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Mid term (1st & 7th period) - - 2015 Flashcards

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What were the gods and goddesses worshipped as in Greek lives?

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Deities

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Who shared stories called myths?

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People of Ancient Greece

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What is a myth?

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Legendary story

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Where does Circe sen Odysseus when he leaves her house?

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to the land of Death

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What helps Odysseus defeat Polyphemus?

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Telling Polyphemus that his mane is Nohbdy

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Describe Polyphemus’ attitude toward Zeus?

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Scornful

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Who possessed unique charm and great smile that helped him attract women?

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Jim

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Whose favorite flower is a jonquil in the Glass Menagerie?

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Amanda

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Who spent most of their time polishing a glass collection?

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Laura

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What is the definition of sage?

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Wise person

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What is Odysseus’ destination?

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Home

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Odysseus’ greatest fear is that the Lotus will do what to his men?

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Make then content

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Circe encourages Odysseus to forget all about what?

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His duty
His goals
His values

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How is the image of man seen?

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Beautiful

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Where were the two familiar places Greeks lived?

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Thebes and Mt. Olympus

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Why did monsters exist in Greek Mythology?

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to give heroes a purpose

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Be able to list the 12 gods on Mount Olympus.

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Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Athena, Hephaestus, Apollo, Ares, Dionysus, Artemis

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Who lives in the past, often dreaming of days long gone and full of riches and gentleman callers?

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Amanda

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Who in the Glass Menagerie is shy, timid and lonesome?

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Laura

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Who’s nickname is “Shakespeare”?

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Tom

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Who is a dreamer, planing of joining the merchant marines in the Glass Menagerie?

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Tom

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Who frequently plays the victrola in the Glass Menagerie as a method of secape?

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Laura

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What is a deity?

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god or goddess

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What is a natural phenomenon?

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Something that can not be explained by nature

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How has the ancient Greek culture been kept alive?
Oral record | Written records
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Be able to give an example of a movie or a play that relays the Greek message.
Use your notes
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What is the purpose of Greek mythology?
The Iliad
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How does Circe help Odysseus?
By revealing dangers that lay ahead
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Why is Odysseus told to sail closer to Scylla than to Charybdis?
So that harm will come to fewer of Odysseus' men
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Why does Odysseus want to go home so badly?
to see his family
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What did Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name was?
Nohbdy
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Who is Zeus' daughter?
Muse
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Who was the father of Polyphemus?
Poseidon
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What was the area next to Mt. Olympus?
Pieria
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What island was Odysseus from?
Ithaca
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Who was the six-headed monster?
Scylla
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What was the event that lead to the fall of Troy?
Trojan War
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Who was sent to free Odysseus from Calypso's island?
Hermes
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What was Odysseus' sons name?
Telemachus
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Cyclopes' name
Polyphemus
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What id the Greeks realize after the written account?
Mankind existed
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What was the building on Mt. Olympus that the Greeks were portrayed on?
Pantheon
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Who was the Supreme ruler of gods?
Zeus
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Who was the youngest Titan?
Cronus
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Who was the god of rain, thunder and lightening?
Zeus
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Who was Zeus' brother and god of the sea?
Poseidon
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Who was the god of the underworld?
Hades
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What god is represented by a horse?
Poseidon
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What is the name of of Zeus' youngest sister?
Hera
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Who was the goddess of hearth?
Hestia
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Who fathered children with goddesses and mortals?
Zeus
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Who was the god of war?
Ares
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What are the names of Hera's sons?
Ares and Hephaestus
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Who was the daughter of Demeter - queen of the underworld?
Persephone
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Who was the god of fire?
Hephaestus
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Who symbol is the peacock?
Hera
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Who married to Hera?
Zeus
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Who is the goddess of hunting and chastity?
Artemis
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Whose symbols are the gold bows and arrows?
Apollo
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Who taught people how to make wine?
Dionysus
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Who invented the alphabet?
Hermes
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Who was the very wealthy god?
Aphrodite
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Who sprang out of Zeus' head fully formed?
Athena
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What was the name of the twin gods?
Artemis and Apollo
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Who protects small children, women and dislike men?
Artemis
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Who is the antisocial god?
Poseidon
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Who was the dominating and powerful god - had a soft spot for women?
Zeus
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Who was born out of sea foam?
Hades
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Whose symbol is winged feet?
Hermes
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Whose symbol is a mirror?
Aphrodite
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Who is the goddess of beauty?
Aphrodite
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Who is the god of science and invention?
Hermes
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Who was the god of sun, light, peotry, and music?
Apollo
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Who created the spider?
Athena
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Who drove a chariot across the sky to pull the sun?
Apollo
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Who was the most handsome god?
Apollo
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Who was the the ruler of untamed places?
Artemis
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Who was the coward that fled the battlefield?
Ares
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Who was the ugliest god?
Hephaestus
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Match the Greek god with the Roman god Zeus
Jupiter
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Match the Greek god with the Roman god Hera
Juno
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Match the Greek god with the Roman god Hestia
Vesta
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Match the Greek god with the Roman god Demeter
Ceres
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Match the Greek god with the Roman god Poseidon
Neptune
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Match the Greek god with the Roman god Artemis
Dians
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Match the Greek god with the Roman god Dionysus
Bacchus
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Match the Greek god with the Roman god Ares
Mars
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Match the Greek god with a Roman god Hades
Pluto
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Match the Greek god with the Roman god Apollo
Apollo
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Match the Greek god with the Roman god Hephaestus
Vulcan
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Match the Greek god with the Roman god Athena
Mirerva
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What is the name of the magical plant?
moly
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What were the purple clusters?
grapes
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Be able to explain the process of Odysseus defeat of Polyphemus
Use your notes
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Where did Amanda grow up?
Blue mountain
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What was the only remnant of Mr. Wingfield, Tom and Laura's father?
Photograph
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What does Jim bestow on Laura - which completes the climactic scene of her life?
a Kiss
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Where does Tom spend most of his free time?
the movies
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What did Jim nickname Laura in high school after having misunderstood what she told him about a school absence?
Blue roses
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What does Amanda place in Laura's dress in order to enhance trapping a man?
gay deceivers
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What does Jim do for Laura in the ending scenes?
Dances with her Talks to her Kisses her

English - Bowman (7 decks)

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