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 Mythology
& Folklore Final Exam 
Name:______________
THE BIG QUESTIONS: ANSWER ANY THREE TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY.
(•=worth 3 pts. = bonus questions worth 4 pts. = double-bonus questions worth 5 pts.)
• What is folklore? (Hint: folk + lore.)
• List at least five different genres (types) of folklore. (If you can think of more
than five, go for it!)
• What, exactly, is a myth and where do myths come from?
• Are myths important or not? Support your position with at least two reasons.
 What are three different ways myths and folklore could be useful or valuable
to people today?
 What is the difference between a fairy tale and a myth? Support your position with evidence.
 Why do you think storytellers use symbols? What is their purpose? Give two
examples.
 How or why might the same symbols and themes appear in the folklore of
cultures thousands of miles apart? Support your answer with your best
reasoning.
 Mythology
& Folklore Final Exam 
On a separate piece of paper, answer ONE question from EACH box, using as
many details as you can. (In each box, the easier question is first and the bonus question is second .)
GREEK MYTHOLOGY
• In the myth of Eros and Psyche, why did the Goddess Aphrodite send her son
Eros to wound Psyche? What did he do that angered his mother even more?
 In many folktales like this one, a hero or heroine goes on a trip to the underworld
(or the land of the dead) to retrieve something of great value. What, in your life,
might this symbolize? What secret might these tales be trying to teach?
CELTIC FOLKTALES
• In the story of Beth Gellert, why did Llewellyn slay his own dog with a sword?
 How is the value of loyalty honored by the Celts in the tale of Beth Gellert?
RUSSIAN FOLKTALES
• The Russian fairytale Fenist the Bright Falcon is full of beautiful symbols,
such as the feather which magically called Fenist. Name at least four other
symbols that occur in the story.
This story used a certain number over and over again, in various forms. What
is that number? Name another story that you’ve heard or read in this class—
from Russia or a different culture—that uses that number. Finally, guess why
this number is so significant to many ancient cultures.
HINDU MYTHOLOGY
• In the Hindu myth, The Churning of the Sea, why weren’t the demons upset
when they didn’t get to drink the elixir of immortality?
 Both the goddesses Laskshmi and Aphrodite rose out of the sea. What do
these two goddesses have in common? What do you think the sea symbolizes in
these stories?
AFRICAN FOLKTALES
• In the Zulu story of Ntanjambli, why did the father of Demazana and Demania
try to drown his own children in the river?
What lessons or values do you think the story of Ntanjambli was intended to
teach Zulu people? What in the story tells you that?
NORSE MYTHOLOGY
• In the tale of How Thor Got His Hammer Back, what two things happened
that hinted that the person under the wedding veil was not the goddess Freya?
 Judging by the lies Loki told in this tale, what do you think the Norse people
think of the value of honesty? What happens in the story to support your ideas?
 Mythology
& Folklore Final Exam 
It’s now time for the Greek & Latin quiz!
Name ____________
Break these words into their word elements and write what each word element
means in English. For example: Autodidact (auto + didact) = self + teaching
If trans means “across,” what does transport mean? _________+____________
If hemo means “blood,” what is hemophobia? ____________+_______________
If –ic and –ique means “like or pertaining to,” what does unique mean?
____________________+________________ And so what does psychic (as in
“psychic powers”) mean? ___________________+__________________________
If marine means “sea,” where does a submarine travel? ________+__________
If phono means “voice,” what does telephone mean? __________+___________
A bicorn is an ancient Celtic mythological beast that would attack wives. What
does its name mean? ______________________+__________________________
The next questions ask you to use the meaning of the prefix -im to see how it
changes the meaning of other words.
The Latin word for “to stain” is maculatus. What do you think the English word
immaculate means? _____________________+_______________________
What does Immaterial mean? _______________+_______________________
Impossibe? _____________+_____________ immature?________+__________
The word element mort means death or dead; -al means “relating to.” So what
does Immortal mean? ______________+________________+_________________
What does Premature mean? ____________+________________
If -Gon means “an angled shape,” how many angles does an octogon have? ___ How
many legs does an octopus have? ___ How many musical notes are in an octave? __
If –anti and –anto mean the same thing, and –nym means “name,” what does
antonym mean? ____________________+________________________________
What does geology mean? _________________ Psychology? ________________
How about Mythology? What does that mean? _________________________
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