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Mythology Module Content Review
Mythology Module Content Review
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A review of the content covered in CCHS's English 9 Mythology Module.
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1
Which pair is mismatched?
Nymphs: Greek
Dwarves: Greek
Fairies: German and British
Jinn or Genies: Middle East
2
Which was NOT one of Psyche's four trials?
Collecting the golden wool
Retrieving water from the top of the waterfall
Cleaning Aphrodite's temple
Sorting the grains from Aphrodite's pantry
3
Which is a myth?
George Washington chopping down the cherry tree
JFK actually didn't die and is still alive in Cuba!
Abraham Lincoln
Alexander Hamilton establishing the Federal Reserve
4
Which of the following does NOT belong in the Greek underworld?
The fields of punishment
The River Styx
Cerberus
Neptune
5
Which of the following is NOT an American myth?
Bigfoot
Fairies
Paul Bunyan
Aliens
6
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
"I am upset," he said, his face red and his fists clenched.
She flew around the track ahead of the rest of the team.
He lifted the tire with a Herculean effort.
He ran like the wind.
7
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
She flew around the track ahead of the rest of the team.
"I am upset," he said, his face red and his fists clenched.
He ran like the wind.
He lifted the tire with a Herculean effort.
8
Which of the following is an example of a euphemism?
She flew around the track ahead of the rest of the team.
He lifted the tire with a Herculean effort.
"I am upset," he said, his face red and his fists clenched.
He ran like the wind.
9
Which of the following is NOT from Greek mythology?
Centaurs
Mermaids
Dwarves
Satyrs
10
Which of the following correctly alludes to Greek Mythology?
The Honda "Odyssey"
He was as strong as Thor.
I had delicious gyros for lunch.
Zeus, the Greek god
11
What is the best definition for myth?
A widely held but false belief or idea
Traditional stories of history, nature, and the supernatural
A story in which magic invades the mundane world
A short story, typically with animals, conveying a moral
12
Who are the chief gods of the Greek pantheon?
Cronus, Rhea, Typhon, and Zeus
Zeus, Athena, and Apollo
Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades
Mr. Dix, Mr. Goodwin, Mr. Trujillo, and Mr. Fishburn
13
Who of these gods is NOT among the Twelve Olympians (the major gods; the
Dodekatheon
)?
Hephaestus
Eros
Hera
Demeter
14
Ancient Greece has influenced us in many ways. Which of the following is NOT one?
The word “chronology”
Baseball
The Olympic Games
Democracy
15
Pan—the Satyr god of the wilderness—has provided English with all of the following words except
Pandemic
Pandemonium
Panic
Pantheism
16
Who is the goddess of the human soul?
Humos
Eros
Psyche
Sola
17
The opposite of an exaggeration; an understatement.
a metaphor
a euphemism
a hyperbole
an allusion
18
Which of the following is an example of an allusion?
He lifted the tire with a Herculean effort.
She flew around the track ahead of the rest of the team.
He ran like the wind.
"I am upset," he said, his face red and his fists clenched.
19
Who likely inspired Lady Liberty?
Liberatia
Aphrodite
Hera
Athena
20
A word or phrase applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable:
allusion
metaphor
simile
euphemism
21
Who are the goddess of the arts?
Apollo and Artemis
The Two Artesians
The Three Graces
The Nine Muses
22
A word or saying that refers to something outside itself, usually historical or literary?
An illusion
An allusion
A metaphor
A euphemism
23
Ancient Greece has influenced us in many ways. Which of the following is NOT one?
The statue of the Satyr Pan downtown Indianapolis
The word “rendezvous”
The architecture of the War Memorial downtown Indianapolis
Lady Liberty (the Statue, Monument Circle, etc.)
24
Which of the following is NOT an allusion to Greek mythology?
Cloth
Cereal, breakfast and grains in general
Ocean
Hercules, the Disney movie
25
Choose the metaphor from this list:
He made a herculean effort
You are as loud as an elephant
Follow your dreams and you can touch the sky
none
26
Which of these does NOT relate to the Trojan horse?
Defeating Troy
Achilles Heel
A virus giving "remote access" to your computer (OAD)
Odysseus
27
All of the following are universal myths except
dragons
a flood story
fairies
a creation story
28
What is a trireme?
the three tiered ships of the Greek navy
the three sirens
three tiered Greek baklava
the three piece armor Greeks wore to battle
29
Who was the greatest human musician?
Eurydice
Apollo
Orpheus
Calliope
30
Who is this?
Calypso
Psyche
Athena
Alexis Priesthoff
