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Mythology Module Content Review
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A review of the content covered in CCHS's English 9 Mythology Module.
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1
Which of the following does NOT belong in the Greek underworld?
The River Styx
The fields of punishment
Cerberus
Neptune
2
Who are the chief gods of the Greek pantheon?
Mr. Dix, Mr. Goodwin, Mr. Trujillo, and Mr. Fishburn
Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades
Zeus, Athena, and Apollo
Cronus, Rhea, Typhon, and Zeus
3
Who is the goddess of the human soul?
Eros
Psyche
Sola
Humos
4
What is the best definition for myth?
A story in which magic invades the mundane world
Traditional stories of history, nature, and the supernatural
A short story, typically with animals, conveying a moral
A widely held but false belief or idea
5
What is a trireme?
three tiered Greek baklava
the three sirens
the three tiered ships of the Greek navy
the three piece armor Greeks wore to battle
6
Which of the following is an example of a euphemism?
He ran like the wind.
She flew around the track ahead of the rest of the team.
He lifted the tire with a Herculean effort.
"I am upset," he said, his face red and his fists clenched.
7
Which of the following is NOT an American myth?
Fairies
Bigfoot
Paul Bunyan
Aliens
8
Who are the goddess of the arts?
The Three Graces
The Two Artesians
The Nine Muses
Apollo and Artemis
9
Pan—the Satyr god of the wilderness—has provided English with all of the following words except
Pandemic
Pandemonium
Pantheism
Panic
10
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
He lifted the tire with a Herculean effort.
He ran like the wind.
"I am upset," he said, his face red and his fists clenched.
She flew around the track ahead of the rest of the team.
11
Which of the following correctly alludes to Greek Mythology?
I had delicious gyros for lunch.
Zeus, the Greek god
The Honda "Odyssey"
He was as strong as Thor.
12
The opposite of an exaggeration; an understatement.
a euphemism
an allusion
a hyperbole
a metaphor
13
A word or phrase applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable:
allusion
simile
metaphor
euphemism
14
Who was the greatest human musician?
Eurydice
Calliope
Apollo
Orpheus
15
All of the following are universal myths except
a flood story
fairies
dragons
a creation story
16
Which of the following is NOT from Greek mythology?
Dwarves
Centaurs
Satyrs
Mermaids
17
Ancient Greece has influenced us in many ways. Which of the following is NOT one?
The word “chronology”
The Olympic Games
Democracy
Baseball
18
Which was NOT one of Psyche's four trials?
Retrieving water from the top of the waterfall
Collecting the golden wool
Sorting the grains from Aphrodite's pantry
Cleaning Aphrodite's temple
19
Which of the following is an example of an allusion?
"I am upset," he said, his face red and his fists clenched.
He ran like the wind.
He lifted the tire with a Herculean effort.
She flew around the track ahead of the rest of the team.
20
Who of these gods is NOT among the Twelve Olympians (the major gods; the
Dodekatheon
)?
Hephaestus
Eros
Hera
Demeter
21
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
He lifted the tire with a Herculean effort.
She flew around the track ahead of the rest of the team.
He ran like the wind.
"I am upset," he said, his face red and his fists clenched.
22
Choose the metaphor from this list:
none
Follow your dreams and you can touch the sky
He made a herculean effort
You are as loud as an elephant
23
A word or saying that refers to something outside itself, usually historical or literary?
An allusion
An illusion
A euphemism
A metaphor
24
Who is this?
Psyche
Athena
Alexis Priesthoff
Calypso
25
Which pair is mismatched?
Fairies: German and British
Jinn or Genies: Middle East
Dwarves: Greek
Nymphs: Greek
26
Who likely inspired Lady Liberty?
Hera
Aphrodite
Liberatia
Athena
27
Which is a myth?
Alexander Hamilton establishing the Federal Reserve
JFK actually didn't die and is still alive in Cuba!
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington chopping down the cherry tree
28
Ancient Greece has influenced us in many ways. Which of the following is NOT one?
Lady Liberty (the Statue, Monument Circle, etc.)
The statue of the Satyr Pan downtown Indianapolis
The word “rendezvous”
The architecture of the War Memorial downtown Indianapolis
29
Which of the following is NOT an allusion to Greek mythology?
Cereal, breakfast and grains in general
Ocean
Cloth
Hercules, the Disney movie
30
Which of these does NOT relate to the Trojan horse?
Defeating Troy
Odysseus
Achilles Heel
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