English 9 Mythology

Question 1

Which story contains the archetype of the faithful wife?

Accepted Answer

Odyssey

Question 2

What is Athena's Roman name?

Accepted Answer

Minerva

Question 3

When Odysseus returns to Ithaca, who is the first person to find out who he really is?

Accepted Answer

Telemachus his son

Question 4

Who is Argos?

Accepted Answer

Odysseus's dog

Question 5

Which of these is a creation myth?

Accepted Answer

Demeter and Persephone

Question 6

How many years did the Trojan War last?

Accepted Answer

10

Question 7

What disguise does Odysseus wear?

Accepted Answer

beggar

Question 8

Who recognizes Odysseus even when he is disguised?

Accepted Answer

Argos

Question 9

Who kidnapped Helen, causing the Spartans to go to war with the Trojans?

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 10

What does Daedalus create to escape the labyrinth?

Accepted Answer

wings

Question 11

The main plot of the Odyssey is about

Accepted Answer

Odysseus's travels on his way home from the war

Question 12

Who are the King and Queen of the gods?

Accepted Answer

Zeus and Hera

Question 13

Which country is Odysseus's homeland?

Accepted Answer

Ithaca

Question 14

Who learns a lesson when he tries to be like the gods?

Accepted Answer

Icarus

Question 15

Which of these is NOT true about an epic plot?

Accepted Answer

focuses on one event

Question 16

What is true about epic settings?

Accepted Answer

cover great distances and foreign lands

Question 17

Who is the Goddess of the Harvest?

Accepted Answer

Demeter

Question 18

Which type of modern literature would be for us what the myths were for the Greeks and Romans?

Accepted Answer

fantasy

Question 19

What is an epic?

Accepted Answer

lengthy poem about a hero's adventures

Question 20

Whose Roman name is Diana?

Accepted Answer

Artemis

Question 21

What are brief descriptive phrases used to describe a character?

Accepted Answer

epithet

Question 22

Who kidnaps Persephone?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Question 23

Who is credited with writing the Odyssey?

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 24

What makes an epic simile different than a normal simile?

Accepted Answer

epic similes are longer

Question 25

What happens when Odysseus's men eat lotus flowers?

Accepted Answer

they forget about home

Question 26

What piece of furniture does Penelope use to test Odysseus?

Accepted Answer

their bed

Question 27

Which universal theme is found in the Odyssey?

Accepted Answer

Home is always important, even when life takes you far away.

Question 28

What is Pluto's Greek name?

Accepted Answer

Hades

Question 29

Patterns found in literature across cultures and time periods are

Accepted Answer

archetypes

Question 30

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the epic hero?

Accepted Answer

gets defeated by monsters

Question 31

Who holds Odysseus captive on her island for 7 years?

Accepted Answer

Calypso

Question 32

Which goddess helped Odysseus?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 33

What is the Roman name for Zeus?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 34

What does Odysseus's crew steal from the sun god, Helios?

Accepted Answer

cattle

Question 35

Who is Persephone's mother?

Accepted Answer

Demeter

Question 36

In Book One of the Odyssey, the writer calls upon whom for inspiration while writing?

Accepted Answer

Muse

Question 37

What is Eros's Roman name?

Accepted Answer

Cupid

Question 38

What does Calypso do to help Odysseus?

Accepted Answer

gives him supplies to build a boat

Question 39

What kind of contest does Penelope propose to the suitors?

Accepted Answer

an archery contest

Question 40

Why can Persephone not leave the Underworld forever?

Accepted Answer

She ate pomegranate seeds in the underworld.

English 9 Mythology

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English 9 Mythology

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