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PSAT Preparation

PSAT Preparation. Monomyth. The Epic. Beowulf. Archetypes. Word of the Day. PSAT Preparation. Word of the Day. Monomyth. The Epic. Beowulf. Archetypes. $100. $100. $100. $100. $100. $100. $200. $200. $200. $200. $200. $200. $300. $300. $300. $300. $300. $300. $400.

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PSAT Preparation

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  1. PSAT Preparation

  2. Monomyth

  3. The Epic

  4. Beowulf

  5. Archetypes

  6. Word of the Day

  7. PSAT Preparation Word of the Day Monomyth The Epic Beowulf Archetypes $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

  8. Pam Cruise and Jim Braswell, (A)neither of (B)whom takes the bus to work, (C)is secretly plotting (D)to take over the world. (E)No error. 1 - 100

  9. 1 - 100 C. is $100

  10. Everyone (A)on the softball team (B)who came up to bat squinted (C)at the pitcher in order to keep the sun’s glaring rays out of (D)their eyes. (E)No error.

  11. 1 - 100 D. their $200

  12. The director (A)told the star of the production that (B)he was making far too much money (C)to tolerate such nasty (D)treatment from the producer. (E)No error.

  13. 1 - 100 B. he $300

  14. The author is reliably ______________; every book he writes is more _______________ than the one before. • A. dull…inspired • B. exceptional…hackneyed • C. artistic…informed • D. imaginative…creative • E. original…lackluster

  15. 1 - 100 D. imaginative…creative $400

  16. The scientific community was ____________ when a living specimen of the coelacanth, which ichthyologists had feared was ____________, was discovered by deep-sea fishermen. • a. perplexed…common • b. overjoyed…dangerous • c. unconcerned…exterminated • d. astounded…extinct • e. dismayed…alive

  17. 1 - 100 d. astounded…extinct $500

  18. 1 - 100 This scholar explained the theory of the monomyth in The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

  19. 1 - 100 Who is Joseph Campbell? $100

  20. In the monomyth, this is the object that saves the day in the end and makes the hero the master of both worlds.

  21. 1 - 100 What is the elixir? $200

  22. In the monomyth, a hero who has crossed the threshold of adventure is said to be here – just like Jonah and Pinnochio were.

  23. 1 - 100 What is “in the belly of the whale”? $300

  24. This is the term for “escape” in the monomyth; it usually takes place as part of a chase scene.

  25. 1 - 100 What is flight? $400

  26. This is the author’s name for a protective device given to a hero by a mentor, such as a wizard.

  27. 1 - 100 What is the amulet? $500

  28. These superhuman creatures (who often live on Mt. Olympus) have a significant impact on the plot. 1 - 100

  29. 1 - 100 Who are the gods? $100

  30. The hero needs to first leave here in order to go on his journey.

  31. 1 - 100 What is his home? $200

  32. These two epic poems that recount the events of the Trojan War are great examples of the genre. (Hint: They are by Homer)

  33. 1 - 100 What are The Iliad and The Odyssey? $300

  34. This is the Latin term for the way the epic poem begins – “in the middle of things.”

  35. 1 - 100 What is in medias res? $400

  36. The epic narrative always comes full this in the end. (Hint: Think geometry.)

  37. 1 - 100 What is full circle? $500

  38. 1 - 100 The name of the mead hall where much of the action of the poem takes place.

  39. 1 - 100 What is Herot Hall? $100

  40. Grendel is descended from this biblical character.

  41. 1 - 100 Who is Cain? $200

  42. The character Beowulf is best described as fitting this archetype.

  43. 1 - 100 What is the warrior archetype? $300

  44. Beowulf’s rival Unferth is aligned with a biblical villain because of this act.

  45. 1 - 100 What is the murder of his brother? $400

  46. The riddle “the whale road” – meaning the ocean – is an example of this literary device.

  47. 1 - 100 What is a kenning? $500

  48. 1 - 100 Many Disney movies contain this archetype – the evil stepmother.

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