Myths
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  • Question 1
    30 seconds
    Q. What is a myth?
    answer choices
    Fictional tale explaining actions of gods or heroes 
    Fictional tale about a larger than life hero
    True story about gods and goddesses
    Story with animal characters
  • Question 2
    45 seconds
    Q.

    What are the features of a myth?

    answer choices

    Animal characters, based on fact

    Long, narrative poem, larger-than-life her

    Teaches lesson, heroes, animal characters

    Heroes, gods/goddesses, elements of nature, teaches lesson

  • Question 3
    30 seconds
    Q. What types of questions are addressed by myths?
    answer choices
    What is the meaning of life?
    What gods and heroes do
    Origins of nature
    Long journeys
  • Question 4
    30 seconds
    Q. What did the ancient greeks value, based on their myths?
    answer choices
    Boldness and physical attractiveness
    Fighting the power and being yourself
    Being brave and fighting
    Strength, family, humility
  • Question 5
    30 seconds
    Q. What is a legend? 
    answer choices
    widely told story about the present
    long, epic poem
    widely told story about the past
    short, narrative poem
  • Question 6
    30 seconds
    Q. True or False:  Some legends are based on fact, while others are purely fictional
    answer choices
    True
    False
  • Question 7
    300 seconds
    Q. Define a myth
    answer choices
    a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
    a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
    a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
    an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.
  • Question 8
    60 seconds
    Q. Creation myths tell how the world and human beings came to exist
    answer choices
    False
    True
  • Question 9
    60 seconds
    Q. Origin myths explain how...
    answer choices
    Phenomena such as earthquakes, mountains, and streams came to exist
    How the world came to be
  • Question 10
    60 seconds
    Q. Oral literature is that which is shared through spoken language
    answer choices
    True
    False
  • Question 11
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    Q. A traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
    answer choices
    Legend
    Myth
    Fable 
    Folktale
  • Question 12
    60 seconds
    Q. A story that was created to usually explain the mysteries of the universe and usually features gods and goddesses is called a _____.
    answer choices
    Myth
    Legend
    Tale
  • Question 13
    30 seconds
    Q. The purpose of a myth is to
    answer choices
    scare the audience.
    give another perspective on life.
    teach humans to love another no matter what.
    entertain, inform, and/or explain.
  • Question 14
    30 seconds
    Q. Myths contain these elements of storytelling:
    answer choices
    original ideas.
    comedic relief, love stories, sirens, and cake.
    plot, characters, setting, and theme.
    peace, harmony, and fables.
  • Question 15
    30 seconds
    Q. A plot is
    answer choices
    the sequence of events that make up a story.
    a person, an animal, or an imaginary creature that takes part in the action of a literary work.
    the time and place of the action.
    the message about life or human nature that is conveyed.
  • Question 16
    30 seconds
    Q. A Character is
    answer choices
    the sequence of events that make up a story.
    a person, an animal, or an imaginary creature that takes part in the action of a literacy work.
    the time and place of the action.
    the message about life or human nature that is conveyed.
  • Question 17
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    Q. Theme is
    answer choices
    the message about life or human nature that is conveyed.
    the time and place of the action.
    a person, an animal, or an imaginary creature that takes part in the action.
    the sequence of events that make up a story.
  • Question 18
    30 seconds
    Q. A quality of a myth is
    answer choices
    creepy characters that scare humans.
    often unrealistic and illogical.
    it has to be humorous and educational.
    an animal is always the main character.
  • Question 19
    30 seconds
    Q. A quality of a myth is
    answer choices
    it can have inanimate objects and characters that change.
    about Greek Gods and the underworld.
    relevant to superficial features and special super powers.
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