Greek Mythology Unit Test -2017

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Zeus's jealous wife and sister is __________.

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The God of the sea is __________.

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_______ is the God of war and bloodshed.

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The king of the gods is ________.

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God of the sun, music/the arts, and archery is __________.

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The God of the underworld is ________.

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The Goddess of the moon and the hunt is ________.

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The Goddess of wisdom, reason, and war is _______.

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The God of fire, forge, and metalworking is _________.

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The Goddess of love and beauty is ________.

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The messenger of the gods is ________.

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The Goddess of hearth and home is _______.

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The God of wine and festivals/parties is ________.

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The Goddess of harvest and agriculture is _________.

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Which of the following statements about Greek myths is false?

A) These myths are historically true about the ancient world.

B) Some of the myths explain the creation of the world.

C) Some myths explain mysterious or scary things in the world.

D) Greek people relied on the myths for everyday life

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A) Conflict between good and evil.

B) Lesson about the right way to behave.

C) Test that a hero must pass.

D) Narrator from the first person perspective

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In "Origin of the Seasons," Demeter causes a famine because _____________.

A) her daughter Persephone chooses to marry Hades

B) her daughter Persephone is kidnapped by Hades

C) her daughter Persephone ate pomegranate seeds while in the Underworld

D) her daughter Persephone chooses to remain in the Underworld with Hades for eternity

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Orpheus loses Eurydice a second time when he ____________.

A) angers the creatures from the Underworld

B) climbs too slowly to the upper world

C) looks back to see if she is following him

D) refuses to go into the Underworld to rescue her

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Orpheus's journey to the Underworld is unusual because ____________.

A) his stirring music brings the dead back to life.

B) he finds the Underworld to be filled with weird creatures.

C) only the souls of the dead go there.

D) Hades invites him to the Underworld

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"King Midas and the Golden Touch" addresses all of the following topics usually covered in myths except:

A) the relationship between humans and gods.

B) the creation of the world.

C) people's fears and hopes.

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Daedalus decides to escape by air because _____.

A) King Minos will not be able to stop him.

B) His son, Icarus, is a poor swimmer.

C) He is unfamiliar with the roads in Crete.

D) The Minotaur cannot cannot swim and won't be able to follow them

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A) Zeus

B) Dionysus

C) Artemis

D) Apollo

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A) Zeus

B) Apollo

C) Hermes

D) Artemis

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A) Turn everyone who looks at her into stone.

B) Time travel.

C) Make people fall in love with each other.

D) Allow people to become immortal

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A) He is murdered.

B) He dies of unrequited, or unreturned, love.

C) He dies from a disease.

D) He runs away to find Echo and no one hears from him again

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A) Hades

B) Zeus

C) Hermes

D) Apollo

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Persephone eats the seeds from a __________, and because of this, must spend time in the Underworld during the year.

A) Orange

B) Watermelon

C) Pomegranate

D) Grapefruit

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King Midas realizes that his wish is actually a curse after he turns his ___________ into gold.

A) Son

B) Daughter

C) Wife

D) Cousin

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A) He goes to a river and washes himself in the water.

B) The golden touch disappears on its own.

C) He cries so much that his tears wash the touch away.

D) He doesn't get rid of the touch; he learns to live with it

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A) Echo must be banished to a certain place in the forest.

B) Echo will turn people who look at her into stone.

C) Echo must repeat what everyone else says to her.

D) No curse is placed on Echo

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Based on the myth that we read, how many months must Persephone spend in the Underworld each year?

A) 5

B) 6

C) 7

D) 8

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A) Wise, inventive, thoughtful

B) Smart, impulsive, kind

C) Mean, crazy, smart

D) Arrogant, deceitful, rude

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A) Modest, arrogant, mean

B) Vain, arrogant, cruel

C) Kind, intelligent, modest

D) Vain, kind, giving

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A) Hades

B) Poseidon

C) Perseus

D) Apollo

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Icarus dies because __________________.

A) He flies too close to the sun and the wax melts his wings.

B) He flies too close to the water and the wings fall apart.

C) None of the above

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In which myth could a moral/theme be "love can make you do crazy things?"

A) King Midas and the Golden Touch

B) Orpheus, the Great Musician

C) Echo and Narcissus

D) Perseus and Medusa

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In which myth could a moral/theme be "vanity and cruelty can have horrible consequences?"

A) King Midas and the Golden Touch

B) Echo and Narcissus

C) Orpheus, the Great Musician

D) The Origin of the Seasons

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What is the setting of King Midas and the Golden Touch?

A) Thebes

B) Icaria

C) Lydia

D) Crete

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Poseidon's symbols are the lightning bolt, his crown, and his scepter.

A) True

B) False

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One of the symbols of Hades is the three-headed dog, Cerberus.

A) True

B) False

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A) True

B) False

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Artemis's symbols are a pack of hounds and a bow and arrow.

A) True

B) False

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Hera's symbols are corn, grain, and a torch.

A) True

B) False

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The Hydra was a many headed monster that was killed by Hercules.

A) True

B) False

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The first part in the plot peak diagram is called ______________.

A) Rising Action

B) Falling Action

C) Exposition

D) Resolution

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The part of the plot peak diagram in which most of the events of the story occur is the ______________.

A) Climax

B) Rising Action

C) Falling Action

D) Exposition

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A) Resolution

B) Falling Action

C) Climax

D) Exposition

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In this part of the plot peak diagram, the character faces a major turning point.

A) Resolution

B) Falling Action

C) Rising Action

D) Climax

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In this part of the plot peak diagram, the loose ends of the story begin to be tied up. The story is slowly coming to an end.

A) Resolution

B) Falling Action

C) Climax

D) Exposition

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King Midas turns his daughter to gold in this part of the plot peak diagram.

A) Rising Action

B) Climax

C) Falling Action

D) Resolution

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The wax on Icarus' wings melt from the sun in this part of the plot peak diagram.

A) Climax

B) Falling Action

C) Rising Action

D) Exposition

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Orpheus decides to journey to the Underworld in this part of the plot peak diagram.

A) Climax

B) Falling Action

C) Rising Action

D) Resolution

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When a character in the story describes things from their perspective it is known as ____________ point of view.

A) First person

B) Second person

C) Third person

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In this type of point of view, the narrator brings you, the reader, into the story while telling it.

A) First person

B) Second person

C) Third person

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In this type of point of view, the narrator is not a character in the story.

A) First person

B) Second person

C) Third person

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The narrator tells the events of a story without going into the minds of the characters.

A) Third person objective

B) Third person limited

C) Third person omniscient

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The narrator is not in the story, but shows the events through the eyes of one character.

A) Third person objective

B) Third person limited

C) Third person omniscient

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The narrator is outside of the story, but takes you inside the mind of multiple characters.

A) Third person objective

B) Third person limited

C) Third person omniscient

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The definition of subjective is __________________.

A) When a perspective is influenced by thoughts, opinions, and emotions

B) When details are based on facts rather than feelings and opinions

C) None of these

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A) When a perspective is influenced by thoughts, opinions, and feelings

B) When details are based on facts rather than feelings and opinions

C) None of these

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What point of view is the following text:
"It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived."

A) First person

B) Second person

C) Third person

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What point of view is the following text:
"You're walking along the street, wondering if you have enough time to stop for an ice cream cone on the way to your next appointment. It's hot, and you are dreading your meeting, so you decide that an ice cream cone might be just the thing to give you a boost."

A) First person

B) Second person

C) Third person

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What point of view is the following text:
"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world."

A) First person

B) Second person

C) Third person

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What point of view is the following text:
"You are not the kind of guy who would be at a place like this at this time of the morning. But here you are, and you cannot say that the terrain is entirely unfamiliar, although the details are fuzzy."

A) First person

B) Second person

C) Third person

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What type of point of view is the following text:
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

A) First person

B) Second person

C) Third person

Greek Mythology Unit Test -2017

Zeus's jealous wife and sister is __________.

The God of the sea is __________.

_______ is the God of war and bloodshed.

The king of the gods is ________.

God of the sun, music/the arts, and archery is __________.

The God of the underworld is ________.

The Goddess of the moon and the hunt is ________.

The Goddess of wisdom, reason, and war is _______.

The God of fire, forge, and metalworking is _________.

The Goddess of love and beauty is ________.

The messenger of the gods is ________.

The Goddess of hearth and home is _______.

The God of wine and festivals/parties is ________.

The Goddess of harvest and agriculture is _________.

Which of the following statements about Greek myths is false?

In "Origin of the Seasons," Demeter causes a famine because _____________.

Orpheus loses Eurydice a second time when he ____________.

Orpheus's journey to the Underworld is unusual because ____________.

"King Midas and the Golden Touch" addresses all of the following topics usually covered in myths except:

Daedalus decides to escape by air because _____.

Persephone eats the seeds from a __________, and because of this, must spend time in the Underworld during the year.

King Midas realizes that his wish is actually a curse after he turns his ___________ into gold.

Based on the myth that we read, how many months must Persephone spend in the Underworld each year?

Icarus dies because __________________.

In which myth could a moral/theme be "love can make you do crazy things?"

In which myth could a moral/theme be "vanity and cruelty can have horrible consequences?"

What is the setting of King Midas and the Golden Touch?

Poseidon's symbols are the lightning bolt, his crown, and his scepter.

One of the symbols of Hades is the three-headed dog, Cerberus.

Artemis's symbols are a pack of hounds and a bow and arrow.

Hera's symbols are corn, grain, and a torch.

The Hydra was a many headed monster that was killed by Hercules.

The first part in the plot peak diagram is called ______________.

The part of the plot peak diagram in which most of the events of the story occur is the ______________.

In this part of the plot peak diagram, the character faces a major turning point.

In this part of the plot peak diagram, the loose ends of the story begin to be tied up. The story is slowly coming to an end.

King Midas turns his daughter to gold in this part of the plot peak diagram.

The wax on Icarus' wings melt from the sun in this part of the plot peak diagram.

Orpheus decides to journey to the Underworld in this part of the plot peak diagram.

When a character in the story describes things from their perspective it is known as ____________ point of view.

In this type of point of view, the narrator brings you, the reader, into the story while telling it.

In this type of point of view, the narrator is not a character in the story.

The narrator tells the events of a story without going into the minds of the characters.

The narrator is not in the story, but shows the events through the eyes of one character.

The narrator is outside of the story, but takes you inside the mind of multiple characters.

The definition of subjective is __________________.

What point of view is the following text: "It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived."

What point of view is the following text: "A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world."

What point of view is the following text: "You are not the kind of guy who would be at a place like this at this time of the morning. But here you are, and you cannot say that the terrain is entirely unfamiliar, although the details are fuzzy."

What type of point of view is the following text: "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

Zeus's jealous wife and sister is __________.

The God of the sea is __________.

_______ is the God of war and bloodshed.

The king of the gods is ________.

God of the sun, music/the arts, and archery is __________.

The God of the underworld is ________.

The Goddess of the moon and the hunt is ________.

The Goddess of wisdom, reason, and war is _______.

The God of fire, forge, and metalworking is _________.

The Goddess of love and beauty is ________.

The messenger of the gods is ________.

The Goddess of hearth and home is _______.

The God of wine and festivals/parties is ________.

The Goddess of harvest and agriculture is _________.

Which of the following statements about Greek myths is false?

In "Origin of the Seasons," Demeter causes a famine because _____________.

Orpheus loses Eurydice a second time when he ____________.

Orpheus's journey to the Underworld is unusual because ____________.

"King Midas and the Golden Touch" addresses all of the following topics usually covered in myths except:

Daedalus decides to escape by air because _____.

Persephone eats the seeds from a __________, and because of this, must spend time in the Underworld during the year.

King Midas realizes that his wish is actually a curse after he turns his ___________ into gold.

Based on the myth that we read, how many months must Persephone spend in the Underworld each year?

Icarus dies because __________________.

In which myth could a moral/theme be "love can make you do crazy things?"

In which myth could a moral/theme be "vanity and cruelty can have horrible consequences?"

What is the setting of King Midas and the Golden Touch?

Poseidon's symbols are the lightning bolt, his crown, and his scepter.

What point of view is the following text:
"It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived."

What point of view is the following text:
"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world."

What point of view is the following text:
"You are not the kind of guy who would be at a place like this at this time of the morning. But here you are, and you cannot say that the terrain is entirely unfamiliar, although the details are fuzzy."

What type of point of view is the following text:
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

What point of view is the following text:
"It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived."

What point of view is the following text:
"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world."

What point of view is the following text:
"You are not the kind of guy who would be at a place like this at this time of the morning. But here you are, and you cannot say that the terrain is entirely unfamiliar, although the details are fuzzy."

What type of point of view is the following text:
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."