World of the Hero OCR A Level Classical Civilisation – Detailed Notes on the Epic Poems with Exam-Style Questions and Fully Explained Answers

World of The Hero OCR A Level Classical Civilisation -
A note on the epics with questions and well explained
answers
What epics did Homer write? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Iliad and Odyssey


What epic did Virgil write? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Aeneid



What does The Iliad tell of? - CORRECT ANSWERS-The consequences of one warrior's outrage in the final
year of war



What does The Odyssey tell of? - CORRECT ANSWERS-One Greek's return from Troy to reclaim his home



What does The Aeneid tell of? - CORRECT ANSWERS-One Trojan exile's quest to establish a new home in
Italy



What Language were Homer's epics composed in? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Greek



What Language was Virgil's epic composed in? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Latin



How were Homer's epics composed and why? - CORRECT ANSWERS-They were composed orally to be
recited by bards in a distant time about which we know little



How did Homer's epics become a crucial part of later Greek culture? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Through their
exciting stories, distinctive characters of gods and men, and timeless moral principles



What was Virgil's Aeneid based on? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Homer's epics