MYTH AND DESCRIPTION FINAL TEST
7th & 8th Grade Literature/English class
American Cooperative School
Paramaribo, Suriname
Mr. Dickens, teacher
DIRECTIONS: Choose the ONE BEST ANSWER for each question. Be sure to read each answer choice carfully before making your selection.
1. All of the myths in this unit were of _____ origin.
2. Myths were written to explain all of the following EXCEPT:
3. In the very beginning, myths were passed on by
4. The gods lived at a place called
5. Myths are ONLY ever about:
6. When we read myths, we should look for all of the following EXCEPT:
7. A good ending to a myth does all of the following EXCEPT:
8. A summary is
9. "Transformations in myths" refers to
10. Cronos was the father of
11. Poseidon is given credit for creating the
12. A trident (as used by Poseidon) is
13. Poseidon fell in love with
14. After creating his first animal, Poseidon went on to create the horse, hippo, camel, and giraffe.
15. Persephone was kidnapped by
16. After Persephone was kidnapped, what happened?
17. Persephone ate _____ while below the earth.
18. The myth Persephone explains
19. Which of the following is NOT one of the four purposes of writing literature
20. A simile is
21. A metaphor is
22. A motif is
23. An exact word is one which
24. Figurative language is the use of sentences that
25. Personification is
26. A symbol is
27. Arachne was a
28. Arachne challenged _____ to a contest (in order to see who was better).
29. Arachne was guilty of
30. The myth Arachne helps to explain where _____ come from.
31. Hubris can be defined as
32. Why was Arachne famous?
33. Daedalus was famous for being
34. Daedalus once got jealous and pushed _____ to his death.
35. King Minos had a minotaur which he kept in a labyrinth. A labyrinth is
36. The labyrinth was so complex that Daedalus himself
37. In the myth Daedalus, who dies?
38. Are there examples of hubris in the myth Daedalus?
39. One theme of the myth Daedalus could be
40. Phaethon was the god of the sky.
41. According to the myth Phaethon, the sun's light comes from
42. In regard to his son's wish, Phaethon's father thinks his son
43. While on his ride. Phaethon had watch out for
44. Is Phaethon guilty of hubris?
45. A possible them of the myth Phaethon is
46. This myth also explains
47. In the myth "Baucis & Philemon," Baucis and Philemon are
48. Baucis and Philemon were
49. The myth "Baucis and Philemon" really emphasizes this ancient value
50. At the end of the myth Baucis and Philemon, the main characters are transformed into
DIRECTIONS: Identify each of the following sentences as either a simile, a metaphor, personification, or not an example of any of those things.
51. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get.
52. She is an absolute angel!
53. The rock sat on the hill.
54. I'm certain that she likes me more than him!
55. The tree is a soldier that protects my house from rain.
56. The snow lay like a giant carpet on the meadow.
57. School is a game, and I am one of many players.
58. The rain danced on the roof of my house.
59. The moonbeam rested peacefully on the sandy beach.
60. He likes trucks better than he likes corn.
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