Suspense in "The Cruel Tribute"

Which line from "Cruel Tribute" best supports the idea that the elders help to advance the plot?

"It is better that a few should perish than that the whole city should be destroyed," they said.

The contemporary novel The Hunger Games features a lottery where children are selected to fight to the death in combat. The section of "Cruel Tribute" that best features a similar mythological element is

"The Tribute."

In the plot of "Cruel Tribute," which events are a result of King Minos's actions? Check all that apply.

Athens agrees to pay the tribute. Young people participate in a lottery. Theseus fights the Minotaur.

In part one of "Cruel Tribute," how do King Aegeus's actions affect the advancement of the plot?

He causes the birth of a hero in Troezen.

The story "Cruel Tribute" is broken into four parts: I. The Treaty II. The Tribute III. The Princess IV. The Labyrinth How does ordering the events this way affect the level of suspense in the story?

Sequencing the events this way increases the level of suspense.

Based solely on their titles, which contemporary novel most likely contains a mythological element that is also found in "Cruel Tribute?"

The Maze Runner

On the third day all the youths and maidens of the city were brought together in the market place, so that lots might be cast for those who were to be taken. Then two vessels of brass were brought and set before King Aegeus and the herald who had come from Crete. Into one vessel they placed as many balls as there were noble youths in the city, and into the other as many as there were maidens; and all the balls were white save only seven in each vessel, and those were black as ebony. Then every maiden, without looking, reached her hand into one of the vessels and drew forth a ball, and those who took the black balls were borne away to the black ship, which lay in waiting by the shore. The young men also drew lots in like manner, but when six black balls had been drawn Theseus came quickly forward and said: "Hold! Let no more balls be drawn. I will be the seventh youth to pay this tribute. Now let us go aboard the black ship and be off." What effect does the author create with the sequence of events in this passage?

The author builds events slowly to create tension.

Which line from "Cruel Tribute" best supports the idea that Ariadne's actions help advance the plot?

Then she gave him a sharp sword, and hid it underneath his cloak, telling him that with it alone could he hope to slay the Minotaur.

"Now then," said Minos, "you shall hear my decree. Athens has robbed me of my dearest treasure, a treasure that can never be restored to me; so, in return, I require from Athens, as tribute, that possession which is the dearest and most precious to her people; and it shall be destroyed cruelly as my son was destroyed." "The condition is hard," said the elders, "but it is just. What is the tribute which you require?" "Has the king a son?" asked Minos. The face of King Aegeus lost all its color and he trembled as he thought of a little child then with its mother at Troezen, on the other side of the Saronic Sea. But the elders knew nothing about that child, and they answered: "Alas, no! he has no son; but he has fifty nephews who are eating up his substance and longing for the time to come when one of them shall be king; and, as we have said, it was they who slew the young prince, Androgeos." By placing this passage at the beginning of the story, the author builds suspense for the arrival of

Theseus

In "Cruel Tribute," which character's actions most advance the development of the plot?

Theseus

To help save the day, Harry must get past a scary three-headed guard dog. In order to do this, he gets help from his friends Hermione and Ron. They all have become close friends during the course of the school year. After they solve this challenge, they move on to the next part of their plan. Which line from the summary best justifies the conclusion that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was influenced by Ancient Greek mythological literature?

To help save the day, Harry must get past a scary three-headed guard dog.

Which elements of Ancient Greek mythical literature are often reflected in contemporary literature? Check all that apply.

frightening creatures heroic characters supernatural beings

To explore the ____, or effect of mythical literature on contemporary literature, a reader should identify key characters, settings, and plots.

influence

Writers can use ____ to build suspense.

sequence of events

Years passed by. Every spring when the roses began to bloom seven youths and seven maidens were put on board of a black-sailed ship and sent to Crete to pay the tribute which King Minos required. In every house in Athens there was sorrow and dread, and the people lifted up their hands to Athena on the hilltop and cried out, "How long, O Queen of the Air, how long shall this thing be?" In the meanwhile the little child at Troezen on the other side of the sea had grown to be a man. His name, Theseus, was in everybody's mouth, for he had done great deeds of daring; and at last he had come to Athens to find his father, King Aegeus, who had never heard whether he was alive or dead; and when the youth had made himself known, the king had welcomed him to his home and all the people were glad because so noble a prince had come to dwell among them and, in time, to rule over their city. In this excerpt, the sequence of events creates suspense by

slowing down the plot to focus on an important character.

Then the youths and maidens ran to Theseus and kissed his hands and feet, and thanked him for his great deed; and, as it was already growing dark, Theseus bade them follow him while he wound up the silken thread which was to lead them out of the Labyrinth. Through a thousand rooms and courts and winding ways they went, and at midnight they came to the outer door and saw the city lying in the moonlight before them; and, only a little way off, was the seashore where the black ship was moored which had brought them to Crete. The door was wide open, and beside it stood Ariadne waiting for them. "The wind is fair, the sea is smooth, and the sailors are ready," she whispered; and she took the arm of Theseus, and all went together through the silent streets to the ship. In this excerpt, the sequence of events creates suspense by

speeding up the plot to move the story forward and build tension.

A wealthy businessman uses modern DNA technology to bring dinosaurs back from extinction. He breeds many varieties of dinosaurs and plans to open a theme park where visitors can see them. However, the dinosaurs soon escape their pens and wreak havoc across the park, resulting in death and destruction. How did Ancient Greek mythological literature most likely influence this story?

through the use of frightening creatures

"He is coming!" cried Theseus, and he ran forward to meet the beast. The seven maidens shrieked, but tried to stand up bravely and face their fate; and the six young men stood together with firm-set teeth and clinched fists, ready to fight to the last. The author builds suspense most by

waiting to reveal the Minotaur.