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Lightning Thief Exam Review

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    Lightning Thief Themes, Vocabulary, Mythological Allusions
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  • Auntie Em comes from which myth?
    Theseus and Medusa
    Perseus and Medusa
    Perseus and the Chimera
    The Odyssey
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  • The chimera comes from which myth?
    Titanomachy
    Theseus and the Minotaur
    Perseus and the Cyclops
    Bellerophon and Pegasus
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  • Are there actual chimeras?
    yes--when genes from two embryos get mixed
    no--it's just a myth
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  • The hero Theseus
    slew the gorgon Medusa.
    tamed Pegasus.
    built the Trojan Horse.
    killed the Minotaur in a labyrinth on Crete.
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  • Which gods assisted Perseus in his mythological quest (in the original stories)?
    Athena and Hermes
    Hephaestus and Hera
    Ares and Demeter
    Poseidon and Aphrodite
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  • Which Greek king visited the underworld and met the ghost of Achilles?
    Odysseus
    Bellorophon
    Theseus
    Perseus
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  • Which hero was detained by the Lotus Eaters?
    Odysseus
    Perseus
    Ajax
    Achilles
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  • Which is NOT a them of The Lightning Thief
    Identity
    Doomed Romance
    The Hero's Journey
    Coming of Age
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  • Who is the mentor in the novel?
    Poseidon
    Chiron
    Pan
    Mr. D.
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  • Which of the following are NOT hybrid creatures?
    Echidna, Grover, Chiron
    Minotaur, Chimera, Medusa
    Kronos, Annabeth, Zeus
    Chiron, Grover, Minotaur
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  • Which is NOT a part of The Hero's Journey?
    the Rejection of the Mentor
    the Ordinary World
    the Call to Adventure
    the Road of Trials
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  • What is the name of this creature and how does it relate to a creature in the story.
    satyr--what these are called in Tasmania
    platypus--a monotreme, like the real-life echidna
    echidna--a genetic hybrid
    chimera--to prove they exist
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  • What fatal human flaw always makes the gods angry?
    laziness
    drunkeness
    violence
    hubris
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  • The war between the Olympians and the Titans is called
    Titanomachy
    Clash of the Titans
    The Trojan War
    The Iliad
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  • Which is NOT a prophecy of the Oracle?
    Percy will save what matters most.
    Percy will return what was taken.
    A friend will betray Percy.
    Percy will travel west.
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  • Religions with multiple gods are called
    mythological
    polytheistic
    monotheistic
    superstitious
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