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1
These mythological characters were created from Mother Earth and Father Heaven:
Sirens
Chaos
Persephone
The Titans
2
Which ancient culture did we study during the mythology unit?
Ancient Troy
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient Ithaca
3
What is the term for an assumption made about a character or event using textual evidence?
Inference
Allusion
Fact
Concrete
4
Which of the following characters did not listen to his father, Helios?
Phaeton
Nausicaa
Hades
Phaeacia
5
This myth characteristic teaches the audience what is right, wrong, and/or socially acceptable:
The natural world
The unknown/supernatural
How things came to being
Teach morals
6
Find the definition of the bold word: I
implore
you to study for the midterm exam!
To ignore
To descend or settle
To distract
To beg
7
Which of the following gods swallowed his children?
Uranus
Poseidon
Cronus
Zeus
8
Which of the following characters is the god of the underworld?
Hecate
Hades
Hera
Hercules
9
What is a metaphor?
Comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Giving human qualities to an inanimate object
Comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
Words that imitate natural sounds
10
Which of the following characters had one eye in the center of his forehead?
The cyclops
Demodocus
Athena
Zeus
11
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
The moon was a dim light bulb in the night sky
She could sleep for centuries!
Her skin was like sandpaper, coarse from the cold air.
The tree limbs waved at her as she walked down the sidewalk.
12
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
Her heart was made of glass, vulnerable and broken.
The flowers danced in the wind.
The fly buzzed obnoxiously in the classroom.
I could sleep for a century!
13
Find the definition for the bold word: It is impolite to
meddle
in another person's affairs.
To interfere
To ignore
Using or requiring great care
To burn
14
True or False: Most Greek myths do not contain any ancient religious references
False
True
15
Fribbles'
bizzare
behavior made me aware of the mouse behind the bedroom door.
Violent
Strange
Normal
Sleepy
16
True or False: You will receive a zero on the exam if you are late without a doctor's note.
True
False
17
Which of the following is a creation story about the creation of Greek mythological characters?
"Mother Earth and Her Children"
"The Earth on Turtle's Back"
"Armadillo's Song"
"Zeus and the Creation of Mankind"
18
Her
spontaneous
outburst in class disrupted all students; therefore she was asked to leave.
Impulsive
Acceptable
Common
Realistic
19
When summarizing or stating facts, we are citing ____________ information.
Incorrect
Unknown
Concrete
Analytical
20
Which of the following is a major theme in Sandra Cisneros' "Eleven"?
Explaining the changing of the seasons
Coming of age/growing up
Explaining how something is created
Heartbreak/love gone sour
21
Which of the following is the correct definition for onomatopoeia?
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
A word or phrase meant to be an exaggeration
Words that imitate natural sounds
22
The teenager's room was
unkempt
- clothes and food covered the floor!
Organized
Clean
Perfect
Messy
23
Which of the following is an example of personification?
The grass danced in the summer wind.
All of the above
The sun waved goodbye as it sunk below the horizon.
The leaves waved at her as she walked on the sidewalk.
24
Which of the following is an example of literal language?
The grass is green.
The grass is so tall it is like a tangled forest.
The grass danced in the summer breeze
The trampled grass reflected the state of her broken heart
25
This word means change and often occurs at the end of a myth:
Catharsis
Demodocus
Morals
Euryalus
26
This type of myth characteristic would explain why earthquakes occur or why the seasons change:
Moral
Historical
Express beliefs
The natural world
27
Which of the following is a characteristic of a myth?
All of the above
Explaining the creation of something
The supernatural
Magic
28
What happened to Phaeton when he attempted to drive his father's the sun chariot?
He destroys the Earth and is severely punished by Zeus.
He fell to his death before almost burning the earth up.
He became the new sun god.
He gave up and returned the chariot to his father.
29
The Iliad
, the prequel to
The Odyssey
, is about the Trojan War. We can say it is a(n)
Moral myth
Historical myth
Creation myth
Supernatural myth
30
Which of the following IS NOT a creation myth we studied?
We studied all of these
"Mother Earth and Her Children"
"The Earth on Turtle's Back"
"Zeus and the Creation of Mankind"
31
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
Swish
Buzz
All of the above
Bam
32
Figurative language is
Abstract language that requires analysis to find meaning
Using language that is not symbolic or significant
Using language that means exactly what you intend it to
Using language that is not analytical
33
Which of the following is the sun god?
Helios
Phaeton
Hades
Hecate
34
Which of the following characters was first to be created, "born out of darkness"?
Prometheus
Zeus
Rhea
Chaos
35
Who wrote
The Odyssey
?
Demodocus
Zeus
Homer
Odysseus
36
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
A word or phrase meant to be an exaggeration
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Words that imitate natural sounds
Giving human characteristics to an inanimate object
37
The rabbits
scurried
across the lawn and hid beneath the front porch.
Stayed in place
Fell asleep
Slowly hopped
Moved rapidly
38
What is imagery sensory language?
Used to create some emotional response during reading
Used to help reader paint a picture in his or her mind
All of the above
Allows the reader to experience the senses
39
Which of the following characters' stories explains the creation of the seasons?
Chaos
Zeus
Poseidon
Persephone
40
When making inferences or explaining the significance of a text, we are citing ___ information.
Unknown
Concrete
Analytical
Factual
41
Literal language is
Using language that means exactly what you intend it to
Using language that requires some analysis
Using language to represent something abstract
Using language that is connotative in nature
42
Which of the following characters is the god of the sea?
Hades
Poseidon
Zeus
Hecate
43
Her teacher asked her to
elaborate
in the third paragraph because her claim was not backed up.
Simplify
Compassion
Expand upon
Erase
44
Which of the following is the god of all living things?
Zeus
Cronus
Poseidon
Hades
