To change form, shape, or structure

A supernatural being having special powers

Anything that is extremely unusual

A manner of speaking or writing that shows a feeling

A fictional story that explains why something is the way it is

The plan of action of a play, story, or novel

Which one is a characteristic of a myth?

Involves a metamorphosis, Involves nature, Involves magic, Involves religion

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1
Which of the following stories is a Pourquoi Tale?
Why Elephants Have Long Trunks
Pandora's Box
Pele
Daughter of a Star
2
This god's Roman name is Neptune
Apollo
Zeus
Poseidon
Hades
3
Which story explains a natural phenomenon?
Why Rabbits Have Short Tails
Why Elephants Have Long Trunks
Pele
Pandora's Box
4
His Roman name is Mercury, and he is the messenger of the gods
Hephaestus
Dionysus
Ares
Hermes
5
Name the god of the underworld
Apollo
Poseidon
Hades
Zeus
6
Define metamorphosis
A tailless amphibian with a short squat body
The physical structure of a person or an animal
Insect hatches from an egg
To change form, shape, or structure
7
Define god
Anything that is extremely unusual
A supernatural being having special powers
Having complete power; omnipotent.
Of great vertical extent.
8
Name the twin of Artemis
Poseidon
Zeus
Apollo
Hades
9
Name the goddess of war
Poseidon
Zeus
Athena
Hera
10
Which is not a characteristic of major gods and goddesses in mythology?
Lived on Mt. Olympus
Immortal
They were human
Had special powers
11
Define resolution
To change form, shape, or structure
A person who tells a story
The outcome of a story
The beginning
12
Name the very jealous wife of Zeus
Hera
Athena
Apollo
Hades
13
Which myth explains the creation of the world?
The Origins of Titans and Gods
Hephaestus
Pandora's Box
Pele
14
This god's Roman name is Mars, and he is the god of war
Dionysus
Hermes
Hephaestus
Ares
15
His symbols are winged sandals and a winged helmet
Dionysus
Hephaestus
Ares
Hermes
16
Name the god of the sun, poetry, music, and medicine.
Zeus
Hades
Apollo
Poseidon
17
Which story serves the same purpose as Pandora's Box?
Daughter of a Star
Pele
Hephaestus
Why Rabbits Have Short Tails
18
Define phenomenon
A disease characterized by spasm of the arteries
Anything that is extremely unusual
The study of the development of human society
A fictional story that explains why
19
Define narrator
A person who tells a story
The whole system and structure of a language
A human being regarded as an individual.
A sheet of information in the form of a table
20
This goddess's Roman name is Minerva
Poseidon
Athena
Zeus
Hera
21
His symbol is fire and a hammer, and his Roman name is Vulcan
Dionysus
Hephaestus
Hermes
Ares
22
Which one is NOT a use or purpose of myths?
To explain natural phenomenon
To explain the creation of the world
To teach a moral lesson
To tell a story about nature
23
Her Roman name is Diana
Aphrodite
Hestia
Demeter
Artemis
24
Name the goddess of hunting and twin of Apollo
Aphrodite
Artemis
Hestia
Demeter
25
What did NOT come out of Pandora's Box?
Envy
Crime
Mosquitos
Hope
26
Who is the goddess of the harvest?
Aphrodite
Artemis
Demeter
Hestia
27
Define tone.
A manner of speaking or writing that shows a feeling
A settled way of thinking or feeling about something.
Concerning the writing, study, or content of literature
The expression or application of human creative skill
28
Define pourquoi tale
An exaggerated, unreliable story
A fictional story that explains why something is the way it is
A story originating in popular culture
People in general.
29
Her Roman name was Juno, and her symbol was the peacock
Apollo
Hades
Hera
Athena
30
Define Pourquoi
Relating to France or its people or language.
A set of functions and procedures
The action or business of promoting and selling products
French word for "Why"
31
Which protagonist is the most like the character of Pele?
Hephaestus
Pandora
Hera
Nyachero
32
His Roman name is Jupiter
Zeus
Hades
Apollo
Poseidon
33
Name the mother of Persephone; her Roman name is Ceres
Aphrodite
Demeter
Hestia
Artemis
34
Define plot
Occurs right after the climax
The plan of action of a play, story, or novel
A series of relevant incidents that create suspense
A simplified drawing
35
His symbol is the thunderbolt
Poseidon
Hades
Apollo
Zeus
36
Define origin
A celebrated female opera singer.
What is meant by a word, text, concept, or action.
A book that lists the words of a language
The beginning; the source
37
Her Roman name is Venus
Hestia
Artemis
Demeter
Aphrodite
38
Which story is used to reinforce rules or morals?
The Origin of Titans and Gods
Why Rabbits Have Short Tails
Hephaestus
Pandora's Box
39
Which one is a characteristic of a myth?
Involves a metamorphosis
Involves nature
Involves magic
Involves religion
40
This god's Roman name is Bacchus
Dionysus
Ares
Hephaestus
Hermes

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