Greek Myths - Characters
Who fell in love with his own reflection?
Narcissus
Name the technique - "The road to success is always under construction".
Metaphor
What is the name of the cafe that Year 11 and 12s can use?
Pear Tree cafe
What mistake did Theseus make on his journey home that caused tragedy?
He forgot to change the sails
Identify the verb in the sentence: “The dog chased the ball across the field.”
chased
The Minotaur was a combination of what two things?
A man and a bull.
Name the language technique - “I’ve told you a million times”?
Hyperbole
Which house came third at the swimming carnival this year?
Sherrin
Why was the Minotaur kept inside the Labyrinth?
To hide it because it was dangerous / a monster
What type of sentence is this: “Although it was raining, we went for a walk”?
Complex sentence
Which king demanded that Athens send young people as tribute to the Minotaur?
King Minos
Name the technique - “The fire swallowed the forest, leaving nothing behind”
Personification
What year did Mater Dei open?
2004
Who caused the events that led to Hercules completing the Twelve Labours?
Hera
List the FANBOYS
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Who helped Theseus defeat the Minotaur by giving him a useful object?
Ariadne
“The storm clouds gathered overhead as the funeral began, and cold rain fell as the family wept.”
Pathetic fallacy
What three languages have been taught over the time Mater Dei has been open?
Japanese, French and Indonesian.
Which of these tasks was NOT one of Hercules’ Twelve Labours?
A. Stealing the golden apples of the Hesperides
B. Capturing the Erymanthian Boar
C. Escaping the Labyrinth
D. Slaying the Hydra
C. Escaping the Labyrinth
Identify the independent clause:
“After the match ended, the players celebrated, and the fans cheered loudly.”
The independent clauses are “the players celebrated” and “the fans cheered loudly”
What group of beings were imprisoned in Tartarus after losing a great war?
The Titans
Name the technique - “The room was filled with a deafening silence"
Oxymoron
Name the five house patrons names.
Arch Bishop Francis Carroll, Sister Barbara Webber, Mr Graham Kennedy, Sister Rosarie Connell, Brother Carl Sherrin
How are Echo and Narcissus both punished in the myth?
Echo loses her physical form and can only repeat others’ words, while Narcissus is cursed to fall in love with his own reflection
Identify the subordinate conjunction in the sentence:
“Although it was raining, we went to the park, and we played football.”
Although
(It introduces the dependent/subordinate clause “Although it was raining.” “And” is a coordinating conjunction, not subordinate.)