Mythology: Introduction Pop Quiz

Myths were first passed down through what?

• storytelling

• songs

• poetry

• all of these

Homer wrote which epic works?

• The Iliad and the Odyssey

• Theogony

• Hymns

• Trojan Histories

Why did ancient people tell myths?

• to explain nature & humanity

• to create a system of classification

• to tell scary stories

• to torment their enemies

This type of myth is built around an event that actually or

supposedly happened (ex. Trojan Wars).

• historical

• religious

• explanatory

• amusing

This type of myth told about a god or goddess to explain a religious practice

• historical

• religious

• explanatory

• amusing

This type of myth explains things/events that are not understood; most

myths fall into this group

• historical

• religious

• explanatory

• amusing

This type of myth is told “just for fun

• historical

• religious

• explanatory

• amusing

The Egyptians created terrifying gods; but the Greeks made gods resembling...

• humanity; themselves

• animals

• the natural elements

• the cosmos

Myths are way of understanding the world, an early, primitive form of...

• science

• storytelling

• dreaming

• wishing

These mythological spirits of nature inhabited rivers, woods, and other natural locations.

• nymphs

• naiads

• driads

• fauns