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Remember the Titans and The Hero's Journey

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was integration in 1971 at T. C. Williams High School? Why was it such a problem?
a)
History class was changed to Social Studies
b)
Because students were upset that the school changed the mascot to Titans
c)
The football team had a losing season last year
d)
White and African-American students went to same school
2.
Coach Boone applies the statement, “this is not a democracy” to his players and coaching staff. Why did he say this?
a)
he needed to bring his players together and they would have voted along racial lines
b)
he doesn't believe in democracy
c)
he believes in  a dictorship
d)
he believes that democracy only works in soccer
3.
Before the first game of the season, Coach Boone tells the team that they are already winners. Why does he believe this?
a)
They won the hearts of their fans
b)
He knew they were going to win many games
c)
They pulled through racial troubles and came together- no longer divided along racial lines
d)
Because they had a great defensive team
4.
What is evident on the first day back to school even though the team has come together?
a)
Math class was going to be difficult
b)
They are jealous of the teammates that have girlfriends
c)
Former slave owners are still upset that slavery was abolished
d)
Members of the town are not embracing integration
5.
Why is Coach Yoast willing to lose his Hall of Fame nomination in the Regional Final game?
a)
he wants his players to have a fair chance at winning the game
b)
he wants them to lose out because of racism
c)
the Hall of Fame is not that important
d)
the Hall of Fame only has white coaches nominated
6.

What are the Two coaches named?

a)

Coach Boone and Coach Yoast

b)

Coach Boone and Coach Ray

c)

Coach Zittel and Coach Sergent

d)

Coach Jerry and Coach Jost

7.
Where does Coach Boone have the players take a run to early in the morning? 
a)
Gettysburg
b)
the bus
c)
Fairfield
d)
South end
8.
What is the name of the high school?
a)
TC Williams High School
b)
Freedom High School
c)
Williamsburg High School
d)
Gettysburg High School
9.
Coach Boone takes the team on the night run to where 50,000 men died at the battle of Gettysburg. What was the fight that they are “still fighting today?”
a)
Fight for slave trade
b)
Fight for resources
c)
Fight between races
d)
Fight over colors
10.
What song played throughout the whole movie and became the Titan theme song?
a)
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
b)
Imagine
c)
Sweet Home Alabama
d)
Titan Pride
11.

T.C. Williams High School was this until 1971, The separation of people based upon race or some other characteristic is referred to as?

a)

Assimilation

b)

Civil Rights

c)

Segregation

d)

Desegregation

12.

In 1971, T.C. Williams High School wanted to integrate it's school system.

What does the term integrate mean?

a)

To punish

b)

To disobey

c)

To combine

d)

To release

13.

Julius tells Gerry that "Attitude reflects leadership, Captain". What does Gerry learn about his leadership skills?

a)

That the team needs two captains, one for the white players, one for the blacks.

b)

That the team needs their captain to lead the team as a whole

c)

That his leadership skills aren't good enough to captain the team

14.

At the beginning of the movie, what event was sparking racial tension and violence in Alexandria?

a)

a black teenager had been killed

b)

two kids were stealing from the school

c)

a black student was falsely accused of cheating

d)

A corruption scandal rocked the mayor's office

15.

Which of these is NOT a strategy Coach Boone uses to develop the team?

a)

he divides the team by offense and defense instead of by race

b)

he has the team practice more until they get to know each other

c)

he tells this the team is not a democracy - he is in charge

d)

he condones fighting - the teammates can work things out themselves

16.

Coach Boone takes the team to the Gettysburg battlefield during camp to teach the team the lesson: if we don't come together, we too will be destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Who does the character of Sunshine represent in the history of the 1960s-70s?

a)

the Vietnam Veteran

b)

the Black Power activist

c)

the Nixon conservative

d)

the "hippie"

18.

A brick is thrown through Coach Boone's window while his children and Sheryl are there.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Who gets in a car accident towards the end of the movie?

a)

Gerry

b)

Julius

c)

Coach Boone

d)

Louie

20.

What is another name for hero's journey?

a)

Ordeal

b)

Monomyth

c)

Resolution

d)

Legacy

21.

Monomyth is

a)

the concept that all heroes are boys

b)

the concept that all hero stories have a happy ending

c)

the concept that all hero stories follow the same pattern

d)

the concept that all heroes must follow orders from the gods

22.

Most of a hero's journey takes place

a)

in space

b)

in the known world

c)

underground

d)

in the unknown world

23.

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

24.

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

a)

the return

b)

the resolution

c)

the end

d)

the finale

25.

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

a)

The Call to Adventure

b)

The Crossing/Return Threshold

c)

Rescue From Without

d)

The Road of Trials

26.

The future hero is reluctant to accept the change. They hesitate, have second thoughts, or doubts.

a)

The Magic Flight

b)

The Ultimate Boon

c)

Refusal of The Call

d)

Refusal of the Return

27.

The hero does not want to go back, they prefer to stay in the different place. They do not take action right away.

a)

The Magic Flight

b)

Refusal of the Return

c)

Rescue from Without

d)

The Crossing or Return Threshold

28.

Define "archetype."

a)

A character, symbol, or story pattern that is common to the human experience across cultures; a "universal symbol."

b)

A comparison of the similarity between two things.

c)

A rhetorical appeal that focuses on the character or qualifications of the speaker.

d)

A person or animal that takes part in a literary work.

29.

What author is most associated with the concept of the Hero's Journey?

a)

Luke Skywalker

b)

George Lucas

c)

Joseph Campbell

d)

Katniss Everdeen

30.

When does the hero realize that he or she is changed?

a)

The Departure Phase when he or she leaves the Ordinary World.

b)

During the Refusal of the Call to Adventure, also during the Departure Phase.

c)

When he or she returns to the Ordinary World.

d)

When he or she hears the Call to Adventure.

31.

Most of a hero's journey takes place

a)

in space

b)

in the known world

c)

underground

d)

in the unknown world

32.

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

a)

The Return

b)

The Resolution

c)

The End

d)

The Finale

33.

A "point of no return" is crossed. The hero commits to the journey and enters into the Special World.

a)

The Road Back

b)

Approaching the Inmost Cave

c)

The Ordeal

d)

Crossing the Threshold

34.

The protagonist of the story. Usually, this character is brave and honorable, but needs to learn something in the story.

a)

The Hero

b)

The Mentor

c)

The Shadow

d)

The Sidekick

35.

A pattern of narrative that describes the typical adventure of the archetype known as The Hero, the person who goes out and achieves great deeds on behalf of the group, tribe, or civilization.

a)

The Journey

b)

The Path

c)

The Hero's Story

d)

The Hero's Journey

36.
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
37.

Where is the Hero's Journey found today?

a)

In movies

b)

In stories

c)

In everyday life

d)

All of the above

38.

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

a)

True

b)

False

39.
In what state does this movie take place?
a)
North Carolina 
b)
West Virginia 
c)
Mississippi
d)
Virginia
40.
Remember the Titans is based on a true story?
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
41.
What brings all the players together at the end of the movie?
a)
Gary's funeral
b)
a party
c)
Gary's going away
d)
Kooper is asleep
42.
True or false? The football players helped set an example for the other students in the school by by accepting each other regardless of skin color. 
a)
True
b)
False
43.

Louie sits at the table with the black players at Camp. What does this show us about Louie?

a)

He genuinely doesn't discriminate on the basis of skin colour

b)

He is trying to set an example for the other white players

c)

He is colour blind

44.
What era did this movie take place?
a)
After the Civil War
b)
1970's
c)
During slavery
d)
1920's