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A #literature quiz covering the #genre and how myths are used today.
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One purpose of the myths.
To explain a culture's beliefs and values.
To use as bedtimes stories.
There are no purposes.
To be a history book.
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A hero who was dipped in the river Styx as a baby to be invincible - except his heel.
Perseus
Jason
Achilles
Hercules
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This creature could be reborn from it's ashes every 500 years. It's the name of a city, too.
Arizona
Atlanta
Lerna
Phoenix
4
A king who was given his wish to turn everything he touched to gold.
Midas
Zeus
Perseus
Centaur
5
Amazon isn't just an online bookstore - it is also a greek myth about ...
a shoe store
a race of warrior women
amazing horses
a river in Egypt
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The Greek root hydra / hydro means
high
water
hot
heater
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A famous one of these, Chiron, was a famous trainer of Greek heroes.
minotaur
satyr
centaur
hydra
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A hero turned god who was the strongest man to ever live. He was assigned 12 impossible tasks.
Hercules
Achilles
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Perseus
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Don't look her in the eye or she can turn you to stone. You don't want to comb her hair either.
Athena
Scylla
Medusa
Charybdis
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Why do we call a book of maps an Atlas?
Atlas was the first to travel around the world on a boat,
A Greek, George Atlas, created the first one.
It sounds good
Atlas is a titan who is sent to hold up the sky
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The Roman goddess for Victory was used to name this company
Puma shoes
Adidas shoes
Nike shoes
Under Armor
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Mother Earth
Uranus
Gaea
Athena
Titans
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She couldn't control her curiosity and opened the box letting out all the evil in the world.
Athena
Pandora
Medusa
Aphrodite
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The Ancient Greeks would visit this sacred place to get advice.
Trump Tower
The Yatzi of Denmark
The Acropolis
The Oracle of Delphi
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This monster who was part woman, part lion, told riddles and ended up in Egypt, as well.
Medusa
Sphinx
Cyclopes
Cerberus
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Type of myth like Hercules, Achilles, Perseus, and Jason.
Epic Myth
Origin Myth
Good myths
Hero Myth
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Something that is too tempting to resist.
A Siren's Call
The Midas Touch
Achilles' Heel
Candy
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Where did Zeus and the gods live?
Mt. Everest
Mt. Olympus
The Olympic Village
Mt. Midoriyama
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Myths come from ...
Only Cincinnati
Ancient Greece
All over the world
Mt. Olympus
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Do you want to be called a narcissist?
Maybe I do.
No, because it is an insult.
Yes, because it is so gnarly.
Yes, if you are Justin Bieber.
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The Romans took over Ancient Greece and kept all their gods, but changed...
the stories completely.
how they looked.
nothing.
their names and named the planets after them.
22
Do we know the author of most myths?
Yes, they are famous writers.
Yes.
No, they chose to be anonymous.
No, the stories are too old to know.
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A handsome man who fell in love with his reflection in a pool of water until he wasted away.
Perseus
Zeus
Narcissus
Achilles
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Myths often include...
no ending
cranky people
gods and goddesses
food
25
You've opened Pandora's Box when you asked the teenage girl about the dance.
Means?
A long night of drama and tears.
A great night of gossip.
A night of dancing.
Nothing but fun.
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If someone says today that you have a Herculean task, what do they mean?
You have to fight a monster.
To stop and smell the roses.
Easy, peasy - lemon squeezy
It's seems impossible to accomplish.
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Another purpose of myths...
To entertain people before television.
To fill libraries.
To tell stories.
To explain how something came to be. Origins.
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Hercules had to fight ...
Fenrir
the minotaur
a satyr
the hydra
29
Father Time, became lord of the universe when he scared his father Uranus with a sickle.
Theseus
Titan
Perseus
Cronus
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Today the Midas Touch means
You are a filthy, dirty mess.
You are getting your car worked on.
Everything you do is successful
You are super strong.
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Cursed women who sing, luring sailers to their death. Their voices were TOO TEMPTING to resist.
Sphinx
Sirens
Medusa
Hydra
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What does someone mean when they say you have an Achilles heal?
A sprained ankle
A weakness
A bruise
A problem
33
After the Titans, the word titanic means...
Massive, large
An ocean in the south
Small, mini
Ship, ocean liner
34
Starbucks uses this mythological creature in its logo.
sirens
basilisk
harpy
mermaid
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The minotaur lived in an elaborate maze called a ...
temple
Colosseum
maize
labyrinth
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____ fights an epic battle against his father, the Titans, and Echidna & Typhon and wins.
Hades
Poseidon
Zeus
Hermes
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Fluffy the 3-headed dog is inspired by this mythological guard of the underworld.
Sphinx
Cerberus
Minotaur
Fenrir
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How were myths shared?
They were told from generation to generation. Oral tradition
They used Snapchat.
They were written on sheepskin scrolls.
They were shared on the Internet
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What did Cronus do to his children to keep them from overthrowing him?
Banished them
Swallowed them
Jailed them
Sent them to Tartarus
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The task Hercules had to complete that would make sure he learned humility ...
Get Hippolyte's belt
Bring back Cerberus alive
Capture the sacred hind of Artemis
Dress like a girl for Queen Omphale
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Should you ever call a woman a harpy?
No. because it means that she is vain.
No, because she prefers "sweetheart".
No, not if you want dinner.
No, because you would be saying they are annoying and a nag.
