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1
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What is the main argument of an essay called?

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Thesis

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Where is the thesis statement typically placed?

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The end of the introduction.

~Most likely the last sentence of first paragraph

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What is the third item in the heading?

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Course title

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4
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Run-on, fragment, or okay?

The school has been closed, one teacher has started to cry.

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Run-on sentence

Two independent clauses need a semicolon or ,fanboy

IC;IC
IC, fanboy IC

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5
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Run-on, fragment, or okay?

Because the rat jumped.

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Sentence fragment

Needs an independent clause; this is subordinate.

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What is Hephaestus’ Roman name?

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Vulcan

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What is the Roman name of Dionysus?

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Bacchus

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What is Aphrodite’s Roman name?

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Venus

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9
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What is the Roman name of Artemis?

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Diana

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What is Ares Roman name?

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Mars

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11
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What is Athena’s Roman name?

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Minerva

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12
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What is Hades Roman name?

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Pluto

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13
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What is Hermes Roman name?

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Mercury

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14
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What is the Roman name of Zeus?

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Jupiter

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What is Poseidon’s Roman name?

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Neptune

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16
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What is Heras Roman name?

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Juno

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17
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What is the Roman name of Odysseus?

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Ulysses

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18
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What is the Roman name of Cronus?

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Saturn

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19
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What is the Roman name of Eros?

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Cupid

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Allusion

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A reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, or pop culture.

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21
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What is direct characterization?

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When a 3rd person narrator (but not a first person narrator) tells us directly what a characters personality is like.

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22
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What is indirect characterization?

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When we have to use our judgement concerning what the character is like, based on the evidence the narrator provides.

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23
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Dialect

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A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group

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24
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What is a pun?

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A play of multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sounds alike but have different meanings

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25
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What is the time and place of a story or play called?

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The setting

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26
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What does the theme of a story mean?

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The central ideas of a work of literature/ insights gained about the subjects of a story/ meaning that the author reveals

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27
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Tone

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An author’s attitude toward a subject, character, etc. in a work of literature.

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28
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What is a plot?

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A series of related events that tell a story (often—but not always—following a pattern)

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29
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What is the beginning of of the story called?

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Exposition

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Rising action

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The problem becomes more intense or further problems are introduced—the knot tightens.

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31
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What is the most intense moment of the story called?

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The climax

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32
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Denouement

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The ending of the story—French for “untying of the knot.”

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33
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Foreshadow

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To use clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot.

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34
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What is a flat character?

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A one-dimensional character who has only on or two character traits that can be described in very few words.

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35
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Round character

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A multi-dimensional character who has many different traits, sometimes contradicting ones.

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36
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What is a static character?

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One who does not change much—or in any significant way over the course of the story.

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37
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What is a dynamic character?

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One who changes in a significant way as the result of the story’s events

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38
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Imagery

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Visually descriptive or figurative language

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39
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What is it called when the reader knows something the character doesn’t know?

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Dramatic irony

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40
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What is it called when a person says one thing, but means the opposite?

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Verbal irony

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41
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What is situational irony?

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When the situation itself is ironic

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42
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Protagonist

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A main character (this can be either good or bad) of a story

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43
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Antagonist

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A character or entity that goes against the protagonist and what the protagonist wants to achieve

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44
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Alliteration

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A series of words that begin with the same consonant sound

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45
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Assonance

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The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

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46
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Soliloquy

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A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage

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47
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Allegory

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A story in which the characters, setting, and events stand for certain other people or events or concepts. Nearly everything in the story can serve on a symbolic level.

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48
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What is the maiden name of Shakespeare’s wife?

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Anne Hathaway

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49
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What is unrhymed iambic pentameter called?

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Blank verse

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50
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Didiatic

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When a story or narrator because obvious in his/her message—sometimes to the point of being preachy.

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51
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What is an epiphany?

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When a character has gained a new understanding that causes a dynamic, life-altering change—often, the character endures a near-death experience and then changes in such a way that he/she will be stronger and better off for the experience.

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52
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A character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character

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Foil

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53
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What is ordinary writing called?

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Prose

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54
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Personification

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Giving human like qualities to un human like things

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55
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Onomatopoeia

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A word which imitates the natural sound of the thing

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56
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Meter

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The pattern of rhythm

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57
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Metaphor

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A comparison between two unlike things

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58
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Hubris

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Overbearing pride

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59
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Hyperbole

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Tremendous exaggeration

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60
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Paradox

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A statement or situation that appears to be contradictory but upon closer examination proves to make sense.

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61
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Subject

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What the story is about

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62
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Tragic flaw

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A character trait taken to an extreme that dooms a character.

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63
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What does genre mean?

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A category for a specific type of novel, music, movie etc

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64
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What is the first item in the heading?

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Student name

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65
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Where is the pagination header located?

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Upper right corner of the page

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66
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What is the standard font size for a standard essay?

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12 point

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67
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Where is the heading located?

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Upper left corner of the page

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68
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What is the correct format for an MLA date in the heading?

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Day month year (no comma)

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69
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What is the line spacing in an essay?

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Double spacing

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70
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What are the margins for an essay?

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1 inch

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71
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How far from the top of the page is the header?

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1/2 an inch

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72
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How far from the top of the page is the heading?

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1 inch

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73
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What is capitalized in an essay title?

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All main words

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74
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Should an essay title be in bold?

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No

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75
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Should an essay title be in italics?

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No

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76
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Are paragraphs and the headings both flush with the left margin?

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Yes

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77
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What types of words help show connections between ideas?

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Transitions

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78
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Titles should have what two aspects?

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Topic and focus

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79
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The main idea of the paragraph is often stated in what type of sentence?

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Topic sentence

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80
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Name 3 types of introductions.

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Anecdote
Background
Quote

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81
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What is the main purpose of the introduction?

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To introduce the thesis

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82
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What is the main purpose of the conclusion?

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To justify the thesis or show why the thesis is important.

83
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What is unity in a paragraph?

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All sentences support topic sentence.

84
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What is unity in an essay?

A

All sentences support thesis

85
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What are three ways to achieve unity in a paragraph?

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Focus on 1 main idea per paragraph

Eliminate sentences that don’t support main idea

Use transitions

86
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What is the main purpose of a main body paragraph?

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To support the thesis statement by using elements such as examples, quotes, testimony, and evidence

87
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List, in order, the five stages of the writing process.

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  1. Prewriting
  2. Drafting
  3. Revising
  4. Editing
  5. Publishing
88
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What stage of the writing process who you make an outline?

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Prewriting

89
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What stage of the writing process would you improve word choice?

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Revising

90
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What stage of the writing process would you improve the sentence fluency?

A

Revising

91
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What stage of the writing process would you create a thesis statement?

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Prewriting

92
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What stage of the writing process would you improve the grammar?

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Editing

93
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What stage of the writing process would you improve the formatting?

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Editing

94
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This creature emerged from Medusa’s neck and flew away.

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Pegasus

95
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What is the Greek name for the goddess of wisdom?

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Athena

96
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Perseus rescued this maiden from a horrible sea.

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Andromeda

97
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Greek name for the god of war; he had an affair with Aphrodite.

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Ares

98
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What is the Greek name for the god of metalwork?

Crippled

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Hephaestus

99
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Who killed the Minotaur?

A

Theseus

100
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What is the Greek name for the messenger God?

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Hermes

101
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What is the Greek name for the god of the underworld?

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Hades

102
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Who defeats the hydra?

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Heracles or Hercules

103
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What is the river that forms the boundary for the underworld called?

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Styx

104
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What is the Greek name for the goddess of love and beauty?

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Aphrodite

105
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What is the Greek name for the goddess of hunt?

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Artemis

106
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She bragged that her hair was equaled Athena in beauty.

A

Medusa

107
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This nymph distracted Hera so that Heras husband could flirt (or worse) with other women. Hera punished her.

A

Echo

108
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What is the Greek name for the goddess of seasons?

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Demeter

109
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Nymphs loaned this hero a pair of winged sandals, a leather bag, and a helmet of invisibility; he also tricked three ladies who share one eye.

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Perseus

110
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The titan who created man; Zeus punished him for many years.

A

Prometheus

111
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Sarcasm

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Say one thing but mean the other with a satirical tone

112
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Simile

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A comparison between two unlike things using like or as

113
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What is a 14 lined poem called?

A

A sonnet

114
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Where was Shakespeare born?

A

Stratford on Avon

115
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What is a brief comment or passage meant for the audience to hear but not other characters in the play?

A

Aside

116
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Some scholars believe that Shakespeare’s plays were not written by Shakespeare but by…

A

Edward de Vere

117
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Who was the queen who ruled for the last half for the 1500s?

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Queen Elizabeth 1

118
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Who succeeded Queen Elizabeth 1?

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King James 1

119
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The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza

A

Enjambment

120
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What is an example of a tragedy?

A

King Lear
Macbeth
Othello
Hamlet

121
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The river that flows past the Globe is…

A

Thames

122
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Words with the same end sound

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Rhyme

123
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Rhythm

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The beat

124
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A metaphor that compares two unlike things without mentioning one of the .

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Implied metaphor

125
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When an author uses a metaphor throughout a long passage or even an entire poem

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Extended metaphor

126
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A four lined stanza

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Quatrain

127
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A two line stanza

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Couplet

128
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What is iambic pentameter?

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Five metrical feet each consisting of one unstressed syllable and one stressed syllable.

129
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The aspect of someone’s character that is presented to or perceived by others.

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Persona

130
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What are the three types of Shakespeare’s plays?

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Tragedy
Comedy
History

131
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What were audience members called who stood on the ground in front of the stage?

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Ground lings

132
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He judges a music contest and votes against Apollo, who gives him donkey ears.

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Midas

132
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Mother of Perseus; Zeus showers go.d into her lap.

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Danaë

132
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Multi-headed creature; one of the heads is immortal.

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Hydra

132
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Who was the woman created by Hephaestus to be both a blessing and a curse to mankind?
she released evil and sickness into the world

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Pandora

132
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What is the Greek name for the God of wine?

A

Dionysus

132
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What is the maze called that has many corridors and is on the island of Crete?

A

Labyrinth

132
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What is the three headed dog that guards the underworld called?

A

Cerebrus

132
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What is Shakespeare’s theatre called?

A

The Globe

132
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Who is the goddess of marriage?

A

Hera

132
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Who is the god of sun, music, poetry, and medicine?

A

Apollo

132
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Who is the goddess of hearth and home?

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Hestia

133
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Relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority

A

Patriarchal

134
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What is monotheism?

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The belief in one god

135
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What is the belief in many gods called?

A

Polytheism

136
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Women is the leader in society

A

Matriarchal

137
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Who is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

A

Homer

138
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The island from which Daedalus escapes

A

Crete

139
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What is the name for warrior women?

A

Amazons

140
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She is kidnapped by Hades

A

Persephone

141
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What is the emptiness before creation called?

A

Chaos

142
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What is the name of the criminal who was doomed to roll a rock up a hill forever?

A

Sisyphus

143
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What is the creature called who has the upper body of s man and the lower body of a horse?

A

Centaur

144
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She has the face that launched a thousand ships, the Trojan war was fought over her

A

Helen

145
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Who is the wisest of all immortals?

A titan

A

Metis

146
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What is the name of the Trojan war hero who has a vulnerable heel?

A

Achilles

147
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Who is the titan closely associated with time?

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Cronus

148
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What is the name of the criminal who is punished through thirst and starvation?

A

Tantalus

149
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What is excessive pride called that the gods punish?

A

Hubris

150
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What is the name of the ferryman of the River Styx?

A

Charon

151
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Gods who are given human characteristics

A

Anthropomorphic

152
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What is a long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deeds called?

A

An epic

153
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What are half-man, half-goat creatures called?

They associated with Dionysus, indulgence and sensuality.

A

Satyrs

154
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What is the name of the race of one-eyed giants?

A

Cyclopes

155
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What is the name of the dangerous whirlpool personified as a female sea monster?

A

Charybdis

156
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An ancient city in central Greece : site of an oracle of Apollo.

A

Delphi

157
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What is the name of Odysseus’ homeland?

A

Ithaca

158
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What is the name of the home of the gods?

A

Mount Olympus

159
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What is Tartarus?

A

The underworld, where monsters live

160
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What is the kingdom that was destroyed by the Greeks called?
It is located on the western coast of Asia Minor.

A

Troy

161
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Who is the cunning worker who created the labyrinth and gave his son wings?

A

Daedalus

162
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Who was the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold?

A

Midas

163
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What is the name of Odysseus and Penelope’s son?

A

Telemachus

164
Q

What is the name of the sculpture who fell in love with a statue?

A

Pygmalion

165
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Who is the mother of Perseus?

A

Danaë

166
Q

Who is the son of Daedalus who ignored his fathers instructions and flew too close to the sun with the wing his father gave him?

A

Icarus

167
Q

What is the name of the beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection?

A

Narcissus

168
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What is the name of the wife of Odysseus?

A

Penelope

169
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Who is the beautiful witch-goddess who transforms Odysseus’s crew into swine?

A

Circe

With Hermes’ help, Odysseus resists Circe’s powers and then becomes her lover, living in luxury at her side for a year.

170
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Who is the beautiful nymph who falls in love with Odysseus when he lands on her island home of Ogygia.?

She holds him prisoner for seven years until Hermes persuades her to let him go.

A

Calypso

171
Q

Who are the nine sisters who give song and inspiration to humanity?

They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemonsyne

A

Muses

172
Q

Who are the three goddesses who determined human destiny?

A

Fates

173
Q

Who is the Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus?

A

Polyphemus

174
Q

What is the name of the 6 headed monster who attacked sailors in a narrow channel of water along with her counterpart Charybdis?

A

Scylla

175
Q

Who are the creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths?

A

Sirens

176
Q

A mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations

A

Nymphs

177
Q

What is Demeter the goddess of?

A

Agriculture and the seasons

178
Q

Who is the god of wine and fertility?

A

Dionysus

179
Q

Who is the god of love?

A

Eros

180
Q

Who is the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods?

A

Zeus

181
Q

Who is the god of the sea?

A

Poseidon

182
Q

Who is the sun god who rides a horse drawn chariot through the sky and sees everything?

A

Helios

183
Q

Who is the titan of heavenly light?

A

Hyperion

184
Q

Who is the titaness daughter of Gaia and Uranus?
She is also the wife of Cronus.
Mother of the gods, goddess of female fertility, and motherhood.

A

Rhea

185
Q

Who was the titan god who was condemned to carry the heavens upon his shoulders?

A

Atlas

186
Q

What is Hestia’s Roman name?

A

Vesta

187
Q

Who is the “Mother Earth” of the early Greeks?

A

Gaea

188
Q

Who were the minor deities in Greek Mythology who were patrons of various pleasures in life?

A

The graces

189
Q

Who were the female deities who punished criminals for there deeds?

A

The furies

190
Q

How many original titans are there?

A

12

191
Q

Who are the parents of the titans?

A

Uranus and Gaea

192
Q

What is the use of an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning?

A

A symbol

193
Q

The words “buzz” and “tweet” are examples of this literary device

A

Onomatopoeia

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