The grandmother spider told [the boy] never to throw the ring into the sky, but one day he threw it up, and it fell squarely on top of his head and cut him in two (30).In what way does the passage most directly fulfill the role of a myth?A.It gives an account that cannot be proved.B.It teaches some kind of lesson.C.It focuses on the dangers of magic.D.Its main character is a young boy.

The passage given below is followed by four summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the text. While many people believe that myths are stories that are ‘untrue’ or even ‘lies,’ in fact, resonant mythologies are metaphors that provide us with symbols of a life we long to experience. Mythological narratives may or may not be based in fact. Myths that are temporal will cease to inspire over time and will die out. The perennial myths, however, are those which persevere and project a timeless truth which point the way to our ultimate destiny. To pursue this destiny is the hero’s journey. Myths are stories, true or untrue, that help us to drag ourselves out of drudgery and despair to pursue a higher calling and awaken the hero in us.Resonant mythologies represent the eternal truth, and while temporal myths peter out, perennial myths transcend limitations of time, inspiring the hero to pursue the higher truth.Myths begin where human limitations of time and ability end, and perennial myths motivate us to embark on an epical journey to seek salvation in our own way.Resonant mythologies are great inspirational stories that resonate with us in our subconscious, where our identity becomes the hero, who is destined to pursue the truth.

Question 16 of 17Which sentence describes a detail from the myth of Prometheus and Pandora?A.An artist pines after a statue.B.A god forbids the gift of fire.C.A king solves a baffling riddle.D.A hero tames a flying horse.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which category of stories in myth is associated with historical inquiry or the reasons behind why something in society exists in the way it does?Question 2Select one:a.folktaleb.etiologicalc.a legendd.divine myth

Read this passage:GHOST. The serpent that did sting thy father's lifeNow wears his crown.HAMLET. O my prophetic soul!My uncle?William Shakespeare, HamletWhich supernatural element is emphasized?A.WitchB.GhostC.ProphecyD.DemonSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Select the correct texts in the passage.Which three important events in the story should be included in its summary?adapted from The Glass Axeby Andrew Lang     There was once upon a time a King and Queen who had everything they could possibly wish for in this world except a child.At last, after twelve years, the Queen gave birth to a son; but she did not live long to enjoy her happiness, for on the following day she died. But before her death she called her husband to her and said, "Never let the child put his feet on the ground, for as soon as he does so he will fall into the power of a wicked Fairy, who will do him much harm." And these were the last words the poor Queen spoke.     The boy throve and grew big, and when he was too heavy for his nurse to carry, a chair was made for him on little wheels, in which he could wander through the palace gardens without help; at other times he was carried about on a litter, and he was always carefully watched and guarded for fear he should at any time put his feet to the ground.     But as this sort of life was bad for his health, the doctors ordered him horse exercise, and he soon became a first-rate rider, and used to go out for long excursions on horseback, accompanied always by his father's stud-groom and a numerous retinue.     Every day he rode through the neighboring fields and woods, and always returned home in the evening safe and well. In this way many years passed, and the Prince grew to manhood, and hardly anyone remembered the Queen's warning, though precautions were still taken, more from use and wont than for any other reason. One day the Prince and his suite went out for a ride in a wood where his father sometimes held a hunt. Their way led through a stream whose banks were overgrown with thick brushwood.Just as the horsemen were about to ford the river, a hare, startled by the sound of the horses' hoofs, started up from the grass and ran towards the thicket.The young Prince pursued the little creature, and had almost overtaken it, when the girth of his saddle suddenly broke in two and he fell heavily to the ground.No sooner had his foot touched the earth than he disappeared before the eyes of the horrified courtiers.They sought for him far and near, but all in vain, and they were forced to recognize the power of the evil Fairy. . . .     Hardly had the Prince touched the ground than he felt himself violently seized by an unseen power, and hurried away he knew not whither. A whole new world stretched out before him, quite unlike the one he had left. A splendid castle surrounded by a huge lake was the abode of the Fairy, and the only approach to it was over a bridge of clouds.On the other side of the lake high mountains rose up, and dark woods stretched along the banks; over all hung a thick mist, and deep silence reigned everywhere.No sooner had the Fairy reached her own domain than she made herself visible, and turning to the Prince she told him that unless he obeyed all her commands down to the minutest detail he would be severely punished.Then she gave him an axe made of glass, and bade him cross the bridge of clouds and go into the wood beyond and cut down all the trees there before sunset.At the same time she cautioned him with many angry words against speaking to a girl he would most likely meet in the wood. The Prince listened to her words meekly, and when she had finished took up the glass axe and set out for the forest. At every step he seemed to sink into the clouds, but fear gave wings to his feet, and he crossed the lake in safety and set to work at once.