In a video game, when the player must clear an obstacle in order to enter a level, a mythologist would call this?

a. defeating the guardian.

b. the heroic quest.

c. the initiation.

d. the hero's reluctance.

Let's break this down.

Video game: The setting of this scene

Player: The character controlled

clear an obstacle in order to enter a level: Pre-level "quest"

Now let's examine answer choices:

A. defeating the guardian - - too grand; belongs in the level

B. the heroic quest - - too grand; belongs in the level

c. the initiation - - definition: the action of beginning something, so this is possible

d. the hero's reluctance - - the hero isn't reluctant to begin the level; belongs somewhere else (most likely not in the level)

The only possible answer choice would be:

Answer Choice C