kb Literature 2013 #5 Flashcards
What literary genre is a written account of someone else’s life?
biography
In Greek mythology, what god ruled over all the other gods?
Zeus
In mythology, what god drove his sun chariot across the sky every day?
Apollo
In mythology, who was the messenger of the gods?
Hermes (Mercury)
In mythology, what creature had snakes for hair and could turn you to stone if you looked her in the eye?
Medusa
In mythology, what three-headed dog guarded the underworld?
Cerberus
In mythology, what beast had the upper body of a man but the lower body of a horse?
centaur
In Greek mythology, who was the god of the dead and the ruler of the underworld?
Hades
What was the name of the sword that King Arthur supposedly was given by the Lady of the Lake?
Excalibur
On what mythical river did Charon, the ferryman, deliver the souls of mortals to the underworld?
Styx
In Greek mythology, who opened a box and released terrible things out into the world?
Pandora
What is the name of the villainous pirate in “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson?
Long John Silver
What is the name of the fairy in J.M. Barrie’s story “Peter Pan”?
Tinker Bell
Look at this statement: Watch Tony run. What is the subject of the sentence?
you (understood)
In mythology, what is the name of the winged horse ridden by Perseus?
Pegasus
