Question 1

The Greek word daidalos means "_______."

Accepted Answer

A)  master builder 
B)  deceptive 
C)  mercenary 
D)  skillfully made 
A)  master builder 
B)  deceptive 
C)  mercenary 
D)  skillfully made D

Question 2

In 1992, to the amazement of the scholarly world, Minoan frescoes from about 1600 BC were found in _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerusalem 
B)  Athens 
C)  Normandy 
D)  the Nile delta 
A)  Jerusalem 
B)  Athens 
C)  Normandy 
D)  the Nile delta D

Question 3

Theseus abandons Ariadnê on which island?

Accepted Answer

A)  Samos 
B)  Thera 
C)  Naxos 
D)  Icaria 
A)  Samos 
B)  Thera 
C)  Naxos 
D)  Icaria C

Question 4

Which of the following are examples of the excessive sexuality that characterizes myths surrounding Crete and its royal family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ariadnê's willingness to betray her family and country 
B)  Scylla's treachery on behalf of Minos 
C)  Phaedra's lust for Hippolytus 
D)  Phoenix's eagerness to remain in Phoenicia rather than look for Europa 
A)  Ariadnê's willingness to betray her family and country 
B)  Scylla's treachery on behalf of Minos 
C)  Phaedra's lust for Hippolytus 
D)  Phoenix's eagerness to remain in Phoenicia rather than look for Europa

Question 5

Scholars once thought that an enormous volcanic explosion on the island of _______ caused the destruction of Minoan power around 1450 BC.

Accepted Answer

A)  Naxos 
B)  Crete 
C)  Thera 
D)  Aegina 
A)  Naxos 
B)  Crete 
C)  Thera 
D)  Aegina

Question 6

Most scholars agree that Bronze Age Cretans worshiped a mother-goddess represented as _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  an egg 
B)  a huntress holding wild animals 
C)  a bare-breasted woman holding serpents 
D)  a double-edged ax 
A)  an egg 
B)  a huntress holding wild animals 
C)  a bare-breasted woman holding serpents 
D)  a double-edged ax

Question 7

The archaeological record behind myths about Crete lay buried until the efforts of ______, starring in 1899.

Accepted Answer

A)  Arthur Evans 
B)  Heinrich Schliemann 
C)  Christos Doumas 
D)  John Chadwick 
A)  Arthur Evans 
B)  Heinrich Schliemann 
C)  Christos Doumas 
D)  John Chadwick

Question 8

Daedalus escaped from Crete and landed on Sicily, where _______, the king of Camicus gave him refuge.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cepheus 
B)  Catreus 
C)  Cilix 
D)  Cocalus 
A)  Cepheus 
B)  Catreus 
C)  Cilix 
D)  Cocalus

Question 9

Who is Daedalus' son?

Accepted Answer

A)  Icarus 
B)  Danaüs 
C)  Deucalion 
D)  Phoenix 
A)  Icarus 
B)  Danaüs 
C)  Deucalion 
D)  Phoenix

Question 10

Zeus fell in love with Europa and appeared to her in the form of a _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  satyr 
B)  cloud 
C)  swan 
D)  bull 
A)  satyr 
B)  cloud 
C)  swan 
D)  bull

Question 11

This acrobatic bull-leaping game is often represented in _______ art.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hittite 
B)  Minoan 
C)  Mycenaean 
D)  Roman 
A)  Hittite 
B)  Minoan 
C)  Mycenaean 
D)  Roman

Question 12

Who immediately fell in love with Theseus when he arrived on Crete?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scylla 
B)  Pasiphaë 
C)  Phaedra 
D)  Ariadnê 
A)  Scylla 
B)  Pasiphaë 
C)  Phaedra 
D)  Ariadnê

Question 13

What was the key to Nisus of Megara's invulnerability?

Accepted Answer

A)  A certain purple lock of hair on his head 
B)  A cloak given to him by Apollo 
C)  The gates of Megara remaining closed 
D)  A magic ring 
A)  A certain purple lock of hair on his head 
B)  A cloak given to him by Apollo 
C)  The gates of Megara remaining closed 
D)  A magic ring

Question 14

What is the name of the prison that Daedalus designs for the Minotaur?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Bronze Tower 
B)  The Labyrinth 
C)  The Enigma 
D)  Mallia 
A)  The Bronze Tower 
B)  The Labyrinth 
C)  The Enigma 
D)  Mallia

Question 15

Which Near Eastern god is, according to some scholars, associated with the myth of youths being fed to the Minotaur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anu 
B)  Tiamat 
C)  Baal 
D)  Enlil 
A)  Anu 
B)  Tiamat 
C)  Baal 
D)  Enlil

Question 16

On whom do we rely for most Cretan legends?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minoan scribes 
B)  Roman writers 
C)  Greek authors of the Classical period 
D)  Greek authors of the Hellenistic period 
A)  Minoan scribes 
B)  Roman writers 
C)  Greek authors of the Classical period 
D)  Greek authors of the Hellenistic period

Question 17

Which three scripts did Cretans use over the course of the Bronze Age for recording information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phoenician 
B)  Linear B 
C)  Linear A 
D)  Pictorial 
A)  Phoenician 
B)  Linear B 
C)  Linear A 
D)  Pictorial

Question 18

Which fifth-century BC Athenian historian was a pioneer in efforts to distinguish myth from history?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tacitus 
B)  Thucydides 
C)  Herodotus 
D)  Hipponax 
A)  Tacitus 
B)  Thucydides 
C)  Herodotus 
D)  Hipponax

Question 19

Why did Daedalus kill his nephew Perdix?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because Perdix had seduced Daedalus' wife 
B)  Because Perdix had tried to take credit for several of Daedalus' inventions 
C)  Because Daedalus was jealous that Perdix invented the saw 
D)  Because Daedalus suspected him of trying to betray Athens to the Megarians 
A)  Because Perdix had seduced Daedalus' wife 
B)  Because Perdix had tried to take credit for several of Daedalus' inventions 
C)  Because Daedalus was jealous that Perdix invented the saw 
D)  Because Daedalus suspected him of trying to betray Athens to the Megarians

Question 20

Whom did Zeus give Europa for protection on the island of Crete?

Accepted Answer

A)  Talus 
B)  The Minotaur 
C)  Scylla 
D)  The Harpies 
A)  Talus 
B)  The Minotaur 
C)  Scylla 
D)  The Harpies

Exam 17: The Myths of Crete

The Greek word daidalos means "_______."

In 1992, to the amazement of the scholarly world, Minoan frescoes from about 1600 BC were found in _______.

Theseus abandons Ariadnê on which island?

Which of the following are examples of the excessive sexuality that characterizes myths surrounding Crete and its royal family?

Scholars once thought that an enormous volcanic explosion on the island of _______ caused the destruction of Minoan power around 1450 BC.

Most scholars agree that Bronze Age Cretans worshiped a mother-goddess represented as _______.

The archaeological record behind myths about Crete lay buried until the efforts of ______, starring in 1899.

Daedalus escaped from Crete and landed on Sicily, where _______, the king of Camicus gave him refuge.

Who is Daedalus' son?

Zeus fell in love with Europa and appeared to her in the form of a _______.

This acrobatic bull-leaping game is often represented in _______ art.

Who immediately fell in love with Theseus when he arrived on Crete?

What was the key to Nisus of Megara's invulnerability?

What is the name of the prison that Daedalus designs for the Minotaur?

Which Near Eastern god is, according to some scholars, associated with the myth of youths being fed to the Minotaur?

On whom do we rely for most Cretan legends?

Which three scripts did Cretans use over the course of the Bronze Age for recording information?

Which fifth-century BC Athenian historian was a pioneer in efforts to distinguish myth from history?

Why did Daedalus kill his nephew Perdix?

Whom did Zeus give Europa for protection on the island of Crete?

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