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WorksheetsMyths
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is a myth?
a)
Fictional tale explaining actions of gods or heroes
b)
Fictional tale about a larger than life hero
c)
True story about gods and goddesses
d)
Story with animal characters
2.
What are the features of a myth?
a)
Animal characters, based on fact
b)
Long, narrative poem, larger-than-life her
c)
Teaches lesson, heroes, animal characters
d)
Heroes, gods/goddesses, elements of nature, teaches lesson
3.
What types of questions are addressed by myths?
a)
What is the meaning of life?
b)
What gods and heroes do
c)
Origins of nature
d)
Long journeys
4.
What did the ancient greeks value, based on their myths?
a)
Boldness and physical attractiveness
b)
Fighting the power and being yourself
c)
Being brave and fighting
d)
Strength, family, humility
5.
What is a legend?
a)
widely told story about the present
b)
long, epic poem
c)
widely told story about the past
d)
short, narrative poem
6.
True or False: Some legends are based on fact, while others are purely fictional
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Define a myth
a)
a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
b)
a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
c)
a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
d)
an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.
8.
Creation myths tell how the world and human beings came to exist
a)
False
b)
True
9.
Origin myths explain how...
a)
Phenomena such as earthquakes, mountains, and streams came to exist
b)
How the world came to be
10.
Oral literature is that which is shared through spoken language
a)
True
b)
False
11.
A traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
a)
Legend
b)
Myth
c)
Fable
d)
Folktale
12.
A story that was created to usually explain the mysteries of the universe and usually features gods and goddesses is called a _____.
a)
Myth
b)
Legend
c)
Tale
13.
The purpose of a myth is to
a)
scare the audience.
b)
give another perspective on life.
c)
teach humans to love another no matter what.
d)
entertain, inform, and/or explain.
14.
Myths contain these elements of storytelling:
a)
original ideas.
b)
comedic relief, love stories, sirens, and cake.
c)
plot, characters, setting, and theme.
d)
peace, harmony, and fables.
15.
A plot is
a)
the sequence of events that make up a story.
b)
a person, an animal, or an imaginary creature that takes part in the action of a literary work.
c)
the time and place of the action.
d)
the message about life or human nature that is conveyed.
16.
A Character is
a)
the sequence of events that make up a story.
b)
a person, an animal, or an imaginary creature that takes part in the action of a literacy work.
c)
the time and place of the action.
d)
the message about life or human nature that is conveyed.
17.
Theme is
a)
the message about life or human nature that is conveyed.
b)
the time and place of the action.
c)
a person, an animal, or an imaginary creature that takes part in the action.
d)
the sequence of events that make up a story.
18.
A quality of a myth is
a)
creepy characters that scare humans.
b)
often unrealistic and illogical.
c)
it has to be humorous and educational.
d)
an animal is always the main character.
19.
A quality of a myth is
a)
it can have inanimate objects and characters that change.
b)
about Greek Gods and the underworld.
c)
relevant to superficial features and special super powers.
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