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THS MYTHOLOGY
THS MYTHOLOGY
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A pre-assessment to get a sense of student knowledge about Myth prior to the first units.
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1
Which is a fanciful children's story with magic creatures or talking animals?
LEGEND
MYTH
URBAN LEGEND
FAIRY TALE
2
Haitian VOODOO is...
a completely fictional faith invented by Hollywood
a branch of modern Satanism made popular in the Caribbean
a unique mix of West African faiths & Catholic imagery
a modern faith that occasionally involves human sacrifices
3
"JERUSALEM" is a sacred city for...
ISLAM
JUDAISM
CHRISTIANITY
All of the above
4
Roughly how many unique languages are spoken around the world?
six and a half (6.5)
six hundred and fifty (650)
sixty-five (65)
six thousand five hundred (6,500)
5
What was HERA's relationship to HERAKLES?
She was his mother & loved him, but wanted him to be tough.
She was his cousin, but fell in love with him anyway.
She was his sister, and was jealous of his popularity.
She was not his mom—she tried to murder him & ruin his life.
6
The ORACLE at DELPHI was known to...
Drink a powerful wine
Eat a psychotropic moss
Lick toxic toads
Inhale mysterious vapors
7
Which is a larger-than-life story with a kernel of truth that gets passed down for generations?
FAIRY TALE
LEGEND
MYTH
URBAN LEGEND
8
This word means "BELIEF IN MULTIPLE GODS, BUT WITH SPECIAL DEVOTION TO JUST ONE"
Henotheism
Pantheism
Monotheism
Polytheism
9
"SYNCRETIC" faiths...
...combine elements from multiple different faiths
...are "mock" religions whose followers don't really believe
...involve manmade fabrics, like rayon or nylon
...have no official texts—making them purely oral traditions
10
A "PANTHEON" is...
The collective group of gods in a religion
A type of story concerning gods
A god, spirit, or higher power
The noise a dog makes when it's hot
11
The symbol ॐ (OM or AUM) is sacred to...
JUDAISM
ISLAM
CHRISTIANITY
HINDUISM
12
"COSMOLOGY" is the study of...
the planets and stars in the sky
the origins of the world/universe
The study of hair care & makeup
the end of the world/universe
13
An "ANTI HERO" is...
A side character who causes the hero some minor difficulty
An antagonist, typically the ultimate villain of the story
A former hero who stops being good & becomes evil mid-story
A protagonist with clearly unheroic traits—an unlikely hero
14
The term "MONO-MYTH" refers to...
The one, single greatest myth of all time
A myth about the origins of the universe
A disease often contracted by kissing
The epic journey that all heroes follow
15
"Wonder Woman" is an American superhero, but she was given a background rooted in...
Greek mythology
Norse Mythology
Egyptian Mythology
Japanese Mythology
16
Mythologists define "MYTH" as...
A Fortnite player on Twitch
A true story
A false story
A sacred story
17
A "DEITY" is...
The collective group of gods in a religion
A catchy tune
A god, spirit, or higher power
A type of story concerning gods
18
Which group of gods from this list is the OLDEST? (Existed long before the others)
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN (Ennead)
ANCIENT GREEK (Olympians)
ANCIENT NORSE (Aesir)
MCU (Avengers)
19
This word means "BELIEF IN ONE GOD"
Henotheism
Monotheism
Polytheism
Pantheism
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The "TRAGIC HERO" archetype is marked by...
a hero with a fatal flaw that leads to suffering
an unlikely hero who is very bad at traditional heroics
a hero who is badly written and boring
a hero with a very sad backstory who finds joy in the end
