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Teacher Questions Page Part A 1. What would you expect an atlas to be? • a tall tower • a tricky guy • a collection of maps 2. Calypso music comes originally from the Caribbean Islands. What kind of music is it? romantic music carefree music sad music 3. Question: If Leonardo DiCaprio is wearing a floral shirt, what does it look like? It has flowers on it. It has stripes on it. It is a solid colour. Part B 1. What is the modern word for Zelos? (Zero, Zeal, Zinc) 2. Which of the following activities best shows zeal ? * painting your face in your team's colours * yawning during a conversation * babysitting your annoying little brother because your mother is paying you 3. What is the modern word for titan (titanium, titanic, tight) 4. What is a person’s Achilles Heal? (strong point, weak point, confused point)? 5. What is the modern word for Academus? (academic, ache, headache) Part C 1. What is the modern word for Lethe? 2. If someone feels lethargic , what might he or she want to do? take a nap go fishing order pizza 3. What is Chaos? 4. Nyx (Roman word Nox). Today’s word is nocturnal….what does it mean? 5. What is an Odyssey ? 6. Which of the following slogans might best represent the meaning of the modern word tantalize or tantalizing ? • "You can run, but you can't hide." • "Wanting and having are two different things." • "Don't talk the talk if you can't walk the walk." Part D 1. What is the Midas touch? 2. Who was superman’s nemesis? 3. What happens if you open up a Pandora’s box? Part E 1. What is salute? 2. What is salutation? 3. Which of the following would have a salutary effect on someone? aspirin caffeine adrenaline Group A Name _______________________ Directions: Write in the answers as you go along. Remember that words often change their meaning over time: a word that originally meant something bad might mean something good today, and vice versa. 1. How did Atlas try to trick Hercules? (Use your own words.) __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. Which of the following might cause you to use an atlas? A. buying apples B. weightlifting C. planning a vacation trip D. playing a practical joke 3. According to the ancient Greeks, where did Calypso live? _________________________________________________________________ 4. Modern Calypso music comes originally from where? (Be specific.) _________________________________________________________________ 5. The Roman goddess Flora was in charge of what? _________________________________________________________________ 6. Why do you suppose the Floralia was held in the spring instead of in autumn? _________________________________________________________________ 7. Which of the following phrases best describes the Greek character Mentor? A. a good role model B. a sneaky spy C. a funny comedian D. a great warrior 8. When Stephen King calls someone “a mentor,” do you think he means he trusts the person or that he followed his example? Why do you think that? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 9. If people still believed in the Roman gods today, which of these workers would most likely worship Vulcan? A. a lawyer B. a welder C. a truck driver D. a soccer coach 10. What happens during a volcano's eruption that might remind people of Vulcan and his forge? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Group A Page 1 Atlas Atlas was a Titan, a deity of great strength and power. According to the stories, the Titans ruled the universe, and Cronus was their leader. The son of Cronus, Zeus, overthrew his father in a terrible battle and condemed all the Titans to bitter punishments. The punishment for Atlas was one of the worst. He had to hold the world on his shoulders. The earth was very heavy, and he had to carry the burden alone. Atlas only had one visitor: Hercules. Hercules had to find the Golden Apples of the Hesperides. Since Atlas was the father of the Hesperides, Hercules asked him for help. Atlas said he would get the apples if Hercules would hold the earth while he was gone. Hercules agreed. When Atlas returned with the apples, he said Hercules could just keep on holding the earth and that Atlas would deliver the apples for him. Hercules had to think fast, because he knew Atlas was never coming back. He asked Atlas to hold up the earth again for just a moment while Hercules put a pad on his shoulders. Atlas did, and Hercules took the apples and left. Group A Page 2 Odysseus The great Greek hero Odysseus spent many years wandering the Mediterranean Sea after helping win the Trojan War. Eventually he lost all his ships and all his crew. He was trapped on an island with the nymph, Calypso, who loved him and wanted him to stay with her. She did everything she could to make his stay on her island a happy one. Odysseus, however, still wanted to return to his wife, Penelope; his son, Telemachus; and his kingdom, Ithaca. Finally Athena persuaded most of the Olympian gods that he should be allowed to return home. Zeus sent Hermes, his messenger, to tell Calypso that she had to let Odysseus leave her island. Calypso was angry and hurt. She had to obey, Zeus, though, and five days later Odysseus set sail on a strong raft. Today we call music from the Caribbean islands calypso music to remember the beautiful nymph and her island. Group A Page 3 Floralia Flora was the Roman goddess of Spring and Spring flowers. During her festival, the Floralia, people brought offerings of honey, fruit and flowers to her temple. The festival lasted five days in late April and early May. The celebration of May Day (May 1) can be compared to the Floralia. Group A Page 4 Mentor Mentor was the man the Greek hero Odysseus trusted more than anyone else in his kingdom of Ithaca. In The Odyssey, Athena disguises herself as Mentor and advises Telemachus, Odysseus' son, to try to find information about his father. Mentor guides the young man to the people who will help him. Today when we call someone a mentor, we remember a trustworthy, wise counselor who gave good advice and set a good example for someone younger. Group A Page 5 Vulcan Vulcan was the Roman god of fire and the forge. As the Olympian blacksmith, he made furnishings, dwellings, and armor for the gods and goddesses. Some poets said Vulcan's forge was under volcanoes and caused smoke and fire to come from them during an eruption. Vulcan was liked and respected both by the gods and by people. He supported those who worked with their hands in trades and manufacturing. Vulcan was the Roman god of fire and the forge. As the Olympian blacksmith, he made furnishings, dwellings, and armor for the gods and goddesses. Some poets said Vulcan's forge was under volcanoes and caused smoke and fire to come from them during an eruption. Vulcan was liked and respected both by the gods and by people. He supported those who worked with their hands in trades and manufacturing. Group B / Worksheet B / Name _______________________ Directions: Write in the answers as you go along, two questions per word. Remember that words often change their meaning over time: a word that originally meant something bad might mean something good today, and vice versa. 1. Plato, a famous Greek teacher, named his school after a generous host named ___________________________. 2. Plato's students were called "academics," and today our word "academic" means ___________________________. 3. According to one story, Achilles was invulnerable except for his heel. Why wasn't his heel protected like the rest of his body? (Use your own words.) _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 4. If your doctor says you have injured your Achilles tendon, which of these will you probably need as you recover? A. A sling B. Crutches C. A back brace D. A collar around your neck 5. What happened to the men who heard the Sirens sing (except for Orpheus and Odysseus)? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 6. A modern siren would not have the body of a bird, but how might she be like the original sirens? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 7. It was hard for Zeus and the Olympians to defeat the Titans because the Titans were so _______________________________. 8. Which of the following words does NOT mean the same thing as our modern word "titanic"? A. colossal B. huge C. minuscule D. gargantuan 9. The ancient Zelus was the personification or symbolic embodiment of the concept of zeal. What is zeal? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 10. Complete this analogy: Zeal is to painting your face in your team's colours as ___________________. A. courage is to running away B. anger is to raising your voice C. joy is to looking the other way D. fatigue is to exercising Group B Part 1 Academus A man named Academus lived in Athens, Greece. The great teacher Plato chose Academus's garden to be the place of his lectures. Because they met there, Plato's students were called "the academic group," and Plato's school was called "the Academy." Group B Part 2 Achilles Achilles was a great warrior who fought in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks. When he was born, his mother discovered that his fate was to die in combat. She tried to make him impervious to weapons by dipping him in the sacred river Styx. In order to do that, she had to hold him by one heel, and that part didn't get wet. During combat on the fields of Troy, Paris, prince of Troy, shot an arrow at Achilles.
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