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1. Which of the following best describes the hero's journey?
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After becoming powerful and important, a hero misses his old life, so he returns to the unknown to be destroyed so he can come back as his old, ordinary self and return to his old ordinary life.
A hero begins in an unknown world and struggles alone against a great evil to reach his ordinary world again.
A hero eagerly heads out to find a magical world and fight everything he sees so he can rule the world as a more powerful, wiser person.
A hero begins with an ordinary life, but is compelled to take a hero journey into the unknown. With help, the hero overcomes challenges and returns a changed person.
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2. What causes a hero to begin his journey?
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an accident
a mentor dies
a call to adventure
the crossing of a threshold
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1. Which of the following best describes the hero's journey?
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2. What causes a hero to begin his journey?
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3. Which archetypal character does the hero meet before setting out on his journey?
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4. Does a hero eagerly set out on his adventure?
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5. Does a hero eagerly set out on his adventure?
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6. In which stage of a hero's journey does he set off to an unknown world?
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7. Which best describes what happens after a hero enters the unknown world on his journey?
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8. Which best describes what happens after the hero's final battle or test according the The Hero's Journey?
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9. What are the three parts of the Hero's Journey (in order)?
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10. What movie did we watch before Christmas that closely followed the Hero's Journey?
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11. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a hero in the hero's journey?
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12. Which stage of the hero's journey involves the hero receiving guidance from a wise figure?
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13. In the hero's journey, what is the purpose of the "call to adventure" stage?
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14. In the hero's journey, what does the hero bring back to their ordinary world after completing their quest?
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1. What is an epic hero?
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2. What distinguishes a classical hero from other hero types?
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3. What is an antihero?
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4. What is a tragic hero?
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5. Which hero type is often associated with the concept of a "hero's journey"?
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6. What qualities of an epic hero make them a role model for society?
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7. How does a tragic hero differ from an antihero?
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8. What is the main purpose of an epic hero in a literary work?
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9. What is the tragic flaw of a tragic hero?
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10. What is the purpose of a tragic hero in a literary work?
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11. Which hero type often undergoes a transformative journey?
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12. What is a primary characteristic of a classical hero?
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13. Which literary work features the classical hero Atticus Finch?
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14. What is the primary goal of an antihero in a story?
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15. What is a "rough around the edges" hero?
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16. What is a "hidden" hero?
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17. What is a "weak and unimposing" hero?
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18. True or False: The character known as the epic hero originated in ancient Rome.
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19. True or False: Epic Heroes have songs, poems, and other cultural artifacts that are devoted to their greatness, resulting in many of the ancient epics that remain today.
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20. Epic heroes possess several characteristics. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an epic hero?
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21. How is Achilles portrayed as an epic hero in the movie clip Troy?
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22. Why study epic heroes?
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23. Why study antiheroes?
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24. Why study tragic heroes?
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25. Why study classical heroes?
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26. True or False: Odysseus is an example of a tragic hero who was known for being cunning.
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27. True or False: Beowulf was an Anglo-Saxon general who fought a monster named Gretel.
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28. True or False: Classical heroes possess several characteristics that are similar to those of Epic heroes.
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29. Tragic Heroes have four different characteristics; what is the noble birth?
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30. Tragic Heroes have four different characteristics; what is the catharsis?
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31. Tragic Heroes have four different characteristics; what is the hubris?
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32. Tragic Heroes have four different characteristics; what is the hamartia?
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33. We talked about three different types of antiheroes. What example did we talk about for "rough around the edges"?
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34. We talked about three different types of antiheroes. What example did we talk about for "hidden hero"?
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35. We talked about three different types of antiheroes. What example did we talk about for "weak and unimposing"?
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36. Who is the protagonist in Homer's epic poem, "The Odyssey"?
