Deck 27: Applying Theory: Different Versions of Myths
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Deck 27: Applying Theory: Different Versions of Myths
1
A ______________ version of a myth is one that is rewritten by an individual who uses it to express personal perspectives and experiences.
A) working
B) literary
C) popular
D) rationalized
A) working
B) literary
C) popular
D) rationalized
B
2
A ________________ version of a myth is one that is produced by psychologists or other scholars who want to draw inferences about the importance of the story involved to people and societies.
A) working
B) literary
C) popular
D) rationalized
A) working
B) literary
C) popular
D) rationalized
D
3
A ________________ version of a myth is one associated with a particular ritual or ceremony in society.
A) working
B) literary
C) popular
D) rationalized
A) working
B) literary
C) popular
D) rationalized
A
4
Sophocles made the Oedipus myth relevant to his audience by incorporating a(n) ___________________, a contemporary event for the Athenians.
A) war
B) abduction
C) murder
D) plague
A) war
B) abduction
C) murder
D) plague
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5
When Oedipus realizes that he cannot control all aspects of his life, he declares that he is a victim of __________________.
A) prophets
B) war
C) chance
D) heredity
A) prophets
B) war
C) chance
D) heredity
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6
Otto Rank calls the story a child tells to express and rationalize his own feelings about his father the ___________________.
A) Oedipus complex
B) saga of the hero
C) journey of the hero
D) family romance
A) Oedipus complex
B) saga of the hero
C) journey of the hero
D) family romance
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7
Otto Rank's saga of the hero DOES NOT include:
A) descent from noble, powerful parents.
B) rewarding of the first parents.
C) exposure in a river, in a box.
D) rearing by lowly parents.
A) descent from noble, powerful parents.
B) rewarding of the first parents.
C) exposure in a river, in a box.
D) rearing by lowly parents.
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8
Unlike Freud and Rank, Levi-Strauss sought _____________ in synthesizing all available versions of a myth.
A) contradictions
B) similarities
C) linguistic comparisons
D) literary value
A) contradictions
B) similarities
C) linguistic comparisons
D) literary value
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9
Folklorists and other social scientists who work with myths usually focus on the ____________ versions.
A) literary
B) working
C) rationalized
D) ancient
A) literary
B) working
C) rationalized
D) ancient
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10
Psychologists who work with myths usually focus on the ______________ versions.
A) literary
B) working
C) rationalized
D) ancient
A) literary
B) working
C) rationalized
D) ancient
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11
Having different ______________ of a myth shows how myths adapt and change according to the needs of a group or individual.
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12
Sophocles' Oedipus the King is an example of a _________________ version of a myth.
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13
_____________ is a literary technique that refers to conveying the opposite of what is actually being said.
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14
Oedipus' name means __________________ in Greek.
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15
___________________ based his idea of the Oedipus complex on the ancient myth.
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16
___________________ is the term used to describe any instance in which a myth is told in a particular way for a particular reason.
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17
________________ saw the Oedipus story as an expression of the "family romance."
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18
The ________________epic is an example of a working version of a myth.
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19
Because they are associated with various religious ceremonies, the Judaeo-Christian scriptures in the Bible can be classified as a _________________ version.
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20
According to Bernard Knox, Sophocles' Oedipus does not end with the hero's defeat because Oedipus has ________________.
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