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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA story that is handed down from the past, is believed to be based on real people and events, and tells about a person with admirable qualities is a _____.MythLegendTale
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA story that was created to usually explain the mysteries of the universe and usually features gods and goddesses is called a _____.MythLegendTale
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA story that is often humorous about events and characters that are exaggerated is called a ____.MythLegendTale
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA story from the past about a historical person who has been exaggerated and changedmythlegendfablefolktale
- 5. Multiple ChoiceYou just read a story about how the Greek God Zeus got mad (because his flaw is having a bad temper) at another Greek God so he threw a lightning bolt at a human and turned them into a turtle. This story was a __________Tall TaleLegendMythShakespearean Drama
- 6. Multiple Choice
What are cultural values?
The food and clothing a certain group of people wear
The language someone speaks
The ideas and beliefs of a certain culture
The type of money used by a society
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a myth?
An explanation of how something came to be
Based on real people or events
Supernatural characters
Human qualities of gods
- 8. Multiple Choice
Many Greek myths were focused around...
the personification of animals to represent human traits
how the gods and goddesses' actions affected the world
the one god they believed in, Zeus
knights, kings, and the Crusades
- 9. Multiple ChoicethemeThe central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work.the problem in a storythe leading character, hero, or heroine of a story or novel.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What do Legends and Myths have in common?
They are true stories.
They have similar problems or plots.
They have the same characters.
They teach readers a valuable lesson.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Can talk about the past and cultural background
- 12. Multiple Choice
Explains why an event happens
- 13. Multiple Choice
Legends are 100% TRUE FACT
- 14. Multiple Choice
Legends can have real events from history
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Animals are often the main characters in these stories
Myths
Legends
Fables
Folktales
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThis goddess is the wife of Zeus and represents women and marriage.DianaAthenaHeraAphrodite
- 17. Multiple ChoiceShe is the Greek goddess of wisdom and battle strategy and her temple is the Parthenon.HeraArtemisAphroditeAthena
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHe is a brother of Zeus and the god of the seas.PoseidonPlutoHadesApollo
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThis is the mythological home of the Greek gods.Mt. OedipusMt. ZionMt. Saint HelensMt. Olympus
- 20. Multiple ChoiceTheseus volunteered to go and defeat the Minotaur.TrueFalse
- 21. Multiple ChoiceHow did Theseus find his way out of the labrinth?He left a trail of bread crumbsHe marked the walls with his swordHe left a trail of string behind him that Ariadne gave himHe left a trail of rocks
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the Minotaur?Half goat and half manHalf horse and half manHalf god and half manHalf bull and half man
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Theseus do to Ariadne after he defeated the Minotaur?He married herHe left her on an islandHe took her back to AthensHe left her in Crete
- 24. Multiple ChoiceHow did Theseus father react when he saw his ship returning?He threw a partyHe started crying happy tearsHe committed suicideHe was releived
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