Myth Crash Course 19 & 20

What is the symbolic significance of the Dying God?

• destruction

• regeneration & rebirth

• abandonment

• love

What does the story of Adonis' death teach us?

• death isn't final

• hope is pointless

• don't fall in love with strangers

• don't eat boar meat

How does the Corn Mother serve as a cultural hero?

• it changed her people from aquatic to agricultural

• it showed her people how to find game to hunt

• it changed her people from hunting to agricultural

• it provided bones for their dogs to dig up

Which of the following are usually major themes of Dying God stories?

• the beauty of love and the dangers of hunting

• the inevitability of death and the sadness of unrequited love

• the desire for love and struggles for power

• the cyclical nature of life and the beauty of sacrifice

Which of the following is a common theme in Trickster stories?

• the wise never come out ahead

• the underdogs can come out on top using wit and intelligence

• physical strength will always win

• animals are subservient to humans

What is unique about many trickster myths?

• they end in disharmony

• they never have any female characters

• they never feature animals

• they are always set in the forest

What does the story of Anansi and the dwarf serve to explain?

• why the Kola tree is so dangerous to eat from

• why you should never hit people with sticks

• why the ant is able to carry so much on their back

• why you should never trust a king

What do stories like Hercules & Atlas serve to teach its audience?

• that everyone should participate in trickery

• that you shouldn't let play go too far

• that morality is unimportant

• that wit won't get you far

Which of the following is a positive example of a trickster that actually represents an oppressed population?

• Anansi the Spider

• Hercules

• Prometheus

• Brer Rabbit

Which of these illustrates moral ambiguity?

• Brer Rabbit isn't always the good guy

• Anansi's son tricks his father

• Atlas doesn't want to hold up the Earth

• Hercules must gather the golden apples