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Hero's Journey Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the Event: Heroes exist in a world that is considered ordinary by those who live there.

a)

The Call to Adventure

b)

The Ordinary World

c)

The Return

d)

The Supreme Ordeal

2.

The Call to Adventure is...

a)

When an event or danger starts a hero on their path.

b)

When a supernatural character calls the hero on the phone.

c)

When the hero enters a world they have never experienced.

d)

When the hero must return home.

3.

Percy lives in New York, goes to school, and lives with his mom. This is an example of...

a)

The Supreme Ordeal

b)

Restoring the World

c)

Confronting the Father

d)

The Ordinary World

4.
The Approach is when the hero...
a)
Leaves the ordinary
leaves the Ordinary World
b)
Faces his worst fear 
c)
Dies and is reborn
d)
The conflict
5.
You are never the same once you are a hero.
a)
True
b)
False
6.

The person who who advises hero, preps for quest & develops special skills is called

a)

a friend

b)

a priest

c)

a mentor

d)

a trickster

7.

What is the last stage of the hero's journey called?

a)

the return

b)

the resolution

c)

the end

d)

the finale

8.

The future hero is first given notice that his or her life is going to change.

a)

Call to Adventure

b)

Beginning of Adventure

c)

Experience with Unconditional Love

d)

Refusal of the Call

9.

The hero is Called to Adventure when . . .

a)

He/she meets the mentor

b)

He/she receives a weapon

c)

He/she experiences an event, danger, or discovery that starts the path

d)

He/she eats lunch.

10.

The tension of the journey is often relieved when encountering the biggest obstacle called

a)

The Transformation or The Supreme Ordeal

b)

The Cave

c)

Call to Adventure

d)

The Return Home

11.

A hero is not a hero unless he/she is

a)

wearing a cape

b)

holding a wand

c)

shooting cobwebs from his/her wrists

d)

transformed

12.

True or False. Only fictional characters are heroes on a journey.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is the Call to Adventure?

a)

The future hero is first given notice that his/her life is going to change. The story introduces the hero and soon their life is disrupted, and they face a challenge.

b)

The hero may refuse to return due to a fear of change or a desire to remain in the better place instead of going back. Falling action begins and action is not taken right away.

c)

The final point of the adventure. The hero retains the wisdom gained and the theme becomes obvious at this point.

d)

The hero experiences adventure and perhaps experiences danger as they attempt to return to their normal life.

14.

What is the Refusal of the Call?

a)

During a hero’s challenges, the hero find support from others which drives them forward to continue the journey despite self-doubts.

b)

The hero is transformed by a series of tests that challenge them. The hero may fail one or more of these. The story develops rising action.

c)

The hero refuses the call to adventure. The refusal may come from fear, insecurity, obligation, or duty. May look like personal doubt or second thoughts. This humanizes the future hero.

d)

The final point of the adventure. The hero retains the wisdom gained and the theme becomes obvious at this point.

15.
The hero is presented with a problem, challenge, or adventure; the hero must face the beginnings of change.
a)
Crosssing the Threshold
b)
The Ordeal
c)
The Call to Adventure
d)
The Resurrection
16.
The hero takes possession of the treasure won by facing death
a)
Return with the Elixir
b)
The Reward
c)
The Ordeal
d)
Crossing the Threshold
17.
The hero comes across a seasoned traveler of the world who give him or her training, equipment, or advice that will help on the journey.
a)
Meeting with the Mentor
b)
The Ordeal
c)
Approaching the Inmost Cave
d)
The Ordinary World
18.
The hero feels the fear of the unknown and tries to turn away from the adventure.
a)
The Ordeal
b)
Tests, Allies, & Enemies
c)
Approach of the Inmost Cave
d)
Refusal of the Call
19.
The hero is shown against a background of environment, heredity, and personal history.
a)
Approaching the Inmost Cave
b)
The Ordinary World
c)
Crossing the Threshold
d)
The Road Back
20.
The hero confronts death or faces his/her greatest fear.  Out of the moment of death comes a new life.
a)
The Resurrection
b)
Approaching the Inmost Cave
c)
The Ordeal
d)
The Road Back
21.
The hero leaves the Ordinary World and enters the special world for the first time.
a)
Seizing the Sword, Reward
b)
The Call to Adventure
c)
The Ordeal
d)
Crossing the Threshold
22.
The hero is faced tests and challenges that might be part of his/her training.  The hero will sort out allegiances.
a)
Refusal of the Call
b)
Meeting with the Mentor
c)
Tests, Allies, & Enemies
d)
The Ordeal
23.

Where is the Hero's Journey found today?

a)

In movies

b)

In stories

c)

In everyday life

d)

All of the above

24.

The "Tests and Challenges" a hero experiences on the journey are only physical challenges

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What is another name for the Hero's Journey?

a)

archetype

b)

story hill

c)

crisis

d)

monomyth

26.

Results can vary from story to story.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

2. Call to Action

a)

The hero faces a problem/challenge to begin adventure

b)

The hero has his first meet against the villain

c)

The hero faces death of loved ones

d)

The hero crosses the normal world into the adventure world

28.

3. Crossing the Threshold

a)

The hero leaves the ordinary world / life; no turning back

b)

The hero sails in a ship across the world

c)

The hero is carried over the threshold by Thor... or Clay Matthews

d)

This is where readers learn who the hero is and what his life is like

29.

9. The Return Home

a)

The hero is able to make it back to the ordinary world, but everything is changed a little now.

b)

This is the exposition of the story, where we learn what the hero's ordinary world is.

c)

This is where the hero must face the villain or one of his followers for the first time.

d)

ONLY here will the mentor even consider teaching the hero anything.