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WorksheetsMYTHOLOGY FINAL REVIEW?
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Myths are...
a)
lies
b)
made up stories
c)
believe to be true by the original audience
d)
never believed, but not made up
2.
Beings of great power and influence often present in much of mythology *
a)
nature
b)
animal
c)
heroes
d)
gods and goddesses
3.
What is Culture? *
a)
conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of [something]
b)
something (as a principle or quality) intrinsically valuable or desirable
c)
a set of beliefs, values, and customs shared among a select group of people.
d)
a nation and its people
4.
The phrase that implies that people are interested in their surroundings is that “Culture is fascinated with_________” *
a)
context
b)
surroundings
c)
nature
d)
animals
5.
According to William Burkett’s definition for mythology, the primary function of a myth is that of *
a)
religious teaching
b)
traditional tale
c)
political manifesto
d)
explanation of the unknown
6.
The hero meets someone who guides him/her along the way...until either dying or disappearing for undisclosed periods of time (the disappearing...not the dying--that's usually permanent) and then reappearing at the end of the story to say "well done."
a)
Ordinary World
b)
Call to Adventure
c)
Refusal of Call
d)
Meeting with the Mentor
7.
Rocky Movie Fight Scene.
Rom-Com Break Up.
In a final battle for the reward, the hero seems to lose everything before overcoming.
Rom-Com Break Up.
In a final battle for the reward, the hero seems to lose everything before overcoming.
a)
Crossing the Threshold
b)
Test, Allies, and Enemies
c)
Approach to the Inmost Cave
d)
The Ordeal
8.
Why is culture relevant to Mythology? *
a)
A myth is considered to be truth in the culture/society in which it is told.
b)
A myth is considered to be fable in the culture/society in which it is told.
c)
A truth is considered to be myth in the culture/society in which it is told.
d)
A truth is considered to be false in the culture/society in which it is told.
9.
Jason helped by which goddess?
a)
Hera
b)
Athena
10.
How many labors was Herc given?
a)
12
b)
11
c)
10
d)
9
11.
During his journey, Odysseus stabbed a ___________________________in the eye.
a)
Cyclops
b)
Hectoncherie
c)
Moose
d)
Puppy
12.
Which goddess helped Odysseus out the most?
a)
Athena
b)
Poseidon
13.
Theseus found out he was the heir to Athen by_____________________________?
a)
moving a rock
b)
being a rock
14.
Why did Theseus travel by land instead of sea to get to Athens?
a)
To prove himself
b)
He was afraid of water
15.
What famous mythical beast did Theseus kill?
a)
Minotaur
b)
Medusa
c)
Mr. Upchurch
d)
Snakes
16.
Perseus' grandpa tried to kill him because a prophecy foretold that________
a)
Perseus would kill his gpa
b)
Perseus would be a magican
c)
Perseus would hate cheese
d)
Perseus would be a puppy
17.
After being thrown into the sea, Perseus was found by a __________.
a)
Fisherman
b)
Fish
18.
To save his mom, Perseus killed _____________.
a)
Medea
b)
Medusa
19.
Aeneas hero was on the _________________ of the Trojan war.
a)
Losing
b)
Winning
20.
The only female Greek hero?
a)
Atalanta
b)
Atlas
c)
Meleager
d)
Meager
21.
Meleager was kept alive by a piece of _______________________________.
a)
Wood
b)
Cheese
22.
Which two mythologies are called Classical Mythology?
a)
Greek and Roman
b)
Norse and Celtic
c)
Egyptian and Greek
d)
Puppies
23.
What was Uranus the titan god of?
a)
The Heavens
b)
The Earth
24.
How did Uranus try to get rid of his kids?
a)
Eating his kids
b)
Burying his kids
25.
How did Chronos try to get rid of his kids?
a)
Eating his kids
b)
Burying his kids
26.
Goddess of Love and Beauty?
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Eros
27.
The Greeks had no clear perception of _______?
a)
Afterlife
b)
Now Life
c)
Middle Life
d)
Puppies
28.
Which god was primarily portrayed as good?
a)
Apollo
b)
Jove
29.
Who shot her fiancee in the head?
a)
Artemis
b)
Apollo
c)
Gaea
d)
Hebe
30.
Which god was loved by the Romans, but not the Greeks?
a)
Mars
b)
Bacchus
31.
Who did Cupid marry?
a)
Psyche
b)
Aphrodite
32.
The opposite of Cupid
a)
Anti-Cupid
b)
Anteros
33.
2. Divisions of Norse Deities
a)
a. Asgardians and Vanir
b)
b. Vulcans & Asgardians
c)
c. Vanir & Aesir
d)
d. What? It’s gotta be Spider-man!
34.
3. In the Norse Creation Account, Buri (the stone man) came as a result of salty-rime stone being licked by…
a)
a. Billy Goat Gruff
b)
b. The Black Knight
c)
c. A Cosmic Cow
d)
e. A Cosmic Brownie
35.
4. After killing Ymir, Odin and his brothers used the dead body to create the worlds. Midgard (the home of mankind) was made from his…
a)
a. Knees
b)
b. Big toes
c)
c. Eyebrows
d)
d. Beard
36.
5. Yggdrasill is the…
a)
a. A really weird name
b)
b. Spider-man
c)
c. The World Tree
37.
10. These warrior women collected the slain and brought them to Vahalla
a)
Valkyrie
b)
Amazon
c)
Harpies
d)
Yep
38.
11. Ragnarök is the
a)
a. The final peace
b)
b. A breakfast cereal
c)
c. Ultimate destruction of all things
d)
d. An exotic cheese
39.
24. Beowulf can be divided into…
a)
b. Two Parts and Three Battles
b)
Not this
40.
25. An Anglo-Saxon knight was called a(n) _____.
a)
Knight
b)
Thane
41.
29. The last surviving kinsmen of Beowulf was ______.
a)
Chuck Norris
b)
Wiglaf
c)
Billy
42.
French and German Celts were called ___________________. Irish, Welsh, Scottish, and British Celts were called __________________________. *
a)
Fish and Chips
b)
Gauls and Britons
c)
European and United Kingdom
43.
Celtic myths were primarily preserved by ______________________________________. *
a)
Trolls
b)
Irish Christian Scribes
44.
The __________________________________ is the hidden, magical world of the Celts. *
a)
Magical World
b)
Fairy World
c)
Otherworld
45.
___________________________________ was a term used to describe the sacred relationship between king and goddess of the land. *
a)
Wedded to the Land
b)
Divorced
46.
A _________________________ was a prohibition or requirement placed upon a Celtic hero. *
a)
Geis
b)
Not Geis
47.
. ______________________________________ were teachers, philosophers, physicians, priests/esses, seers and sorcerer/esses. *
a)
Druids
b)
Dragons
48.
Celtics gods were not so much cultural as they were __________________________________. *
a)
Regional
b)
3D
49.
Unlike in Classic Mythology, Celts drew a clear line between _____________________________. *
a)
Good and Evil
b)
Not Good and Evil
50.
Became warrior at age 7 *
a)
Cuchulainn
b)
Finn
c)
Arthur
51.
Caught the salmon of wisdom *
a)
Cuchulainn
b)
Finn
c)
Arthur
52.
Killed Culaan's dog and gained his name *
a)
Cuchulainn
b)
Finn
c)
Arthur
53.
Sucked his thumb when he was stumped *
a)
Cuchulainn
b)
Finn
c)
Arthur
54.
Had an emblem that included a dragon, cross, and round table *
a)
Cuchulainn
b)
Finn
c)
Arthur
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