25 points 1. what work listed is probably not somehow inspired by beowulf? game of thrones/song of ice and fire prison break dungeons & dragons the hobbit shrek 2. the best summary of joseph campbell's idea of the "hero's journey" is: heroes are never appreciated by their own people, so must journey elsewhere to find glory. traditional heroes share the same common traits and characteristics across cultures and around the world. heroes need comparable villains to bring out their best traits and to test their mettle. heroes from a culture's mythology are derived from the same singular ancestral group 3. according to carl jung and joseph campbell, the archetypical hero anglo-saxon england and western europe after the roman retreat. the end of days. all mythologies, religions, and epics in the world. every movie, book, and video-game ever created. 4. which of the following are the traits of the archetypical hero? (hint: there are nine.) atonement with the father invited to adventure (maybe with trauma) the journey and the unhealable wound hero receives supernatural hero sells his soul makes peace with the mother hero must prove himself apotheosis of the hero hero's special weapon leaves family or land unusual circumstances of birth hero barters his goods 5. which of the following would not be an example of a hero's special weapon? luke skywalker's lightsaber superman's kryptonite moses' staff king arthur's excalibur 6. select which archetypical heroic trait the following incident would fall under: luke skywalker has his hand cut-off by darth vader at cloud city. hero's special weapon the journey and the unhealable wound hero sells his soul unusual circumstances of birth atonement with the father 7. select which archetypical heroic trait the following incident would fall under: the young arthur pulls the sword from the stone, granting him the right to be king. unusual circumstances of birth invitation to adventure hero barters his goods apotheosis of the hero atonement with the father 8. select which archetypical heroic trait the following incident would fall under: after his death, william wallace becomes a symbol of resistance against english oppression, and songs and statues are made to honor him. hero proves himself atonement with the father hero sells his soul apotheosis of the hero