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Archetypes

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word archetype mean?

a)

original kind

b)

a type of arc

c)

a term used in mathematics

d)

a literary device

2.

What is one of the purposes of a sidekick?

a)

to aid the mentor

b)

to add comic relief

c)

to save the hero

d)

to destroy the hero

3.

What type of archetypal character is Harry Potter?

a)

sidekick

b)

mentor

c)

hero

d)

villain

4.

What is a characteristic of a mentor?

a)

leaves his/her family

b)

guides the villain

c)

guides the hero

d)

tutors the sidekick

5.

What type of character is the villain?

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

minor character

d)

a foil

6.

Which characteristic is typical of a hero?

a)

older male

b)

arrogant

c)

good looking

d)

a child

7.

What type of character is spiderman?

a)

villain

b)

hero

c)

sidekick

d)

mentor

8.

What is a typical characteristic of a villain?

a)

dark

b)

good

c)

caring

d)

unintelligent

9.

Which character usually has an unhealable wound?

a)

villain

b)

sidekick

c)

mentor

d)

hero

10.

What type of character is Katniss Everdeen/

a)

Villain

b)

Hero

c)

Mentor

d)

sidekick

11.

What is NOT one of the functions of a sidekick?

a)

helps the hero

b)

only functions with a hero

c)

offers comic relief

d)

A character who is available to converse with the hero

12.

What type of character is Wonder Woman

a)

villain

b)

sidekick

c)

heroine

d)

mentor

13.

What archetype is the fairy godmother in Cinderella?

a)

mentor

b)

hero

c)

sidekick

d)

old woman

14.

Which archetype is the wolf in 3 Little Pigs?

a)

hero

b)

villain

c)

mentor

d)

sidekick

15.

What type of character is the hero?

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

static

d)

flat

16.

What is NOT a characteristic of a hero?

a)

Brave

b)

Young

c)

Unintellegent

d)

Leaves his family

17.

What characteristic does Donkey (from Shrek) have that makes him a sidekick?

a)

Small

b)

Helps Shrek

c)

He is an animal

d)

He is gray in color

18.

Which archetype is known to provide an opportunity for the villain to engage in dialogue?

a)

Hero

b)

Sidekick

c)

Mentor

d)

Another Villain

19.

True or False: there can only be one sidekick in a story.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

True or False: A mentor's characteristic is he/she is wise.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

True or False: the villain is always a male

a)

True

b)

False

22.

True or False: The sidekicks are always human.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

True or False: There are always heroes, villains, sidekicks, and mentors in stories.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

True or False: The mentor always has supernatural powers.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

True or False: The hero has to have all of the characteristics/qualifications to be considered an archetype.

a)

True

b)

False