WorksheetsUnit Two Vocab Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
(a) is the study of the origin and development of the universe
Which of the following means "from nothing"
ex nihilo
chaos
the big ban
(a) involves a great deluge sent by a deity or deities that destroys a civilization and often is an act of divine retribution.
(a) is a formless void or state preceding the creation of the universe.
This type of myth shows us how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it.
(a)
Which way of interpreting mythology explores how myths are primitive interpretations of science or distortions of historical events?
rationalist
ritualist
functionalist
structuralist
Which of the follow descriptions outlines out a "Ritualist" interpretation of a myth would examine a creation myth?
myths are primitive interpretations of science or distortions of historical events.
myths explain how humans should interact with the supernatural or divine
myths support or reinforce social order and provide members of society with models for understanding roles, practices, rules and the consequences for breaking them
myths are stories about those basic human need that require social institutions.
If we were analyzing myths to discover what the basic human needs are required in communities and the duality that exists in humans (like good and evil), then we would be approaching the myth from what lens of interpretation?
Psychological structuralist
functionalist
structuralist
ritualist
If you're analyzing a myth by looking for its archetypes and what that reveals about basic human urges, then you're looking at it from (a) lens.
A goddess symbolizing fertility and the source of life.
(a)
This deity is complementary to an earth mother and often at the head of a polytheistic pantheon.
(a)
Which of the following describes all the gods of a people or religion?
deity
primordial beings
garden archetype
pantheon
Type of myth where a creator god brings the world into existance:
creation myth
flood myth
hero myth
world parent myth
An archetype found in creation mythology where humans live in peace and harmony with nature in a tranquil, nonviolent environment.
(a)
Which of the following deities was the primordial being, Nyx:
Goddess of the moon
God of darkness
God of nightmares
Goddess of the night
Which of the following best describes the primordial deity Hemera?
God of sky
God of light
Goddess of Day
Goddess of dawn
Which of the following are sea deities?
Thalassa
Hyperion
Pontus
Aether
Oceanus
Which of the following birth Erebus, Nyx, and Tartarus?
Gaia
Chaos
Ouranos
Rhea
Which of the following deities was able to bring forth life without the aid of a male or female partner?
Pontus
Gaia
Ouranos
Nyx
Tartarus
