What is a Myth?

What is a Myth?

5th - 7th Grade

8 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

English

5th - 7th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.4.9, RL.8.9

Standards-aligned

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A myth was originally what type of text?

A historical account of the wars fought and won

A religious story once believed to be true

A n early form of entertainment with no other purpose.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A myth is without a single,specific _____.

Author

Conflict

Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Myths were told through _____ storytelling by passing them down from generation to generation.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

There may be more than one version of a myth due to many retellings of the story.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following could be a character in a myth?

Humans (mortals)

Gods/Goddesses

Fantastical creatures

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT true about the Greek gods?

They were considered to be "good" without any human flaws.

They would interfere in the lives of humans by either helping or hindering the humans on their adventures.

They experienced human emotions and possessed human characteristics.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

WHich of the following is NOT a purpose of a Greek myth discussed in class?

To explain natural phenomena/world around them (to explain the unknown)

To record their history for future generations to remember.

To celebrate human characteristics deemed noble.

To define the social expectations of a culture (to teach acceptable behavior)

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

8.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following narrative elements would you expect to find in myths?

characters

conflict/resolution

plot

setting

theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9