Ovid's Myths
Ancient Egypt
Short Stories
Homer's Myths
Misc.
100
This is the entity that Icarus flew too close to in the myth of Daedalus and Icarus.
What is the sun?
100
This is the Egyptian form of writing used by the common Ancient Egyptian.
What is demotic?
100
In the short story 'Harrison Bergeron' by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Harrison is seen by the main characters through what medium?
What is television?
100
This is the name of Antigone's sister.
Who is Ismene?
100
This Ancient Egyptian writing style was used by the higher class and for religious texts as a substitute for hieroglyphics.
What is hieratic?
200
Icarus and Daedalus attempted to escape from what island?
What is Crete?
200
This is what Egyptians most commonly wrote on. It is made out of dried reeds.
What is papyrus?
200
The blond girl in 'This Way to the Gas' draws a strong parallel to what character from Homer's myths?
Who is Antigone?
200
This man is the blind prophet that warns Oedipus of his fate.
Who is Tiresias?
200
This literary device is often used by Homer to subtly hint to his audience what may happen later on in a plot.
What is foreshadowing?
300
This is the woman who Orpheus fell deeply in love with.
Who is Eurydice?
300
Egyptians buried their dead in this geographical location (N, E, S, W).
What is west?
300
In 'The Diaries of Adam and Eve' by Mark Twain, Adam first believes his son Cain to be what kind of animal after Eve "catches" it?
What is a fish?
300
This is the man who, in the epic 'Antigone,' decrees that Polynices shall not be buried.
Who is Creon?
300
Daedalus built an imitation of this natural evolutionary trait so that he and Icarus could flee the island of Crete.
What are wings?
400
This is the beast that Perseus must slay in the Myth of Perseus.
Who is Medusa the Gorgon?
400
This mythological figure is the Egyptian sun God.
Who is Ra?
400
In 'Harrison Bergeron,' what action is Harrison doing immediately before he is killed?
What is dancing?
400
Oedipus solves the riddle of this mystical beast early in his journey.
What is the sphinx?
400
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s 'Harrison Bergeron' belongs to this genre of comedy.
What is satire?
500
What color sail did Theseus return to Minos with after slaying the Minotaur?
What is black?
500
In the Ancient Egyptian process of mummification, a number of jars were used to store organs. What is this number?
What is four?
500
At the climax of 'The Diaries of Adam and Eve,' where does Adam finally believe Eden really lies?
Where is within Eve?
500
This is the man that is engaged to Antigone.
Who is Haemon?
500
In Shakespeare's play 'The Taming of the Shrew,' this man, from Verona, sets out to tame Kate.
Who is Petrucchio?
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