1. which is a characteristic of a myth?
a. ends with a comical twist
b. comments on politics
c. unown
d. story similar to those of other cultures

2. which offers the best comparison
a. achilles is in search of glory, while odysseus just wants a peaceful life
b. achilles is meek and wild, while odysseus is strong and brave
c. both achilles and odysseus are eager to go to war
d. odysseus is young and headstrong, while achilles is a family man

3. which is a characteristic of an epic
a. written with a casual tone
b. focuses on simple daily life events
c. realistic plot
d. heroic, bold main character

4. what kind of appeal does the president use to close the speech? what is its effect
a. emotional appeal; it connects the reader to the speech
b. humorous appeal; it makes the reader comfortable
c. logical appeal; it interests the reader
d. ethical appeal; it calls the reader to action

hi there!

one thousand and one nights, also called the arabian nights is a collection of middle eastern tales compiled in arabic during the islamic golden age, dated from the 8th to the 14th century. this collection was compiled of largely middle eastern and indian stories with an uncertain date and autorship whose tales such as aladdin, ali baba and sinbad the sailor -these ones were the most popular ones, the ones that have almost become part of western folklore.

as in much medieval european literature, the stories contained in this collection are set within a frame story. its scene is central asia, as known as "the islands or peninsulae of india and china", where king shahryar kills his wife after discovering her infidelities and as well as any other who betrayed him.   then, loathing all womankind, he marries and kills his new wife each day until no more candidates could have been found. his vizier had two daughters, scheherezade and dunyazad. the elder one -scheherezade- having devised a scheme to save herself and the others insisted that her father needed to give her in marriage to the king. each evening, she used to tell a story leaving it incomplete and promising to finish it the following night. the stories kept the king very interested, so eager to hear evey ending of each story, that he puts off her execution from day to day and finally he decided to give up with his plan. these stories are contained within the collection of 1001 nights, the bulk of the text is in prose, although verse is usually used for songs and riddles to express better the heightened emotion of them.