Unit 1: World Myths, Folktales, and Heroic Quests-Part 1

What is an archetype?

• a journey taken in search of something of value

• excessive pride by a hero

• a recurring pattern that serves as a basic model

• family groups of the gods and goddesses

Folktales originally had a religious purpose and attempted to explain mysteries regarded as sacred.

• True

• False

What happens to King Aegeus?

• Theseus kills him.

• The Minotaur kills him.

• He gets trapped in the Underworld.

• He drowns himself.

What is a symbol of strength and unity in many cultures and is often associated with the origins of life?

• fire

• stone

• wind

• water

What is a fable?

• a short story, typically with talking animals as characters, with a moral

• traditional story regarded as historical but unauthenticated

• a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands

• a story with unbelievable exaggerations of actual events

Myths are often stories about beginnings.

• True

• False

In "The White Snake" how is the hero able to pass the “impossible” tests of the princess?

• He uses his magic to pass the tests.

• His friends help him with the tasks.

• He asks the king to help him win the princess.

• He gets help from the animals that he saved.

Figures in world myths and folktales that tend to leave trouble and chaos behind.

• gods/goddesses

• mythic heroes

• tricksters

• monsters

What is hubris?

• family groups of the gods and goddesses

• a recurring pattern that serves as a basic model

• a journey taken in search of something of value

• excessive pride by a hero

According to the Seneca tribe, stories were stolen from the gods.

• True

• False