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What is a Myth? - Crash Course
What is a Myth? - Crash Course
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This is a 15-question quiz about myth. Questions are taken from Crash Course.
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1
Which of the following in NOT a characteristic of a myth?
It has staying power and has survived centuries or maybe even millenia.
Its a story made up to entertain children and pass down legends and values.
About something impotat such as how da world works o how things came to be.
It shows functional importance to the people who hear and tell it.
2
Why is discussing the Myths as a Religion problematic?
We do not want to impact other people's personal beliefs.
This is not the answer.
3
For purposes of this series, myth's a special kind of story that has two primary characteristics: _______ and _________.
story; staying power
mythos; significance
significance; story
significance; staying power
4
Which would best explain why mythology has been argued about for hundreds of years?
Too many myths out there to read them all and figure out what they mean.
The myths are written in ancient language and we do not understand them.
People have different perspectives about different stories what they mean.
Only certains are allowed to read myths, which only gives us one POV.
5
Most myths don't have namable _____.
heroes
gods
goddesses
authors
6
A myth is like a...
Slurpy with one flavor, interpretation and just science
Slurpy with all differents of flavors descriptions and areas of knowledge
7
What was the original meaning of the name of Persephone?
Seasons
Child
Girl
Winter
8
Myth comes from the Greek word _________, which means "word" or more significantly, _________.
story; mythos
mythos; story
story; word
mythos; word
9
What are the groups of gods called that will be feature in stories from different cultures?
demi-gods
pantheons
deities
half bloods
10
Which is NOT a reason why mythology is sometimes more difficult than many other subjects?
Many myths are very very old.
Many myths exist in many different versions.
Myths are complex and usually involve religion.
11
Looking at how the universe was destroyed can be examined through _____ myths and the _____.
seasons; Ragnarok
flood; Pantheons
Ragnarök; apocalypse
flood; apocalypse
12
Which of the following proves a Myth has an impact for many generations?
Significance
Staying Power
13
When Crash Course looks at myths, why are they not concerned with whether or not the stories are true?
Dont wanna get into arguments ova relign so deir only focusing on the story
Dont know where stories came from so dei cant know whats tru & what not tru
They dont know whether the stories are true or not because they are so old.
14
Creation myths refer to how most cultures have some story of how the world and the people in it ____ ___ _____
began to thrive
was fully created
came to be
came to existance
15
Who did Persephone marry?
Hades
Hercules
Ares
Zeus
