Myth Into History: Final [Thurs/1st Period, Danger Shop]

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When the students entered the Danger Shop for the final exam today, they would find it set up like the interior of the tent from the first class. Janice stood up near the front of the tent, waiting for everyone to assemble.

"Hope you wore comfortable shoes like I warned you last week," she said. "It's going to be an interactive final. The tomb on the other side of this dig site is said to be haunted . . . or at least, the original one was. The only thing haunting this one is your test. Your objective is to get through the tomb and out again, but you've got it easy. All you have to do is answer the questions, not dodge booby traps. One at a time, though. So line up here, brush up a little while you wait your turn, and then get back here. Do well enough on the test and I might even let you celebrate the end of the semester with a bang."

That said, she leaned back against the desk and waited.

[OOC: OCD is up! Class Info Post, as always, is here; thank you all for being a fun class, and this post will be open for play through Sunday. Please see the OCD thread for certain bits of information.]

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The Test

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Once you cross the grounds from the tent to the tomb (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final001.jpg), it's time to begin. Or just run through the tomb, examine the various features, and goof off, if you really want.

Question 1: Entering the Tomb

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The door to the tomb is locked by a dial-like device (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final031.jpg) set with jewels. Above the dial is the first question:

Name two of the Greek gods who figured prominently in the Xena Scrolls. [* (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/1013005.html)]

Re: Question 1: Entering the Tomb

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

"Ares and Aphrodite," Evie said, holding her breath.

Re: Question 1: Entering the Tomb

[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

Zack raised an eyebrow. "Ares and Aphrodite."

Re: Question 1: Entering the Tomb

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"Ares and Discord!" Joxer said.

Re: Question 1: Entering the Tomb

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

Broots blinked a few times. "Love and war...Aphrodite and Ares."

Re: Question 1: Entering the Tomb

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

Cedric cleared his throat and said, ""Ares and Aphrodite."

Re: Question 1: Entering the Tomb

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Ares," Billy answered. That one was easy. "And, uh, Aphrodite."

Re: Question 1: Entering the Tomb

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

"I wish I didn't know this but I'm going to go with Ares and Aphrodite." D'anna said, cradling Egg.

Re: Question 1: Entering the Tomb

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

"Ares and Aphrodite," said Will, before suddenly looking nervous. "Wait, we are counting goddess as gods, right?"

Re: Question 1: Entering the Tomb

[likethegun]

"Ares and Aphrodite," he said, glad they were starting off easy.

Question 2: Down the Stairs

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Upon entering the tomb you are faced with a dark, heavily cobwebbed staircase (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final032.jpg). A sign on the wall reads:

Stairs are boobytrapped (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final033.jpg)! To disarm the trap, answer the following question. Who helped Pheidippides make the famous Marathon run in time? [* (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/1064330.html)]

Re: Question 2: Down the Stairs

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

Evie gulped, wibbled, then took a breath. "Xena. Of course."

Re: Question 2: Down the Stairs

[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

"Considering the focus of this course, Xena."

Re: Question 2: Down the Stairs

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"...Zeus?"

Re: Question 2: Down the Stairs

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

"Xena." Broots replied and tried not to yelp.

Re: Question 2: Down the Stairs

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Xena, I believe," Cedric said.

Re: Question 2: Down the Stairs

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Gee, could it be....SATAN?! Xena?"

Re: Question 2: Down the Stairs

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

"...oh great galloping gods." D'anna muttered under her breath before turning up the volume and saying," I bet the answer you're looking for is Xena."

Re: Question 2: Down the Stairs

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

"I've I've learned anything from this class, it's that it was probably Xena," she said. "ALthough I bet being chased by the Persian army probably helped too."

Question 3: The Antechamber

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The chamber at the bottom of the stairs has carvings (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final034.jpg) in odd script (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final035.jpg) all over the walls. Beneath this, a tablet is propped up against the wall sporting the following translation:

Xena had a hand in the deaths of all three members of the First Roman Triumvirate: ______, ______, and ________. [* (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/1076565.html)]

Question 4: The Cache of Scrolls

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Past the antechamber is a narrow hallway with an odd-looking round door (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final039.jpg) set into a wall. As you approach it, it slowly revolves to reveal a cache of scrolls (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final041.jpg) nestled safely in the rock, along with a bejeweled metal ring (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final043.jpg) seemingly ripe for the taking.

Take a scroll and unfurl it, and you'll read the following question:

Which mad Roman emperor turned himself into a demigod, until Xena defeated him? [* (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/1089898.html)]

If you reach in and take the chakram (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final044.jpg) -- or half-chakram, as it turns out -- it will vibrate in your hands and lead you deeper into the tomb . . .

Question 5: Entering The Tomb Proper

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. . . where you will find yourself in a dark chamber (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final064.jpg) that, as soon as you set foot in it, begins to slowly light up (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final065.jpg) as torches flare up (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final069.jpg) of their own accord.

Written on the far wall is the following question:

______ is the name of an obscure deity whose monotheistic cult once worshipped in the British Isles, until Xena destroyed his temple. [* (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/1104730.html)]

With that question answered, your attention would be drawn to . . .

Question 6: The Sarcophagus

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. . . the center of the room, where an ornate sarcophagus (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final073.jpg) over which a skull keeps vigil stands. The lid of the sarcophagus slides open to reveal a muscular, leather-clad man (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final076.jpg) who rises from within it to ask you a question:

"The Tao Te Ching is credited to Lao Tzu. Who really wrote it?" [* (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomtownies/1241521.html)]

Question 7: Escape the Tomb!

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There is an ominous rumble that comes from the exit to the tomb (http://www.dyqatt.com/fh/mih/xwp-xenascrolls-final084.jpg) -- and the door starts to slide downward. But before you can dive through that rapidly-shrinking exit, the leather-clad man grabs you by the wrist and asks you to answer one final question:

"Xena encountered a young novice priest of healing and gave him a number of ideas that became the foundation of modern medicine. What was his name?" [* (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/1135087.html)]