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Question 1:

"When the chief found out about the boy, he attacked him but the boy had magical powers and was able to escape his father's spear." Where is this quote from?
Question 1 options:
a) The myth of Water Jar Boy
b) The myth of the Minotaur
c) The myth of Theseus
d) The myth of Mwindo

Question 2:
In the African myth (Nyanga), how was the hero Mwindo conceived?
Question 2 options:
a) He was born from one of his mother's fingers.
b) He was born in a cave.
c) He fell from the sky.
d) He was born on a mountain.

Question 3:
In the Native North America (Tewa) myth, how many times is the Water Jar Boy born?
Question 3 options:
a) Once
b) Twice
c) Three times
d) Four times

Question 4:
According to David Leeming, what is an element of the hero myth?
Question 4 options:
a) Virgin birth
b) Presence of magic
c) Presence of spirits
d) Presence of darkness

Question 5:
"I am undone, and my own people have done this thing." Where is this quote from?
Question 5 options:
a) The myth of the Water Jar Boy
b) The myth of Wanjiru
c) The myth of Hainuwele
d) The myth of Gilgamesh

Question 6:
"And three times he walked round his mother's couch with his right side towards it, and striking her on her right side, he seemed to enter her womb." Where is this quote from?
Question 6 options:
a) The myth of Gilgamesh
b) The myth of Theseus
c) The myth of the Buddha
d) The myth of Muhammad

Question 7:
"I have wept for him day and night, I would not give up his body for burial, I thought my friend would come back because of my weeping." Where is this quote from?
Question 7 options:
a) The myth of Mwindo
b) The myth of Water Jar Boy
c) The myth of Theseus
d) The myth of Gilgamesh

Question 8:
"To dance the dance of life, they had first to dance the dance of death." Where is this quote from?
Question 8 options:
a) The myth of Hainuwele
b) The myth of Mwindo
c) The myth of Wanjiru
d) The myth of Gilgamesh

Question 9:
The hero often resists the Call to Adventure. Is this true or false?

Question 10:
The hero only travels to the Underworld if they have died. True or false?

1 answer

Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 1: "When the chief found out about the boy, he attacked him but the boy had magical powers and was able to escape his father's spear."

  • Answer: a) The myth of Water Jar Boy

Question 2: In the African myth (Nyanga), how was the hero Mwindo conceived?

  • Answer: a) He was born from one of his mother's fingers.

Question 3: In the Native North America (Tewa) myth, how many times is the Water Jar Boy born?

  • Answer: b) Twice

Question 4: According to David Leeming, what is an element of the hero myth?

  • Answer: a) Virgin birth

Question 5: "I am undone, and my own people have done this thing."

  • Answer: b) The myth of Wanjiru

Question 6: "And three times he walked round his mother's couch with his right side towards it, and striking her on her right side, he seemed to enter her womb."

  • Answer: b) The myth of Theseus

Question 7: "I have wept for him day and night, I would not give up his body for burial, I thought my friend would come back because of my weeping."

  • Answer: d) The myth of Gilgamesh

Question 8: "To dance the dance of life, they had first to dance the dance of death."

  • Answer: d) The myth of Gilgamesh

Question 9: The hero often resists the Call to Adventure. Is this true or false?

  • Answer: True

Question 10: The hero only travels to the Underworld if they have died. True or false?

  • Answer: False

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