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PSAT PreparationPSAT Preparation
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MonomythMonomyth
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The EpicThe Epic
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BeowulfBeowulf
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ArchetypesArchetypes
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Word of the DayWord of the Day
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C. isC. is
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Everyone (A)Everyone (A)on the softballon the softball team (B)team (B)who came upwho came up to bat to bat squinted (C)squinted (C)at the pitcherat the pitcher in in order to keep the sun’s order to keep the sun’s glaring rays out of (D)glaring rays out of (D)their their eyeseyes. (E). (E)No errorNo error..
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D. theirD. their
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The director (A)The director (A)toldtold the star the star of the production that (B)of the production that (B)hehe was making far too much was making far too much money (C)money (C)to tolerateto tolerate such such nasty (D)nasty (D)treatment fromtreatment from the the producer. (E)producer. (E)No errorNo error..
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B. heB. he
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The author is reliably ______________; The author is reliably ______________; every book he writes is more every book he writes is more _______________ than the one before._______________ than the one before.
A. dull…inspiredA. dull…inspiredB. exceptional…hackneyedB. exceptional…hackneyedC. artistic…informedC. artistic…informedD. imaginative…creativeD. imaginative…creativeE. original…lacklusterE. original…lackluster
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D. imaginative…creativeD. imaginative…creative
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The scientific community was ____________ The scientific community was ____________ when a living specimen of the coelacanth, when a living specimen of the coelacanth, which ichthyologists had feared was which ichthyologists had feared was ____________, was discovered by deep-sea ____________, was discovered by deep-sea fishermen.fishermen.
a. perplexed…commona. perplexed…commonb. overjoyed…dangerousb. overjoyed…dangerousc. unconcerned…exterminatedc. unconcerned…exterminatedd. astounded…extinctd. astounded…extincte. dismayed…alivee. dismayed…alive
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d. astounded…extinctd. astounded…extinct
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This scholar explained This scholar explained the theory of the the theory of the
monomyth in monomyth in The Hero The Hero with a Thousand Faces.with a Thousand Faces.
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Who is Joseph Who is Joseph Campbell?Campbell?
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In the monomyth, this In the monomyth, this is the object that is the object that
saves the day in the saves the day in the end and makes the end and makes the hero the master of hero the master of
both worlds.both worlds.
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What is the elixir?What is the elixir?
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In the monomyth, a hero In the monomyth, a hero who has crossed the who has crossed the
threshold of adventure is threshold of adventure is said to be here – just like said to be here – just like
Jonah and Pinnochio Jonah and Pinnochio were.were.
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What is “in the What is “in the belly of the belly of the
whale”?whale”?
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This is the term for This is the term for “escape” in the “escape” in the
monomyth; it usually monomyth; it usually takes place as part of takes place as part of
a chase scene.a chase scene.
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What is flight?What is flight?
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This is the author’s This is the author’s name for a protective name for a protective device given to a hero device given to a hero by a mentor, such as a by a mentor, such as a
wizard.wizard.
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What is the What is the amulet?amulet?
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These superhuman These superhuman creatures (who often creatures (who often live on Mt. Olympus) live on Mt. Olympus)
have a significant have a significant impact on the plot.impact on the plot.
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Who are the Who are the gods?gods?
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The hero needs to first The hero needs to first leave here in order to leave here in order to
go on his journey.go on his journey.
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What is his What is his home?home?
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These two epic poems These two epic poems that recount the events of that recount the events of the Trojan War are great the Trojan War are great examples of the genre. examples of the genre.
(Hint: They are by Homer)(Hint: They are by Homer)
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What are What are The The Iliad Iliad and and The The
OdysseyOdyssey??
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This is the Latin term for This is the Latin term for the way the epic poem the way the epic poem begins – “in the middle begins – “in the middle
of things.”of things.”
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What is What is in in medias resmedias res??
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The epic narrative The epic narrative always comes full this always comes full this
in the end. (Hint: in the end. (Hint: Think geometry.)Think geometry.)
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What is full What is full circle?circle?
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The name of the The name of the mead hall where mead hall where
much of the action of much of the action of the poem takes the poem takes
place.place.
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What is Herot What is Herot Hall?Hall?
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Grendel is descended Grendel is descended from this biblical from this biblical
character.character.
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Who is Cain?Who is Cain?
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The character Beowulf is The character Beowulf is best described as fitting best described as fitting
this archetype.this archetype.
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What is the What is the warrior warrior
archetype?archetype?
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Beowulf’s rival Beowulf’s rival Unferth is aligned Unferth is aligned
with a biblical villain with a biblical villain because of this act.because of this act.
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What is the What is the murder of his murder of his
brother?brother?
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The riddle “the The riddle “the whale road” – whale road” –
meaning the ocean – meaning the ocean – is an example of this is an example of this
literary device.literary device.
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What is a What is a kenning?kenning?
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Many Disney movies Many Disney movies contain this archetype contain this archetype – the evil stepmother.– the evil stepmother.
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What is the What is the matriarch?matriarch?
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This heroic archetype This heroic archetype is an “anti-hero,” but is an “anti-hero,” but is charismatic, like is charismatic, like Wolverine in the X-Wolverine in the X-
Men.Men.
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What is the bad What is the bad boy?boy?
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Rogue from the X-Men Rogue from the X-Men might represent this might represent this archetype, because archetype, because
she is a survivor.she is a survivor.
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What is the waif?What is the waif?
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This archetype is a villain This archetype is a villain that wants power at any that wants power at any
price, like Jafar in price, like Jafar in Aladdin.Aladdin.
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What is the What is the tyrant?tyrant?
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This archetype is a This archetype is a villain who is a villain who is a
duplicitous double duplicitous double agent that talks agent that talks
behind people’s backs, behind people’s backs, like Iago in Aladdin.like Iago in Aladdin.
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What is the What is the traitor?traitor?
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My mom once told me My mom once told me I had a “unique” face I had a “unique” face – a nice way of saying – a nice way of saying
I was ugly.I was ugly.
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What is a What is a euphemism?euphemism?
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Jade complained Jade complained that driver’s ed was that driver’s ed was
this, as it only this, as it only sought to teach her sought to teach her
lessons.lessons.
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What is didactic?What is didactic?
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Now that you are Now that you are teenagers, you have teenagers, you have
this type of this type of independence, more independence, more
so than when you so than when you were younger.were younger.
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What is What is autonomy?autonomy?
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This word for “clear, This word for “clear, easily understood” easily understood”
actually comes from actually comes from the Spanish word for the Spanish word for
“lights.”“lights.”
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What is lucid?What is lucid?
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When Cassie brought me When Cassie brought me the apple, I accused her the apple, I accused her of being this – a suck-up of being this – a suck-up
– but I ate the apple – but I ate the apple anyways.anyways.
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What is a What is a sycophant?sycophant?
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This was Langston Hughes’s This was Langston Hughes’s nickname; he was dubbed nickname; he was dubbed such because of the job he such because of the job he
held as a teenager.held as a teenager.
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What is “the What is “the busboy poet”?busboy poet”?