World Literature-60 Midterm exam- JCJC Quiz Questions With Answers
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World Literature JCJC
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World Literature JCJC
After his return to Ithaca, where does Odysseus first encounter his son, Telemachus? - ️️Eumaeus' hut
Ancient cultures developed in areas like the Nile valley and the Tigris and Euphrates valleys for what reason? - ️️Irrigation and agriculture developed here because of the fertile soil fou...
After his return to Ithaca, where does Odysseus first
encounter his son, Telemachus? - ✔ ✔ Eumaeus' hut
Ancient cultures developed in areas like the Nile valley
and the Tigris and Euphrates valleys for what reason? -
✔ ✔ Irrigation and agriculture developed here
because of the fertile soil found near these rivers. Access
to water helped with farming and trade routes.
What is the moral of "The Tale of the Merchant and His
Wife"? - ✔ ✔ If a woman is defiant and overly
demanding, beat her into submission.
What is the name of the monster killed by Gilgamesh
and Enkidu during their first journey together? - ✔ ✔
Humbaba
What is the Tetragrammaton? - ✔ ✔ YHWH, or gods
sacred name.
What lesson is intended in the "Tale of the Ox and the
Donkey," told by the vizier to his daughter Shahrazad? -
, ✔ ✔ Oxen are used daily for hard labor while
donkeys are used only occasionally for travel.
What lesson is learned in the tale told by the man
traveling with two dogs? - ✔ ✔ Show compassion
for those who have wronged you.
Why does the chorus recommend that Oedipus get
information from Teiresias? - ✔ ✔ he has the gift of
prophecy
Who is Gilgamesh's mother? - ✔ ✔ goddess Ninsun
Who is Polyphemus's father? - ✔ ✔ Poseidon
Who prevented Creon and others from investigating
the death of Laius after he had been killed? - ✔ ✔
the sphinx
Who tames Enkidu? - ✔ ✔ Shamhat
Why does Calypso free Odysseus? - ✔ ✔ because
she understands that, despite Odysseus sleeping with
her, his heart longs for his wife and home.
Why does Teiresias resist Oedipus's insistence that he
provide any information he knows about the events
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