English HELP PLEASE!!!?

1.

A legend typically contains a

A) romance.

B) foil.

C) disaster.

D) happy ending.

2.

The purpose of myth is to

A) entertain and not have historical founding.

B) portray an honorable character seeking adventure.

C) explain how things came to be.

D) focus on chivalry.

3.

A legend typically portrays a(n)

A) honorable character seeking adventure.

B) god with human qualities or a human with superpowers.

C) god seeking adventure.

D) honorable character with superpowers.

4.

The word romance was derived from

A) the Roman Empire.

B) historical events about love.

C) the type of languages the word was first recorded in.

D) legends about romantic heroes.

5.

A legend typically

A) is based loosely on or often confused with historical events.

B) explains how things came to be.

C) is meant to entertain and has no historical founding.

D) portrays historical events with accuracy.

6.

Romance typically focuses on

A) historical events.

B) religious themes.

C) chivalry.

D) heartbreak.

7.

A fairy tale is typically written

A) to portray an honorable character seeking adventure.

B) for pure entertainment and has no historical founding.

C) to portray a god with human qualities or a human with superpowers.

D) explain how things came to be.

8.

In myth, the hero is often a(n)

A) honorable character who turns bad.

B) creature out to conquer the world.

C) honorable character seeking adventure.

D) god with human qualities or a human with superpowers.



Match each character with the appropriate action or characteristic from Sir Thomas Malory’s “The Sword in the Stone” and “The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake,” “Sigurd, The Dragon Slayer,” as told by Olivia E. Coolidge, and “Theseus,” as told by Edith Hamilton.

A. Launcelot

B. Morgan le Fay

C. Sir Kay

D. Fafnir

E. Sir Ector

F. Sigurd, The Dragon Slayer

G. Theseus

H. King Bagdemagus

I. Regin

J. Dionysus

K. Arthur

L. Odin

M. Ariadne

N. Gwynevere

O. Merlin



1According to myth, the founding father of democracy in Athens

2Requests that Sir Launcelot fight for him in a tournament

3Serves as a foil by demonstrating behavior unbecoming of a knight

4Found and comforted the abandoned Ariadne

5Helps Theseus escape the Labyrinth

6Advisor who possessed magical powers in British legends

7Casts a spell on Sir Launcelot

8The true and worthy heir to the British throne

9Norse god who suggests Reidmar take a ransom from Loki

10Insists his son prove his right to the throne by visiting the stone

11Changes himself into a dragon

12Makes a sword for Sigurd

13A Norse myth

14Has Sir Launcelot fight for his or her personal honor

15Hero of a Middle Ages romance



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10.

Myths are typically ______ in nature.

A) historical

B) romantic

C) dramatic

D) religious

11.

Fairy tales were precursors to

A) Middle Ages romances.

B) Greek mythology.

C) Disney movies.

D) legends.English HELP PLEASE!!!?
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This has a lot of the same questions. The rest I either knew or am pretty sure on the answers.



1)B

2)C

3)A

4)C

5)A

6)C

7)B

8)D



9)A.15

B.7

C.3

D.11

E.10

F.13

G.4

H.2

I.1

J.9

K.8

L.12

M.5

N.14

O.6



10)D

11)C