What makes gods immortal?

Gods are immortal because they are deathless and live forever.

Gods are immortal because they don't sunburn.

Gods are immortal because they don't have to eat food.

Gods are immortal because they are deathless.

Which of the following would be an example of a god or goddess with human emotion as part of their character?

Out of jealousy, Athena turned a young Greek woman named Arachne into a spider after she bragged about being a better weaver.

Hades, the Ancient Greek god of the underworld, kidnaps Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, the Ancient Greek goddess of the harvest and agriculture.

Zeus, the Ancient Greek god of the sky, hurled lightening bolts from the sky.

Helios, the Ancient Greek god of the sun, drove a golden chariot across the sky each day.

Which of the following are examples of magic as a characteristic of mythology?

Thor, the Norse god of thunder, has an invincible flying hammer.

Aphrodite, the Ancient Greek goddess of love, makes a young Greek man not recognize his own reflection.

Ariadne, a young Greek woman, helps Theseus, a young Greek man, find his way out of a maze.

Daedalus, an Ancient Greek inventor, designed a maze for King Minos of Crete.

Which of the following are examples of evil being punished in mythology?

Athena, the Ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, transformed Medusa, a young Greek woman, into a monster with snakes for hair.

Zeus forces Sisyphus, the King of Corinth, to push a bolder up a hill for all eternity.

Hermes, the Ancient Greek God of travelers, helped Odysseus by giving him a magical herb to protect him from the magic of the Ancient Greek witch, Circe.

Aeolus, the Ancient Greek god of the wind, helped Odysseus, by giving him a bag of favorable wind to help him sail home.

A hero is a man of great strength and courage, favored by the gods and part descended from them; often worshiped after death.

A hero is another name for a god or goddess.

A hero is a man of great strength and courage, favored by the gods.

A hero is a man or great strength and courage.

A prophecy is a prediction of the future under influence of a divine guidance; act or practice of a prophet.

A prophecy is the act or practice of a prophet.

A prophecy is a prediction of the future and always involves a crystal ball.

Which of the following are NOT examples of natural phenomena?

Caterpillars transforming into butterflies

An allusion is a casual reference to something that is only used when the speaker or writer assumes that their reader is cultural literate.

An allusion is something that magician's use to make you think they've actually pulled rabbit out of a hat.

An allusion is a casual reference to something.

An allusion is a joke that not every reader will understand.

What does it mean for someone to be culturally literate?

To be culturally literate is to have knowledge and understanding of the world in which you live.

To be culturally literate is to be good at reading.

To be culturally literate means to have knowledge.

To be culturally literate, you have to have traveled around the world.

Introduction to Mythology

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What is a myth?

A myth is a story written in the last hundred years.

A myth is a traditional story that serves to explain some phenomenon of nature.

A myth is a type of non-fiction writing.

A myth is example of the science fiction genre.

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What do myths represent?

Myths represent facts.

Myths represent the most popular stories in a country.

Myths represent the beliefs and experiences of a culture.

Myths represent only the beliefs of the Ancient Greeks.

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True or False - Almost every culture has a mythology

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False

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What do myths often attempt to explain?

Myths often attempt to explain why birds can fly.

Myths often attempt to explain science.

Myths often attempt to explain the weather.

Myths often attempt to explain the mysteries of life.

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What are gods?

God are a beings conceived of as supernatural.

Gods are beings conceived as having special powers over the lives and affairs of people and the course of nature.

Gods are beings conceived of as immortal.

All of the above

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What is a demi-god?

A demi-god is the same thing as a god or goddess.

A demi-god is a monster from the Netflix show Stranger Things.

A demi-god is a lesser god, a minor deity; the offspring of a human being and a god or goddess.

A demi-god is another name for a god or goddess.

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What does is mean if someone is mortal?

Someone who is mortal will eventually die.

Someone who is mortal can't get sick.

Someone who is mortal will live forever.

Someone who is mortal can't die in video games.

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Introduction to Mythology

What is a myth?

What do myths represent?

True or False - Almost every culture has a mythology

What do myths often attempt to explain?

What are gods?

What is a demi-god?

What does is mean if someone is mortal?

What makes gods immortal?

Which of the following are examples of natural phenomena?

True of False - Many gods are used in each myth.

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