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Crash Course Mythology Episode 1: What is a myth?

Last updated almost 4 years ago

11 questions

Question 1

00:13

1

Question 2

01:45

1

Question 3

04:38

2

Question 4

05:16

1

Question 5

05:26

1

Question 6

05:38

1

Question 7

09:20

3

Question 8

09:36

1

Question 9

10:55

1

Question 10

11:24

1

Question 11

11:30

2

Question 1

1.

Mythology is a complicated subject; it touches on which subjects?

Question 2

2.

What are some ways / questions in which mythology is open to many interpretations?

Question 3

3.

Myth comes from the Greek word _______ which means word, or more significantly, _______ .

Question 4

4.

For the purposes of this series, a myth is a special kind of story that has two primary characteristics: _______ and _______ .

Question 5

5.

Describe the term "significance".

Question 6

6.

Describe the term "staying power".

Question 7

7.

The Persephone myth explains the _______ , relating the cycle of planting and harvest to the _______ of the _______ .

Question 8

8.

What was E.B. Tylor’s distinction between primitive people and modern people?

Question 9

9.

Creation myths refer to how most cultures have some story of how the world and the people in it _______ .

Question 10

10.

_______  are the groups of gods that feature in stories from different cultures.

Question 11

11.

Looking at how the universe was destroyed can be examined through _______ myths and the _______ .