Introduction to Mythology

A MYTH is a traditional story involving which of the following?

• early history of people
• explaining a natural or social phenomenon
• involved supernatural beings or events
• All of the above

Mythology comes from which two Greek words?

• Auto and ad
• Muthos and logo
• Mythril and logs
• Pathos and logos

Myths tend to follow a similar pattern known as the monomyth, or the _________.

• The Scholar's Hope
• The Athlete's Demise
• The Hero's Journey
• The Water Cycle

What are the two worlds of the Hero's Journey?

• Big and Little
• Mars and Venus
• Ordinary World and Unknown World
• Land and Sky

Where does a hero's journey start according to the "monomyth"?

• in a magical place
• in an unknown world that the hero must explore
• in an ordinary world, the hero's natural environment
• Mt. Olympus

What causes a hero to begin his journey?

• a call to adventure
• an accident
• a mentor dies
• the crossing of a threshold

Does a hero eagerly set out on his adventure according to the "monomyth"?

• Yes, he's a hero! Bring on the monsters!
• No, he first refuses the call. Heroes are humble after all.
• No, he hides from the problem until a mentor makes him go.
• Yes, because he hates his ordinary life.

In which stage of a hero's journey does he set off to an unknown world?

• The Approach
• The Return
• Crossing the Threshold
• The Call To Adventure

Which best describes what happens after a hero first enters the unknown world on his journey?

• He gets scared and runs back home.
• He meets a pretty woman who is his destiny to marry. Then fights the big bad guy, marries, and goes back home.
• He explores the new world and meets allies who help him on his journey, challenges and tasks he must face and solve, and enemies that must be defeated.
• He meets friends who quickly help him find the Shadow and then fights it to the death on his own.

The hero and new-found allies are reminded of the main challenge that lies ahead in the Special World. This is called:

• Tests, Allies, and Enemies
• The Supreme Ordeal
• Meeting with the Mentor
• Approaching the Innermost Cave