Stories with no known authors that were originally passed on by word of mouth, often over many centuries
What are folk tales?
Bonus: Name the 2 types of African American folk tales
100
The meaning of the phrase "who throws coins like rain" in "Abuelito Who"
What is "the way the grandfather distributes the children's allowance"
100
The source of King Midas's discontent at the beginning of the story (the reason why he is unhappy)
What is "he wants more power"?
100
The theme of "Orpheus"
What is "Love is more powerful than death"?
100
What Heracles's wife does after Heracles kills their children
What is "she tells him to leave"?
200
The term for lessons about the right way to behave
What are morals?
200
Cisneros's inspiration for "Salvador Late or Early"
Who is "a boy who sat in front of her at school"?
200
The lesson King Midas learns
What is "to be content with what he has"?
200
Orpheus's inspiration for his most beautiful music
What is "the joy of loving Eurydice"?
200
Hera's main motivation for her actions toward Heracles
What is "she hates him"?
300
Common features in stories from around the world (examples: grateful animals, tests of the hero, magic, fairy godmothers)
What are motifs?
300
The thing that makes the girl in "Chanclas" feel better about herself
What is "she and Uncle Nacho impress everyone with their dancing"?
300
The reason Dionysus gives Midas a gift
What is "Dionysus is thankful that Midas took care of Silenus the satyr"?
300
The first way Orpheus tries to get Eurydice back from the dead
What is "He sings a song that enchants everyone in the underworld"?
300
What readers can conclude about Heracles by the way he responds to conflict
What is "he is brave and resourceful"?
400
Clues in a story that hint at future actions
What is foreshadowing?
400
The most important message from "The Place Where Dreams Come From"
What is "Experiences contribute to a writer's art in ways that are sometimes unclear"?
400
The thing King Midas's kingdom is famous for
What is its beautiful garden and roses?
400
The thing that causes Orpheus to lose Eurydice a second time
What is distrust?
400
King Eurystheus's feelings about Heracles
What is "he is scared of him"?
500
Name all 6 uses of myths
What are:
- explain the creation of the world,
- explain natural phenomena
- give story form to ancient religious practices
- teach moral lessons
- explain history
- express human's deepest hopes, dreams, and fears
500
The lesson that Cisneros says "you can't learn in Harvard"
(you may look in your book)
What is "valuing what you have and working for what you have"?
500
The best way to describe King Midas
What is "he is foolish but not a bad man"?
500
How ancient Greeks viewed death based on this story
What is "They saw life as better than death since most of the images of the underworld are unhappy ones"?
500
Among the following list, the choice that is NOT a task Heracles had to complete:
- kill a lion
- climb Mount Olympus
- catch a savage bear
- clean a king's stables