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Celtic Test #1
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CELTIC UNIT - Worksheet #1
"The British Isles" - pages 255 - 258
1. When did monks record the Irish myths?
a. Around 500 BC when the Greek myths were written down by Homer
b. From 1100-1600 AD, primarily after the Norse myths were written (1000-1200)
c. Around 3000 BC when Egyptians recorded their myths in hieroglyphics
2. Irish myths incorporate
a. their history of successive invasions and stories of divine beings
b. nature, religion and and explanations of scientific phenomena
c. the nature of death, afterlife and the soul
Match the legend to the explanation
A. Transforms into a monster to combat the world's evil _____ 3. Beowulf B. Combats three monsters _____4. King Arthur C. Much loved leader who amassed great power D. Self-centered English king who devastated England of its riches
5. Where did King Arthur's ancestors come from?
a. Rome b. Iceland c. Troy d. Athens e. Sparta
Introduction to Ages of the World (256)
6. The progression of inhabitants of the British Isles were in what order?
a. Northern European Celts, then French Gauls and then North African and Spanish immigrants
b. Northern Europeans, then Norse and last Spanish
c. Immigrants from Northern Europe and Spain, then Celts from Northern Europe
7. Who were the druids?
a. Highest leaders in the tribe with highest importance - controlled all natural phenomena
b. Intermediaries between gods and mortals; were doctors, poets and scientists
c. They granted people fertility and prosperity, according to their own whims
8. What similarity is there between Celts and Kemet tribes?
a. They both worshipped the sun.
b. Both believed in the weighing of the heart at death.
c. Both built pyramids for their dead.
9. What did the sun represent to the Celts?
a. Life and death
b. Light, fertility and life
c. The god of war
10. What was the significance of Samain for the Celts?
a. It represented the beginning of the witch culture that still exists today. Samain, aka Halloween, was the day those who dealt in magic, witchcraft or what we know now as the medical profession celebrated with a big feast.
b. It was a celebration of all the spirits who had died. It was presumed that they came back to life on that day and partied.
c. Now known as Halloween, Samain marked the onset of the forces of darkness where survival was uncertain because of the risk of starvation and illness coming in winter.
11. How was Halloween originally celebrated?
a. People wore costumes representing death, destruction and disease. Effigies were burned and one third of the healthy children were sacrificed.
b. There was a huge feast and party with black costumes, feather hats, bonfires, dancing and rituals.
c. There was a slaughter of animals, drugs put in secret potions, trances and children received desserts.
12. What are some characteristics of Celtic deities?
a. They live in a magical parallel universe separate from mortals. They protect and punish the morals using special powers and they never die.
b. They interacted like and with humans on land, but they had supernatural powers in things like fertility, peace and immortality.
c. The Celtic gods were ruthless but respected. They ruled over people and were intermediaries between humans and the head god.
13. What roles do the Celtic gods play?
a. Female gods = fertility and warriors........... Male gods = protectors
b. Female gods = love.................................. Male gods = war
c. Female gods = wisdom and peace ........... Male gods = war and agriculture
14. Who were the Fomorians?
a. They were the proverbial forces of darkness who often won battles and were the original, native inhabitants.
b. They were humans who caused a lot of trouble, including disease, starvation, crop failure, and weather crises.
c. They were forces of good who were the prototypes for Tolkien's Trilogy of the Rings.
15. What gods were worshipped by the Celts, the invaders who threatened the isolation and sovereignty of the Fomorians?
a. Tuatha De Danann, the clan of the Mother Goddess, Danu.
b. The Druids
c. The Celtsers
Match the major characters to their most accurate information
____16. Ladhra A. Great king of the Tuatha De ____17. Partholon B. Race of giants, enemies of all Irish races ____18. Nemed C. Leader of the first Irish race ____19. Fir Bolg D. God of the son, great Tuatha De warrior ____ 20. Tuatha De Danann E. Leader of third race ____ 21. Danu F. Leader of second race ____ 22. Fomorians G. Magical god of fertility of the Tuatha De ____ 23. Milesians H. Mother goddess and queen of Tuathe De ____ 24. Eriu I. Celtic war goddess ____ 25. Dagda J. Leader of fourth race ____ 26. Lug K. Mother Goddess of the Tuatha (not Eriu) ____ 27. Nuada L. Greatest Irish race - conquerors of Fomorians ____ 28. Badb Catha M. Conquerors of the Tuathe De