From the Hero's Adventure

From the Hero's Adventure

9th Grade

10 Qs

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From the Hero's Adventure

From the Hero's Adventure

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English

9th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.8.4, RL.2.6, RL.8.3

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Margaret Anderson

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

According to Joseph Campbell in the excerpt from “The Hero’s Adventure,” what is a hero?

A) a leader who has gained fame by doing something either for good or for evil

B) a mythological character who takes risks and goes on extraordinary adventures

C) a person who has done something that goes beyond the experience of ordinary day-to-day life

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What are the two types of heroic deeds identified by Joseph Campbell in “The Hero’s Adventure”?

A) historic deeds and spiritual deeds

B) mythical deeds

C) spiritual and physical deeds

D) spiritual and mythical deeds

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In “The Hero’s Adventure,” Joseph Campbell compares the hero’s journey to dying. What does he mean?

A) Every hero’s journey involves defeats as well as victories.

B) A hero’s journey means ending one way of life and starting a new one.

C) Every hero has a weakness that he or she cannot overcome.

D) The hero ultimately dies in all stories and myths about heroes.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

According to “The Hero’s Adventure,” motherhood is not usually recognized as heroic. How does Joseph Campbell explain this?

A) Motherhood is a natural event, while heroes make unnatural choices.

B) Motherhood is personal and is not a sacrifice made for society as a whole.

C) Motherhood is so common that people fail to recognize it as heroic.

D) Motherhood is a natural event, while heroes make unnatural choices.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

According to Joseph Campbell in “The Hero’s Adventure,” the Aztecs had a number of heavens where people’s souls were sent after death. With whom would mothers who died in childbirth share a heaven, according to the Aztecs?

A) all women who died unexpectedly

B) warriors killed in battle

C) children

D) professors

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the most likely meaning of infantile as it is used in the following sentence?

In a display of infantile emotions, the customer stomped his feet, shouted, and finally began crying in anger and frustration.

A) angry

B) childish

C) adult

D) thoughtless

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the meaning of psyche as it is used in this sentence?

The disaster did not physically injure her, but it shook her psyche and general outlook on life to their foundations.

A) expression

B) voice

C) mind

D) behavior

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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