Dylan's Myth Test For You

What is a Myth?

• A widely held held but false belief

• A Funny story

Why did Icarus fall in the sea?

• His dad hit him into the sea

• He didn't flap his wings

• He flew too close to the sun

• he flew to low

What are creation myths?

• Myths dealing with how nature works

• A myth explaining how everything was created

What is one of the purposes of a myth?

• to make people laugh

• to make people cry

• to explain a natural occurrence or phenomenon

• to sell lots of copies and make money.

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True or false, a myth is nothing more than a made up story that is not to be believed.

• true

• false

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Is the following an example of a myth?

A goddess loses her magical powers and cries tears of sadness down onto the Earth. This is where rain comes from.

• myth

• not myth

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Is the following an example of a myth?

A princess falls asleep in the woods. She wakes up and realizes she has missed her family ball.

• myth

• not myth

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Myths have all of the following characteristics except

• Feature gods or other supernatural beings who often show human characteristics like love or anger.

• Reveal the consequences of human errors

• Explain how something came to be

• Were passed down by scribes who carefully translated each story

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Both of these stories are myths because they include gods who

• listen to music

• argue with Titans

• have supernatural powers

• control the underworld

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With a ________________________look, the father controlled his temper upon finding out that half of his tools were missing.

• restrained

• adorned

• ensnared

• subtle

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