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WorksheetsThe Hero's Journey
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 13mins
Define "archetype."
A character, symbol, or story pattern that is common to the human experience across cultures; a "universal symbol."
A comparison of the similarity between two things.
A rhetorical appeal that focuses on the character or qualifications of the speaker.
A person or animal that takes part in a literary work.
What author is most associated with the concept of the Hero's Journey?
Luke Skywalker
George Lucas
Joseph Campbell
Katniss Everdeen
When does the hero realize that he or she is changed?
The Departure Phase when he or she leaves the Ordinary World.
During the Refusal of the Call to Adventure, also during the Departure Phase.
When he or she returns to the Ordinary World.
When he or she hears the Call to Adventure.
Most of a hero's journey takes place
in space
in the known world
underground
in the unknown world
What is the last stage of the hero's journey called?
The Return
The Resolution
The End
The Finale
The future hero is first given notice that his or her life is going to change.
Call to Adventure
Beginning of Adventure
Experience with Unconditional Love
Refusal of the Call
The future hero often refuses to accept the call to adventure. The refusal may stem from a sense of duty, an obligation, a fear, or insecurity.
Call to Adventure
Refusal of the Return
Refusal of the Call
Beginning of the Adventure
The hero begins the adventure, leaving the known limits of his or her world to venture into an unknown and dangerous realm where the rules and limits are unknown.
Call to Adventure
Road of Trials
Beginning of the Adventure
Ultimate Boon
The hero experiences and is transformed by a series of tests, tasks, or challenges. The hero usually fails one or more of these tests, which often occur in threes.
Magic Flight or Fight
Ultimate Boon
Return Threshold
Road of Trials
The destination of the quest is achieved, though the hero still may have a fight or struggle in front of them.
Ultimate Boon
Road of Trials
Crossing or Return Threshold
Refusal of the Return
The hero may refuse or struggle to return to achieve the final goal, either because the hero doubts themself or the odds look too long.
Refusal of the Return
Refusal of the Call
Road of Trials
Crossing or Return Threshold
At this final point in the adventure, the hero must retain the wisdom gained on the quest, integrate that wisdom into their previous life, and return home.
Crossing or Return Threshold
Ultimate Boon
Experience with Unconditional Love
Refusal of the Call
Define "theme."
It occurs at the end of an argumentative text to make clear what the writer or speaker wants the audience to think or do.
The central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work.
A brief story that teaches a lesson or moral.
A struggle between two opposing forces.
Define "imagery."
A sudden and vivid memory of an event in the past.
Clues or hints signaling events that will occur later in he plot.
Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis.
Descriptive language used to paint a picture by appealing to one or more of the five senses.
A dynamic character stays the same throughout the story.
True
False
By the end of a story, a static character is someone who is the exact same person they were at the beginning.
True
False
Tone is the way you feel when you read a text or watch a movie.
True
False
Define "point of view."
The sequence of related events that make up a story or novel.
The perspective from which a story is told.
A story told in verse.
The outcome of the conflict of a story.
