At best has underdeveloped traits. At worst, he is inept.

When does the hero realize that he/she is changed (or has outgrown his/her old life)?

When the hero crosses the threshold, returning from a quest

What does Adams say is the contemporary storytellers' message?

The real monsters are within us.

Which is true about the antihero?

The antihero is often the protagonist.

What are the two worlds of the hero’s journey?

The Ordinary World and the Special World

Why did heroes in literature become more human and less godlike?

To make them more relatable for us.

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Heroes&Anti-Heroes

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1
The antihero:
At best has underdeveloped traits. At worst, he is inept.
Is always universally disliked.
Brainwashes the populous.
Is wise, confident, brave, and charismatic.
2
What is the first stage of the hero's journey?
Departure
Status Quo
Call to adventure
3
According to the hero’s journey paradigm, the treasure you seek lies…
In your ordinary world
At the return threshold
At the departure threshold
In the cave you fear to enter
4
When does the hero realize that he/she is changed (or has outgrown his/her old life)?
When the hero hears the call to adventure
When the hero crosses the threshold, departing on the quest
When the hero dies and is reborn (usually, symbolically)
When the hero crosses the threshold, returning from a quest
5
Who is the "monster" in the Hunger Games story?
The Capital
All answers are correct
President Snow
Social injustice
6
What does Adams say is the contemporary storytellers' message?
Monsters have no place in literature.
The monster out side of us are too difficult to defeat
Everyone except for ourselves are monsters.
The real monsters are within us.
7
Which is true about the antihero?
The antihero is the antagonist.
The antihero is always evil.
The antihero is often the protagonist.
The antihero is the villain.
8
What is the crisis stage?
The hero has difficulties
The hero faces the results of his actions
The hero face danger or death
The hero requires assistance
9
Which book features "Big Brother" as the main antagonist?
I, Robot
V for Vendetta
1984
Harry Potter
10
What is another word for the “hero’s journey?”
Crisis
Monomyth
Saving face
Denoument
11
What does the antihero usually do?
The antihero initially conforms to society
The antihero starts to object and finds others for support
All of the above
The antihero openly challenges society
12
What is the name of Joseph Campbell's book?
Heroes and Myths
Ancient Mythology
A Hero's Journey
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
13
What is an example of a godlike hero?
Othello
Macbeth
Hercules
Beowulf
14
Hercules was the son of...
Hades
Poseidon
Zeus
Apollo
15
What are the two worlds of the hero’s journey?
The inner world and the outer world
Mars and Venus
The Ordinary World and the Special World
Actually, there is only one world
16
What author is most associated with the concept of the hero’s journey?
John Dewey
Joseph Campbell
Virginia Woolf
Daniel Webster
17
What is the definition of status quo?
A special situation
The existing state of affairs
A balanced state of affairs
The past situation
18
Literary critic Northrop Frye said, "In our primitive days, our literary heroes were...
...merely symbolic."
...unlikely candidates."
...always male."
...nearly gods."
19
Which of the following is NOT an anti hero?
Superman
Harry Potter
Katniss Everdeen
Tony Soprano
20
Why did heroes in literature become more human and less godlike?
To make them more realistic
To make them more likeable.
To make us hate them.
To make them more relatable for us.

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