4 Written Questions

1. upper class person; noble; "hoity toity"
2. long, eventful, adventurous journey - derived from Homer's "Odyssey"
3. belief in many gods
4. passing from generation to generation, parent to child

3 Multiple Choice Questions

1. story about gods and/or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society
   1. myth
   2. epic
   3. monarchy
   4. odyssey
2. form of government with an all-powerful hereditary ruler (e.g., king, emperor)
   1. democracy
   2. myth
   3. monarchy
   4. odyssey
3. government in which citizens have the political power by voting
   1. democracy
   2. hereditary
   3. monarchy
   4. aristocrat

3 True/False Questions

1. alphabet → a set of symbols (letters) that represent the sounds of a language

   True        False

2. epic → story about gods and/or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society

   True        False

3. legend → story about heroes, possibly containing historical elements; examples include Hercules and Achilles

   True        False