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Honors 10 English Sem 2 Study Guide
Covers Mythology, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Frankenstein, and Animal Farm
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English
10th Grade
05/14/2011

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Term
When ______ returns to earth, spring arrives
Definition
Persephone
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______ sleeps forever when Selene falls in love with him
Definition
Endymion
Term
Tricked Zeus into taking the lesser part of the sacrifice
Definition
Prometheus
Term
Stories written to amuse, entertain, or teach. No truth to them
Definition
Folk Tales
Term
Myth that explains the origins of a certain sea bird
Definition
Ceyx and Alcyone
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Hera puts Argus's eyes on the _____ after his death
Definition
Peacock's Feathers
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THese brothers split their immorality so they could always be together
Definition
Castor and Pollux
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This nymph wastes away so that only her voice remains as an echo
Definition
Echo
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The Baucis and Philemon myth explains the formations of the _____
Definition
Linden and Oak Tree(s)
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_____ died when his mother threw his log into the fire
Definition
Meleager
Term
Twin giants that thought too highly of themselves
Definition
Otus and Ephialtes
Term
Turned into a flower
Definition
Narcissus
Term
To repopulate the earth, ____ were told to throw the bones of your mother over your shoulder
Definition
Deucalion and Pyrrha
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His crash formed the African deserts
Definition
Phaethon
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Sisphus was forced to ____ up a hill as his eternal punishment
Definition
roll a rock
Term
This myth explains why mulberries are red
Definition
Pyramus and Thisbee
Term
Clytie was turned into a _____ because she gazed at the sun god all day long
Definition
sunflower
Term
______ fell in love with the statue of the perfect woman he was creating
Definition
Pygmalion
Term
Legends are true stories that have been wildly _____
Definition
exaggerated
Term
Aphrodite was formed from Uranus's manliness and _____
Definition
genital
Term
Neptune's greek name
Definition
Poseidon
Term
The Phaethon myth was created to explain the skin color of _____
Definition
Ethiopians
Term
Her father avandoned her when she wasn't a boy
Definition
Atalanta
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Their gaze turned people into stone
Definition
Gorgons
Term
The Fates control a man's _____
Definition
Destiny
Term
Cupid left Psyche when she ____ him
Definition
Mistrusts
Term
____ was turned into a spider after she hung herself following the weaving contest with Athena
Definition
Arachne
Term
Worst age of man
Definition
Iron
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Hermes was the guide to the _____
Definition
Underworld
Term
Hephaestus was born from Hera in ____ to Athena's asexual birth
Definition
Retaliation
Term
The Furies punish and pursue ____
Definition
Sinners
Term
The Heliades turned into ___ while grieving for PHaethon
Definition
Poplar Trees
Term
Dionysus was created to explain the changes in human nature brought on by the _______
Definition
Consumption of wine
Term
Because of my actions, my wife fell in love with a bull :(
Definition
King Minos
Term
Myth that explains the Ionian Sea
Definition
Prometheus and Io
Term
The myth of ____ explains the nightingales and sweet song at the foot mof Mt. Olympus
Definition
Orpheus and Eurydice
Term
Daphne is tuned into a ___ to escape Apollo's advances
Definition
Laurel Tree
Term
Hercules has to comelete ___________ to be purified for the death of his family
Definition
twelve labors
Term
The formation of the Ortygia Spring comes form the _____ myth
Definition
Alpheus and Arethusa
Term
Midas washed his hands here to get ride of his golden tough
Definition
Paktolos River
Term
Apollo has never uttered a ______
Definition
False word
Term
Medea tricked _____ into killing their father
Definition
Pelias' Daughters
Term
_______ and ________ give Perseus a sword and shield to help in his quest
Definition
Athena and Hermes
Term
Hera tried to kill Hercules when he was a baby by sending _____ into his nursery
Definition
Snakes
Term
Hephaestus was the only god to be born _______
Definition
Crippled
Term
Offspring of gods and humans
Definition
Demigods
Term
Venus's Greek name
Definition
Aphrodite
Term
Tithonis was turned into a ______ as relief from his lover's request for his immorality
Definition
Grasshopper
Term
Callisto and Orion were both turned into _______
Definition
Constellations
Term
All the men were jealous of Altalanta when she killed the _______
Definition
Calydonian Boar
Term
sisters turned into stars
Definition
Pleiades
Term
Food of the gods
Definition
Ambrosia
Term
_____ gave the horse to mankind
Definition
Poseidon
Term
Blood of the gods
Definition
Ichor
Term
The ferryman who takes souls across the Acheron and into the Underworld
Definition
Charon
Term
____ went to Athens by land to help quicken his reutation as a hero
Definition
Theseus
Term
Hermes's Roman name
Definition
Mercury
Term
Adonis was turned into a _____
Definition
Flower
Term
Perseus killed ____ as a wedding present to the king
Definition
Medusa
Term
Word derived from Linus
Definition
Alas :)
Term
Helena thinks that they are all out to get her for their ________
Definition
Merriment
Term
believes Athens thinks her beauty is equal to Hermaia's
Definition
Helena
Term
Bottom can see the ______ of his friends: to make an ass of him
Definition
Knavery
Term
Wants to choose who is his daughter is to marry
Definition
Egeus
Term
Who offers to play all the parts in the play
Definition
Nick Bottom
Term
In charge of putting together the wedding entertainment
Definition
philostrate
Term
Lysander thinks that the course of _______ doesn't always run smooth.
Definition
true love
Term
Puck plays pranks to amuse ______
Definition
Oberon
Term
Hermia has a dream about a ______ eating her heart away
Definition
serpant
Term
Oberon is determined to get the ______ away from Titania
Definition
Indian Boy
Term
Protect Titania from the cratures of the night when she sleeps
Definition
faries
Term
Offers to be Demetrius' _____ even if he beats her, she will follow him
Definition
spaniel
Term
at the end of the play, Puck offers to _____________ with the Audience
Definition
Restore amends
Term
Wants her father to look at things through her eyes
Definition
Helena
Term
Bottom doesn't understand why his _____ run away from him in fear
Definition
companions
Term
Puck beleives that _____ are fools
Definition
Mortals
Term
Initiates a tussle b/t the lovers when he imitates their voices
Definition
Puck
Term
Hermia calls Helena a ______ for shealing her love away from her
Definition
Thief of love
Term
Understands the lunatic, the lover, and the poet
Definition
Theseus
Term
Sheocked when best friend refers to her short height
Definition
Hermia
Term
Kiled on wedding night
Definition
Elizabeth Lavenza
Term
Astonished to know that he was destined to discover so astonishing of a secret
Definition
Victor Frankenstein
Term
Patient, yet sad
Definition
Agatha De Lacey
Term
Evidence found in Justine's clothes -- miniature ________
Definition
Portrait
Term
The Creature's good will to men is sunffed out by a man who ______ him after rescuing his companion
Definition
shot
Term
The Creature learns about ____ while reading a book in the hovel
Definition
life
Term
Henry loved books about ________
Definition
Chivalry and Romance
Term
The Creature does pity Victor after the death of _____
Definition
Henry Clerval
Term
Elizabeth is very ____ on her wedding day
Definition
Melancholy
Term
Elizabeth appeared to be of a ____, a being heaven- sent
Definition
Different Stock
Term
Krempe suggests a list of books about
Definition
Natural Sciences
Term
The saddest of the group who seemed to have suffered more deeply than his friends
Definition
Felix
Term
Appeared confidend in innocence while being gazed on by the thousands
Definition
Justine
Term
Justine confesses because she is scared of ________
Definition
Excommunication
Term
The Creature gets ____ because a begger left it behind
Definition
Fire
Term
The Creature kills his victims by ______ them
Definition
Strangling
Term
Safie was excited at the idea of marrying a ____
Definition
Christain
Term
His voice was the sweetest Victor had ever heard
Definition
Mr.Waldman
Term
Victor will tell his secret the _______ his wedding
Definition
day after
Term
Studying ______ helps keep Vicotr's mind occupied while recovering
Definition
Oriental Lanuages
Term
_________ made the creature into a fiend
Definition
Missery
Term
The creature is shunned because of his ________
Definition
appearance
Term
Known for his integrity and indefatigable attention to public business... occupied by the affairs of his country
Definition
Alphonse Frankenstein
Term
The DeLacey family is exiled to _______
Definition
Germany
Term
Helps Victor with his defense when Victor was arrested
Definition
Kirwin
Term
_________ pass from the time Victor creates the Creature and the next time he sees it
Definition
Two Years
Term
Justine was convicted of ______ death
Definition
William's
Term
Clerval travels to _____ with Victor
Definition
Scotland
Term
Walton is upset that he had no real _____ to accompany him on his voyage
Definition
friend
Term
Dies because she nursed her sick child
Definition
Caroline Beaufort
Term
Walton feels that life or death is a small price to pay for ________
Definition
Knowledge
Term
Cause of Vicotr's mother's death
Definition
Scarlet Fever
Term
After leaving for school, Vicotr waits _____ before returning home
Definition
Ten Years
Term
THe only evidence Justine can't explain
Definition
Locket
Term
The Creature learns to read and write from the ________
Definition
Cottagers
Term
Victor tries to tell his story to the _________, but he won't really listen
Definition
Magistrate
Term
Victor's schooling in ____ is delayed by a family tragedy
Definition
Ingolstadt
Term
Justine's ____ is to take place the day Victor arrives at home
Definition
Trial
Term
Victor dislike Krempe because he is ____
Definition
Ugly :) haha
Term
Boxer's #1 Motto
Definition
I will work harder
Term
Napoleon renames the farm _____
Definition
Manor Farm
Term
Animal Exicutions
Definition
Purge Tirals
Term
_______ thinks was is war and there should be no sentimentality
Definition
Snowball
Term
Battle of the Windmeill
Definition
Battle of Stalingrad
Term
Old Major believes that Man is the only animal that comsumes without ________
Definition
Producing
Term
the Farmhouse
Definition
Kremlin
Term
Woodpile
Definition
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
Term
Moses
Definition
Russian Orthodox Church
Term
the Cat
Definition
Russian Slackers
Term
Old Major
Definition
Karl Marx
Term
Stolen Puppies
Definition
Cheka
Term
Boxer is unwilling to take life, even ________ life
Definition
human
Term
Benjamin
Definition
Cynics
Term
Rovolt of the Hens
Definition
Peasant Revolt of 1920
Term
Snowball
Definition
Leon Trotsky
Term
Mr. Frederick
Definition
Germany
Term
Squealer uses the freat that ______ to keep the animals in like
Definition
Jones will come back
Term
Mr. Pilkington
Definition
Britain
Term
the Hoof and Horn
Definition
Hammer and Sickle
Term
Boxer
Definition
Proletariat
Term
Moses offers the animals peace when talking about ______
Definition
Sugar Candy Mountain
Term
Battle of Cowshed
Definition
February/October Revolutions
Term
Mollie
Definition
White Russians
Term
Pigeons
Definition
Communist International
Term
Beasts of England
Definition
"L" International
Term
Mollies only worries about _______ + _____ after the rebellion
Definition
Sugar and Ribbons
Term
Seven Commandmants
Definition
Communist Manifesto
Term
Napoleon
Definition
Joseph Stalin
Term
Mr.Jones
Definition
Czar Nicholas 2nd
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Card Game
Definition
Teheraan Conference
Term
the Windmill
Definition
Five Year Plans
Term
Animalism
Definition
Communism
Term
the Pigs
Definition
Bolsheviks
Term
Squealer
Definition
Pravda
Term
________ offers a bushel of apples for the capture of their enemy, Snowball
Definition
Napoleon
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