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English 9 Final
English 9 Semester 2 Final New Ulm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aphrodite | Goddess of love and beauty |
| Apollo | God of sun, art |
| Ares | God of unjust war |
| Athena | Goddess of wisdom and just war |
| Demeter | Goddess of harvest and vegetation |
| Hades | God of underworld |
| Hera | Goddess of marriage and child birth |
| Hermes | Messenger of the gods |
| Poseidon | God of sea |
| Zeus | King of the gods |
| Centaur | Half man/half horse |
| Cerberus | Three headed dog that guards the underworld |
| Chimera | A fire-breathing lion/dragon/serpent |
| Furies | Creatures that pursue sinnners |
| Gorgon | A monster that has snakes for hair and turns others to stone |
| Hydra | A dragon with many heads that grow back |
| Minotaur | Creature that is half man/half bull |
| Pegasus | A winged immortal horse |
| Phoenix | A bird that starts on fire, dies, and is reborn from the ashes |
| Titan | Strong giants that fought the gods in great wars |
| form | the way words are arranged on the paper |
| diction | word choice |
| connotation | experience (emotion) that we link to a word |
| consonance | repetition of consonant sounds |
| hyperbole | an understatement of exaggeration |
| ode | a passage that highly praises a person, event or idea |
| elegy | a tribute to someone who died |
| lyrical poetry | poem that expresses personal thoughts and feelings |
| dramatic monologue | a single person gives a speech revealing his/her emotional feelings |
| ballad | narrative poem that is sung |
| scansion | process of marking stressed and unstressed syllables |
| meter | patterns of syllables |
| free verse | poetry with no rhyme or rhythm |
| foot | two syllables of sound |
| How are gods and goddesses like humans? | they have obvious weaknesses as well as strengths, they have bodies (except they can't die) |
| What are the purposes of myths? | they explain the world (natural phenomena) and who we are, they have imagination and adventure |
| Because of the myths of Arachne, the scientific name arachnid was given to: | spiders |
| What kind of contest did Arachne (a mortal) challenge the goddess Minerva to? | weaving |
| How did Prometheus help humans? | he gave them fire |
| What was inside Pandora's box? | all evils of the world and hope |
| What does the story of Persephone (Hades' wife) who lives in the Underworld and on Earth explain? | the reason there are seasons |
| Which god is important in the development of theater? | Dionysus |
| What weapon does the Cyclops give to Zeus? | a thunderbolt |
| What weapon does the Cyclops give to Hades? | a helmet of invisibility |
| What weapon does the Cyclops give to Poseidon? | a trident |
| Of all of the gods/goddesses, who was the most jealous? | Hera |
| Where is the home of the gods? | Mount Oympus |
| Why did Hercules set out to perform the 12 Labors? | He tried to make up for the sin of killing his wife and family. |
| As a reward for his heroic deed, what was Hercules given? | immortality |
| What two things does Hercules' story explain the creation of? | The Milky Way and the Olympic Games |
| Parthenon | the ancient Greek temple named after Athena |
| epic | a narrative poem |
| Who is the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey? | Homer |
| Paris | determined that Aphrodite was the most beautiful goddess and started the Trojan War |
| Helen of Troy | the face that launched 1,000 ships |
| Where does the Trojan War take place? | Troy |
| Who comes up with the plan of the Trojan Horse to defeat the Trojans? | Odysseus |
| Who does Achilles kill and drag his dead body around the high city walls as disrespect? | Hector |
| What is Achilles' destiny? | to die in the Trojan War |
| If someone refers to something as an "Achilles' heel", what does he or she mean by this? | a person's weakness or vulnerability |
| Odysseus is also referred to as Ulysses. Who gave him this other name? | The Romans |
| What is the name of Odysseus' homeland that he is trying to return to? | Ithaca |
| Which trait causes an imbalance in Odysseus' life and is why he gets into so much trouble with the gods? | vanity |
| What was the danger in eating the lotus flowers? | it makes people forget the desire to return home |
| Who sings and lures sailors to their deaths? | sirens |
| How does Odysseus prevent his men from hearing these songs? | He puts beeswax on their ears |
| What does Odysseus have his crew do to him so that he can listen to the songs? | tie him down |
| Why does Odysseus not kill Polyphemus when he first gets the chance? | he would be trapped in a cave without someone to help him move the giant boulder |
| Why are suitors very eager to marry Penelope? | they want to inherit Odysseus' wealth |
| What does Penelope do to stall for more time when she is asked to marry? | She unravels her weaving at night so she does not finish her project. |
| How many years is Odysseus' journey (from the Trojan War until he finally returns home)? | 20 years |
| What is an author's purpose? | The reason for writing a piece |
| What clues are there to the author's purpose? | the title, choice of words, important details |
| Persuade | the primary purpose of editorials, TV ads, and political speeches |
| Entertain | Suspense, humor, exciting characters are clues of |
| What does tone refer to in a piece of writing? | the writer's attitude about characters or subjects |
| What is author's perspective? | it is the viewpoint on a subject |
| What are text features? | subheading, captions, and graphic aids |
| solilquy | a longer speech that reveals the innermost thoughts and feelings |
| Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliette? | he hopes it will end the feud between the families |
| What does Friar Laurence often tell Romeo? | He tells him not to be hasty or quick to act. |
| When Tybalt first confronts Romeo, why does Romeo at first refuse to fight? | He knows he is now related to Tybalt. |
| What is Romeo's reaction when he is banished by the Prince? | He is hysterical and threatens to kill himself. |
| Why didn't Friar Laurence's letter reach Romeo? | Friar John can not leave because of the plague |
| Why does Paris try to arrest Romeo? | He thinks that Romeo will defile Tybalt's body |
| Who said, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet." | Juliette |
| What is the theme of Romeo and Juliet? | love is controlled by fate |
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