WorksheetsThe Four Functions of Myths
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 13mins
This function provides spiritual or religious purpose:
Pedagogical
Cosmological
Metaphysical
Sociological
This function is used to teach a lesson:
Pedagogical
Cosmological
Metaphysical
Sociological
This function explains why things happen in nature:
Pedagogical
Cosmological
Metaphysical
Sociological
This function explains who has the power over other individuals in the myth
Pedagogical
Cosmological
Metaphysical
Sociological
This function helps the reader understand social order:
Pedagogical
Cosmological
Metaphysical
Sociological
Key words for this function: afterlife, deities, and spirits
Pedagogical
Cosmological
Metaphysical
Sociological
This function would explain why the sun rises:
Pedagogical
Cosmological
Metaphysical
Sociological
Good behavior is rewarded and bad behavior is punished:
Pedagogical
Cosmological
Metaphysical
Sociological
Pandora opened the box and let all of the troubles into the world; that is why Greek women were considered inferior to Greek men.
Pedagogical
Cosmological
Metaphysical
Sociological
Turtles walk slowly because they carry the actual weight of the world on their backs.
Pedagogical
Cosmological
Metaphysical
Sociological
God is miraculous and can solve any human problem.
Pedagogical
Cosmological
Metaphysical
Sociological
The people believe in Karma where if they do bad deeds, negative things will come back on them.
Pedagogical
Cosmological
Metaphysical
Sociological
Each of the following is a characteristic of mythology EXCEPT:
They had a religious purpose
They are some of the oldest stories ever written down
They explain the beginnings of things
They explain the mysteries in life that people regarded as sacred
