Question 1

Except during public festivals, ritual was the exclusive prerogative of priests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

We have only one complete version of the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Mani was obsessed with which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Origin of evil 
B)  Origin of love 
C)  Origin of free will 
D)  Question of eternity 
E)  Question of determinism 
A)  Origin of evil 
B)  Origin of love 
C)  Origin of free will 
D)  Question of eternity 
E)  Question of determinism

Question 4

What duties did the six Vestals (Roman priestesses) perform for the survival of the city?

Accepted Answer

The six Vestals performed the following

Question 5

Approximately, how many statues, images and votive offerings where held in the temples across the Roman Empire of antiquity?

Accepted Answer

A)  500,000 
B)  Several million 
C)  Between 200,000 to 300,000 
D)  Between 500,000 to one million 
E)  Million 
A)  500,000 
B)  Several million 
C)  Between 200,000 to 300,000 
D)  Between 500,000 to one million 
E)  Million

Question 6

The Ludlul Bel Nemeqi ("I Will Praise the Lord of Wisdom") portrays Marduk simultaneously as which of the following two options?

Accepted Answer

A)  wrathful and merciful 
B)  absent and present 
C)  one and many 
D)  revealed and hidden 
E)  spirt and matter 
A)  wrathful and merciful 
B)  absent and present 
C)  one and many 
D)  revealed and hidden 
E)  spirt and matter

Question 7

Which of the following strongly characterized the religious character of antiquity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monotheism 
B)  Hedonism 
C)  Divine absence 
D)  Divine omnipresence 
E)  Scripturalism 
A)  Monotheism 
B)  Hedonism 
C)  Divine absence 
D)  Divine omnipresence 
E)  Scripturalism

Question 8

Greek temples were based on which of the following models?

Accepted Answer

A)  Babylonian 
B)  Assyrian 
C)  Roman 
D)  Mesopotamian 
E)  Egyptian 
A)  Babylonian 
B)  Assyrian 
C)  Roman 
D)  Mesopotamian 
E)  Egyptian

Question 9

What tradition is perceived to be equated with "antiquity"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early Christian tradition 
B)  Greco-Roman pre-Christian tradition 
C)  Greek, Latin and Christian traditions 
D)  Rabbinic and Christian traditions 
E)  Hellenistic and Christian traditions 
A)  Early Christian tradition 
B)  Greco-Roman pre-Christian tradition 
C)  Greek, Latin and Christian traditions 
D)  Rabbinic and Christian traditions 
E)  Hellenistic and Christian traditions

Question 10

Most religious traditions of antiquity recognized hundreds of gods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Egyptian ruler Akhenaten is most widely known for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  reviving traditional religions 
B)  spreading traditional religions 
C)  preserving traditional religions 
D)  overturning traditional religions 
E)  amplifying traditional religions 
A)  reviving traditional religions 
B)  spreading traditional religions 
C)  preserving traditional religions 
D)  overturning traditional religions 
E)  amplifying traditional religions

Question 12

Which goddess gave birth to a brood of sea monsters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tiamat 
B)  Hathor 
C)  Isis 
D)  Bat 
E)  Anat 
A)  Tiamat 
B)  Hathor 
C)  Isis 
D)  Bat 
E)  Anat

Question 13

What title was given to the priests sponsored by the Arsacid royal family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Magus 
B)  Asha 
C)  Lama 
D)  Rector 
E)  Curate 
A)  Magus 
B)  Asha 
C)  Lama 
D)  Rector 
E)  Curate

Question 14

What are the two terms that identify the broad region associated with religions of antiquity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fertile Crescent and ancient Near East 
B)  Roman Empire and Middle East 
C)  North Africa and Middle East 
D)  Fertile Crescent and Europe 
E)  Europe and ancient Near East 
A)  Fertile Crescent and ancient Near East 
B)  Roman Empire and Middle East 
C)  North Africa and Middle East 
D)  Fertile Crescent and Europe 
E)  Europe and ancient Near East

Question 15

When did Zoroastrianism suffer a major blow?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the first century CE when Christianity made inroads into Persia 
B)  In the fourth century BCE during the reign of Alexander the Great 
C)  In the seventh century when the Sasanian ruler surrendered to Arab Muslims 
D)  In the first century BCE when the Sasanian ruler was defeated by Augustus 
E)  In the third century CE when Mani's teachings supplanted Zoroastrianism 
A)  In the first century CE when Christianity made inroads into Persia 
B)  In the fourth century BCE during the reign of Alexander the Great 
C)  In the seventh century when the Sasanian ruler surrendered to Arab Muslims 
D)  In the first century BCE when the Sasanian ruler was defeated by Augustus 
E)  In the third century CE when Mani's teachings supplanted Zoroastrianism

Question 16

What type of writing is the Enuma Elish?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greek epic hero narratives 
B)  Roman sacred poetry 
C)  Babylonian creation epic 
D)  Near eastern apocalyptic literature 
E)  Mystery cult literature 
A)  Greek epic hero narratives 
B)  Roman sacred poetry 
C)  Babylonian creation epic 
D)  Near eastern apocalyptic literature 
E)  Mystery cult literature

Question 17

Who is the author of the Iliad and what is the general content and purpose of this epic?

Accepted Answer

In the eighth-century BCE, Homer compose

Question 18

What was another name for Enuma Elish?

Accepted Answer

A)  Epic of Origins 
B)  Epic of Beginnings 
C)  Epic of Construction 
D)  Epic of Creation 
E)  Epic of the Cycles of Birth 
A)  Epic of Origins 
B)  Epic of Beginnings 
C)  Epic of Construction 
D)  Epic of Creation 
E)  Epic of the Cycles of Birth

Question 19

What is the Denkard?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evil demons in the Zoroastrian tradition 
B)  Zoroastrian concept that means holiness 
C)  Influential Zoroastrian priest 
D)  A later Zoroastrian literary work 
E)  The oldest biography of Zoroaster 
A)  Evil demons in the Zoroastrian tradition 
B)  Zoroastrian concept that means holiness 
C)  Influential Zoroastrian priest 
D)  A later Zoroastrian literary work 
E)  The oldest biography of Zoroaster

Question 20

Xenophanes was a major proponent of an anthropomorphic view of the divine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Except during public festivals, ritual was the exclusive prerogative of priests.

We have only one complete version of the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Mani was obsessed with which of the following concepts?

What duties did the six Vestals (Roman priestesses) perform for the survival of the city?

Approximately, how many statues, images and votive offerings where held in the temples across the Roman Empire of antiquity?

The Ludlul Bel Nemeqi ("I Will Praise the Lord of Wisdom") portrays Marduk simultaneously as which of the following two options?

Which of the following strongly characterized the religious character of antiquity?

Greek temples were based on which of the following models?

What tradition is perceived to be equated with "antiquity"?

Most religious traditions of antiquity recognized hundreds of gods.

The Egyptian ruler Akhenaten is most widely known for which of the following?

Which goddess gave birth to a brood of sea monsters?

What title was given to the priests sponsored by the Arsacid royal family?

What are the two terms that identify the broad region associated with religions of antiquity?

When did Zoroastrianism suffer a major blow?

What type of writing is the Enuma Elish?

Who is the author of the Iliad and what is the general content and purpose of this epic?

What was another name for Enuma Elish?

What is the Denkard?

Xenophanes was a major proponent of an anthropomorphic view of the divine.

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Exam 3: Religions of Late Antiquity

Except during public festivals, ritual was the exclusive prerogative of priests.

We have only one complete version of the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Mani was obsessed with which of the following concepts?

What duties did the six Vestals (Roman priestesses) perform for the survival of the city?

Approximately, how many statues, images and votive offerings where held in the temples across the Roman Empire of antiquity?

The Ludlul Bel Nemeqi ("I Will Praise the Lord of Wisdom") portrays Marduk simultaneously as which of the following two options?

Which of the following strongly characterized the religious character of antiquity?

Greek temples were based on which of the following models?

What tradition is perceived to be equated with "antiquity"?

Most religious traditions of antiquity recognized hundreds of gods.

The Egyptian ruler Akhenaten is most widely known for which of the following?

Which goddess gave birth to a brood of sea monsters?

What title was given to the priests sponsored by the Arsacid royal family?

What are the two terms that identify the broad region associated with religions of antiquity?

When did Zoroastrianism suffer a major blow?

What type of writing is the Enuma Elish?

Who is the author of the Iliad and what is the general content and purpose of this epic?

What was another name for Enuma Elish?

What is the Denkard?

Xenophanes was a major proponent of an anthropomorphic view of the divine.

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Indigenous Traditions

Jewish Traditions

Christian Traditions

Muslim Traditions

Hindu Traditions

Sikh Traditions

Jaina Traditions

Buddhist Traditions

Chinese and Korean Traditions

Japanese Traditions

New Religions and Movements

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