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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 29mins
True or False? There are two types of myths, Greek and Roman.
True. Yep, that's it.
False. No, wait, there's more.
Why was Persephone climbing out of a hole, according to this poem?
I watched you walking up out of that hole
All day it had been raining
in that field in Southern Italy
I waited and was patient
finally you emerged and were immediately soaked
Demeter to Persephone, by Alicia Ostriker
She was returning from a deep sleep in a magic cave.
Her boyfriend, Orpheus, had just brought her back from the land of the dead.
She had been caught stealing golden potatoes.
She was returning from the underworld, where Hades kept her in captivity several months of the year.
The word hole in this poem seems kind of basic. Why didn't the poet use a fancier word like aperture, cavern, or excavation in this poem?
I watched you walking up out of that hole
All day it had been raining
in that field in Southern Italy
I waited and was patient
finally you emerged and were immediately soaked
Demeter to Persephone, by Alicia Ostriker
She's just a poet, so she probably doesn't understand the meanings of those other words.
She's using simple language to make the events in the poem seem contemporary and understandable.
The word hole sets up a rhyme with the next line in the poem.
Cavern also refers to a hole.
Which answer below best states the thematic relationship between the myths of Marwe, Orpheus, Persephone, and Lord Yama (hint, check the punctuation)?
In each of these myths death affects the main characters differently.
In, each of these myths death affects the main characters differently.
In each of these myths death affects the main characters, differently.
In each of these myths, death affects the main characters differently.
Besides being a simile that likens warm weather to that of hell, the phrase "hot as Hades" could be best described by which term?
Allusion
Archetype
Personification
Irony
This refers to a legend, folktale, or traditional story about ancient events or people.
Anecdote
Allusion
Myth
Archetype
This refers to a brief amusing or interesting story about someone or something.
Anecdote
Allusion
Archeype
Myth
This common theme appears in a story which tells of a character's growth from child to an adult.
Hubris
Vision Quest/Quest for Knowledge
Dragon Slayer
Coming of Age
This common theme appears in a story in which the hero takes it too far and gets punished for arrogance
Hubris
Vision Quest/Quest for Knowledge
Dragon Slayer
Sacrifice
This common theme appears in a story in which the hero returns home from extended adventures, but finds it changed or unrecognizable
Hubris
Transformation
Wandering/Exile
Sacrifice
Which answer below best states the thematic relationship between the myths of Icarus, who flew to close to the sun, and Phaeton, who drove the chariots of the sun too recklessly? (hint, check the punctuation)?
Icarus and Phaeton both demonstrated the theme of hubris pride before a fall.
Icarus and Phaeton both demonstrated the theme of hubris, pride before a fall.
Icarus and Phaeton, both demonstrated the theme of hubris pride before a fall.
Icarus and Phaeton both demonstrated the theme of hubris pride, before a fall.
Which answer below best explains the connection between the main characters in several flood myths (hint: check the punctuation)?
Noah, Utnapishtim, and the kindly old woman from the Palau Islands are all archetypes of the virtuous person who is spared from the wrath of the gods.
Noah, Utnapishtim and the kindly old woman from the Palau Islands are all archetypes of the virtuous person who is spared from the wrath of the gods.
Noah Utnapishtim and the kindly old woman from the Palau Islands are all archetypes of the virtuous person who is spared from the wrath of the gods.
Noah Utnapishtim and the kindly old woman from the Palau Islands, are all archetypes of the virtuous person who is spared from the wrath of the gods.
In this common theme, which often occurs in many of the stories of the Roman writer Ovid, as well as in many Disney movies, the hero is changed into another form.
Hubris
Transformation
Wandering/Exile
Sacrifice
In this common theme, the hero overcomes a terrible monster, often with supernatural help.
Hubris
Transformation
Wandering/Exile
Dragon slayer
If the hero undergoes great suffering to gain crucial knowledge of themselves or the world, including magic, you're probably reading a story with this theme.
Hubris
Vision Quest/Quest for Knowledge
Dragon Slayer
Coming-of-age
