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Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 27mins
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Class
Date
1.
theme
a)
The central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work.
b)
the problem in a story
c)
the leading character, hero, or heroine of a story or novel.
2.
plot
a)
The sequence of related events that make up a story or novel.
b)
an object, person or place that stands for something else
c)
words that make pictures
3.
rising action
a)
major events that develop the plot of a story and lead to the climax
b)
a comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as
c)
the outcome of the conflict of a story, when loose ends are wrapped up
4.
myth
a)
a traditonal story that explains the actons oF gods or heroes orthe origins of the elements of nature
b)
Imaginative language that is not meant to beinterpreted literally
c)
²he central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work.
5.
antagonist
a)
a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with the protagonist
b)
a change that results from a specific action
c)
words with opposite meanings
6.
climax
a)
the turning point or the high point of a story
b)
an object, a person, or a place that stands for something else
c)
words or phrases that connect ideas, details, or events in writing
7.
resolution
a)
the outcome of the con ict of a story, when loose ends are wrapped up
b)
the message or central idea of a story
c)
the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking
8.
conflict
a)
a struggle between opposing forces
b)
a short literary composition on a single subject
c)
a person or animal that takes part in the action of a story
9.
exposition
a)
a literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters
b)
an object, place or person that stands for something else
c)
the turning point in a story
10.
metaphor
a)
A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another
b)
the turning point of a story
c)
a section of a poem
11.
imagery
a)
descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures; imagery is created by details that appeal to one or more of the five senses
b)
an object that represents something else
c)
the central idea or message of a story
12.
characterization
a)
the methods a writer uses to develop characters; for example, through description, actions, and dialogue
b)
major events that develop the plot of a story and lead to the climax
c)
a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with the protagonist
13.
symbol
a)
an object, a person, or a place that stands for something else
b)
the turning point or the high point of a story
c)
a struggle between opposing forces
14.
natural phenomenon
a)
a fact or situation in nature that is observed in nature
b)
words or phrases that connect ideas, details, or events in writing
c)
a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with the protagonist
15.
What animal did Heracles kill in what would be known as his First Labor?
a)
hydra
b)
tiger
c)
lion
d)
boar
16.
By what name did the Romans call the Greek hero Heracles?
a)
Titan
b)
Hercules
c)
Cronus
d)
Centaurs
17.
The festival games that Perseus attended were similar to
a)
the Olympics.
b)
a soccer gamel
c)
field day
d)
a baseball game
18.
The word elaborate is used to
a)
describe something detailed in design
b)
describe something with lots of jewels
c)
take away information
19.
A dungeon is
a)
a place where things are stored
b)
an underground prison
c)
a prison cell
d)
a place to get small prizes
20.
1. _____________ people with special abilities and extraordinary goodness
a)
myth
b)
heroes
c)
gods
d)
phenomenon
21.
________________________________ story that tells what a group of people believe about the world
a)
myth
b)
heroes
heroes
heroes
c)
gods
d)
phenomenon
22.
______________________________ supernatural beings worshipped by people
a)
myth
b)
heroes
c)
gods
d)
phenomenon
23.
_____________________________________ something that can be observed in nature
a)
myth
b)
heroes
c)
gods
d)
phenomenon
24.
protagonist
a)
the leading character, hero, or heroine of a story
b)
the sequence of events in a story
c)
the turning point in a story
25.
You bury me down when I'm alive, and dig me up when I die, what am I?
a)
a person
b)
a coffin
c)
a plant
d)
dirt
26.
What always runs, but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?
a)
a river
b)
a person
c)
a lake
d)
a ocean
27.
What has rivers, but no water, forests, but no trees, and cities with no buildings?
a)
East Rutherford
b)
Death Valley
c)
a phone
d)
a map
28.
The manufacturer doesn't need it, the buyer doesn't want it,and the user doesn't know they're using it. What is it?
a)
a coffin
b)
a bannana
c)
a mythogical plant
d)
an it
29.
What was Diana's special job?
a)
Goddess of gods
b)
Goddess of wisdom
c)
Goddess of harvest
d)
Goddess of hunting
30.
Why does Zeus eventually overthrow Cronus?
a)
Cronus wanted to swallow him at birth
b)
Cronus wanted t swallow him at his 18th birthday
c)
Cronus wanted to swallow his mother
d)
Cronus wanted to swallow his father
31.
What did Perseus steal from the 3 witches in order to force them to tell him about Medusa's whereabouts?
a)
the helmet of invisibility
b)
the eye they shared
c)
a map to Medusa's cave
d)
winged sandals
32.
Egyptian priests usually left one organ in the mummy. That organ was the _____________.
a)
Brain.
b)
Lungs
c)
Heart
d)
Liver.
33.
Which god/goddess protected Odysseus on his journey?
a)
Hera
b)
Athena
c)
Zeus
d)
Hades
34.
The definition of Myth is...
a)
A traditional story believed to be based on real people and events
b)
A humorous story about events and characters that are exaggerated
c)
A classical story created to explain mysteries of the universe
d)
A story about idiots with too much power
35.
These gods and goddesses are twins!
a)
Demeter, Ares
b)
Aphrodite, Apollo
c)
Athena, Hera
d)
Artemis, Apollo
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