PLEASE HELP ASAP! uwu Question 1
Which of the following are characteristics of an American Mythology?

A. They feature incredible, or mysterious events and their consequences.

B. They are set in the past, often in remote or exciting places and times. They convey a positive message about its nation or its people.

C. They are filled with remarkable, strange, or exaggerated characters.

D. They feature characters and situations through psychological analysis, delving into fragmentation of both the individual and society.

Question 2
Which details from "Rip Van Winkle" reflect characteristics of an American mythology?

Select the two correct answers.

A. Rip Van Winkle and his wife, like many married couples, struggle to get along and to make a living.

B. The village in which the Van Winkles live is set in a beautiful part of the country, surrounded by woods and mountains.

C. Dame Van Winkle is an exaggerated character whose excessive nagging affects Rip Van Winkle's behavior as well as the plot of the story.

D. Rip Van Winkle returns to his village after mysteriously disappearing twenty years earlier.

Question 3
Which details from "Rip Van Winkle" reflect characteristics of an American mythology?

Select the two correct answers.

A. Rip Van Winkle's dog, Wolf, displays humanlike characteristics, and its actions affect the plot of the story.

B. The story contains imagery that brings the setting of the Catskill Mountains to life.

C. Rip Van Winkle is characterized as an unlikely, but lovable, hero who realistically represents the good and bad in everyone.

D. The story is set during the time periods before and after the Revolutionary War and features factual elements of history.

Question 4
Which details from "Rip Van Winkle" reflect characteristics of an American mythology?

Select the two correct answers.

A. Rip Van Winkle spends an evening with strange fellows he meets in the mountains and wakes up to find he has been asleep for twenty years.

B. The main message of the story is that the struggle for freedom and self-determination may not always be worth the effort.

C. Rip Van Winkle transforms from a weak to a strong character after an encounter with a mysterious stranger he meets while hunting with his dog.

D. The Catskill mountain setting is depicted as both magical and representative of young America's infinite possibilities.

Question 5
American mythologies touch on several themes.

One theme is that America is a natural wilderness full of endless possibilities.

Select the two details from "Rip Van Winkle" that develop this theme.

A. The descriptions of America establish it as a place where the imagination can flourish and where new ideas, art forms, and economic opportunities can emerge.

B. The vivid and colorful language used to describe America's landscapes develops a mood of uncertainty and mystery.

C. The enchanted characters and the mysterious events that occur in the story establish that America's future is unpredictable.

D. The imagery of the village and the surrounding mountains conveys the beauty and simplicity of communities as well as the splendor of the American landscape.

Question 6
An element of a national mythology is that it is written to commemorate the nation's defining events.

How is this reflected in "Rip Van Winkle"?

Select the two correct answers.

A. When Rip returns to his village after twenty years, people are discussing new ideas, like citizens' rights and liberty.

B. The story shows the transition of a remote, simple village to one that is modern and complex.

C. The story covers the time period before and after the American Revolution.

D. While Rip is away, his community is split into those who support King George and those who support Washington.

Question 7
Read the excerpt from "Rip Van Winkle."

Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day, produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are regarded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers.

What do the words "perfect barometers" suggest?

A. The air pressure in the mountains rises and falls throughout the day.

B. People admire the mountains for their ever-changing appearance.

C. People look to the mountains to predict the weather.

D. The mountains are only accessible when the weather is fair.