

C
The epic begins with a summary of past events.

D
The epic tells of social customs from a culture’s past.

2. Epics such as The Mahabharata and The Iliad were passed down as part of an oral tradition. If a story is part of an oral tradition, which of the following must be true?

1Points
A
The story was performed from a script for a live audience, but the performance did not always match the script.

B
The poem was passed from person to person by word of mouth without being written down.

C
The author of the poem spoke it aloud to someone who wrote down the words.

D
The text was passed from person to person, who each made revisions to it over time.

3. Which of the following lines most clearly include a metaphor? Choose three that apply.

1Points
A
Below, the fields of cotton, fleecy-white, / Are spreading like a mighty flock of sheep. (lines 3–4)

B
October robes the weeds in purple gowns; (line 6)

C
In vain October woos her to remain / Within the palace of his scarlet bowers, (lines 13–14)

D
Then all the treasures of that brilliant state / Are gathered in a mighty funeral pyre; (lines 25–26)

Answer 1

1). Most likely D

2). B

3). B

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

1. B . The epic starts the narrative in the middle of the story.

2. B . The poem was passed from person to person by word of mouth without being written down.

3.

A . Below, the fields of cotton, fleecy-white, / Are spreading like a mighty flock of sheep. (lines 3–4)

B . October robes the weeds in purple gowns; (line 6)

C . In vain October woos her to remain / Within the palace of his scarlet bowers.

Step-by-step explanation:

In medias res is Latin for “in the midst of things”, and refers to beginning an epic by going straight to a significant situation in the story that is the continuation of earlier events that will be explained later.

Oral tradition refers to the stories that were verbally passed from one generation to another without being written.

A metaphor is a figure of speech that uses a word to describe something to which it is not applicable.