G RADE 9 R EVIEW FOR F INAL E XAM December 2009. 12 O LYMPIAN G ODS (23 POINTS ) Who are the 12 Olympian Gods? Know their Title, Greek name, Roman name.

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G RADE 9 R EVIEW FOR F INAL E XAM December 2009

12 O LYMPIAN G ODS (23 POINTS ) Who are the 12 Olympian Gods? Know their Title, Greek name, Roman name RealmGreek NameRoman name

G REEK AND L ATIN R OOTS (40 POINTS ) Know the roots from ACT-MOUNT and one word to go with each one WordDefinitionExample Word ACT ANIMA

I MPORTANT C HARACTERS FROM THE O DYSSEY (14 POINTS ) Refresh your memory on the main characters from The Odyssey ____ Odysseus _____ Ithaca a. Odysseus’ home island b. the protagonist of the epic novel The Odyssey

M ORE ON THE O DYSSEY : Multiple Choice Section (16 points) 1. The Odyssey is... a. an epic novel b. an epic poem c. a long, boring book d. a short story

L ITERARY T ERMS FROM T HE O DYSSEY Matching (15 points) 1. epithet______ a. the giant-killer handed over the magic herb

G ENERAL L ITERARY T ERMS Matching (21 points) _____ theme a. The central idea or author’s message about life in a piece of literature

S HORT S TORIES Fill in the Blank (17 points) The ____________ is the character in the story facing the main conflict; sometimes they are called the main character.

S HORT S TORIES Define the following terms (10 points) a) plot

S HORT S TORIES Point of View (4 points) a) The narrator is a character in the story...

S HORT S TORIES ( CON ’ T ) Applying Knowledge to Stories Studied (24 points) Choose any THREE of the five literary terms for the short story unit listed below. Write your responses neatly in the boxes provided.

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