Mf Prelims Q2: What Is Myth? Crash Course Mythology 1

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Mf Prelims Q2: What Is Myth? Crash Course Mythology 1 - Quiz

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1.

Read and analyze: " If the myth you have read is a different form, it means that the story is using only one of the many references for such story."What does this mean?
- A.
  
  Myths are open to many interpretations.
- B.
  
  Myths are very old and exists in different versions.
- C.
  
  Myths don't have nameable authors.
- D.
  
  Myths doesn't have a clear working definition.
2.

Read and analyze: " Are myths record of historical facts? Deliberate fictions? Ways of understanding incomprehensible events? Misunderstanding?"What does this mean?
- A.
  
  Myths are very old and exists in different versions.
- B.
  
  Myths don't have nameable authors.
- C.
  
  Myths are open to many interpretations.
- D.
  
  Myths doesn't have a clear working definition.
3.

Read and analyze: " We do not know who originated myths, or how, or why."What does this mean?
- A.
  
  Myths are very old and exists in different versions.
- B.
  
  Myths don't have nameable authors.
- C.
  
  Myths are open to many interpretations.
- D.
  
  Myths doesn't have a clear working definition.
4.

Read and analyze: " When we use the term MYTH to mean something that is not true, we can come away with the explanation of MYTH as a story that is false and not to be taken seriously but myths have been taken seriously..."What does this mean?
- A.
  
  Myths are very old and exists in different versions.
- B.
  
  Myths don't have nameable authors.
- C.
  
  Myths are open to many interpretations.
- D.
  
  Myths doesn't have a clear working definition.
5.

Two primary characteristics of myths:
- A.
  
  Staying power
- B.
  
  Strength
- C.
  
  Significance
- D.
  
  Character
6.

Read and analyze: "Myth is about something important, something about how the world works, how the world gets going, and how things came to be." This means that myth has its
- A.
  
  Staying power
- B.
  
  Strength
- C.
  
  Significance
- D.
  
  Character
7.

Read and analyze: "Stories have survived for centuries, even millennia, and this is a testament to the deep meaning and functional importance of these stories to the people who hear and tell them." This means that myth has its
- A.
  
  Staying power
- B.
  
  Strength
- C.
  
  Significance
- D.
  
  Character
8.

Read and analyze: "Since many put myths in line with folklores, proper myths only deal with the creation of the world, maybe the universe... "
- A.
  
  Real myths are religious or quasi religious
- B.
  
  Myths are more of culture
9.

Mythology is a complicated subject. Check the discipline that it covers (7).
- A.
  
  Literature
- B.
  
  History
- C.
  
  Psychology
- D.
  
  Business
- E.
  
  Sociology
- F.
  
  Anthropology
- G.
  
  Religion
- H.
  
  Mathematics
- I.
  
  Science