Question 1

In Greek art, which of the following came to symbolize the struggle between civilization and barbarism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bellerophon 
B)  Theseus' last stand on Scyros 
C)  The Centauromachy 
D)  The Amazonomachy 
A)  Bellerophon 
B)  Theseus' last stand on Scyros 
C)  The Centauromachy 
D)  The Amazonomachy C,D

Question 2

_______ is instrumental in Bellerophon's victory over the Chimera, and also figures in his death.

Accepted Answer

A)  Theseus 
B)  Pegasus 
C)  Chiron the Centaur 
D)  Medusa 
A)  Theseus 
B)  Pegasus 
C)  Chiron the Centaur 
D)  Medusa B

Question 3

Theseus and Pirithoüs became friends when _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pirithoüs came to Athens looking for purification 
B)  Pirithoüs saved Theseus' life in Thebes 
C)  they fought the Centaurs together 
D)  Theseus caught Pirithoüs raiding his cattle 
A)  Pirithoüs came to Athens looking for purification 
B)  Pirithoüs saved Theseus' life in Thebes 
C)  they fought the Centaurs together 
D)  Theseus caught Pirithoüs raiding his cattle D

Question 4

Theseus is shown here defeating which of the six infamous bandits and killers who plagued the road from Troezen to Athens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sciron 
B)  Sinis 
C)  Procrustes 
D)  Periphetes 
A)  Sciron 
B)  Sinis 
C)  Procrustes 
D)  Periphetes

Question 5

Sciron killed his victims by making them _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  drink his poisoned wine 
B)  wrestle him 
C)  wash his feet 
D)  fit, one way or another, on one of his two beds 
A)  drink his poisoned wine 
B)  wrestle him 
C)  wash his feet 
D)  fit, one way or another, on one of his two beds

Question 6

The popularization of the legends of Theseus in Athens took place under which of the following Athenian politicians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pisistratus 
B)  Solon 
C)  Clisthenes 
D)  Cimon 
A)  Pisistratus 
B)  Solon 
C)  Clisthenes 
D)  Cimon

Question 7

In particular, many additions made to the legends of Theseus were made in the _______ in Athens.

Accepted Answer

A)  second century AD 
B)  sixth and fifth centuries BC 
C)  first centuries BC and AD 
D)  ninth century BC 
A)  second century AD 
B)  sixth and fifth centuries BC 
C)  first centuries BC and AD 
D)  ninth century BC

Question 8

What two tokens does Aegeus leave with Aethra?

Accepted Answer

A)  A cloak 
B)  A pair of sandals 
C)  A sword 
D)  A ring 
A)  A cloak 
B)  A pair of sandals 
C)  A sword 
D)  A ring

Question 9

Aegeus went to the Delphic Oracle to learn _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  whether he should marry Medea 
B)  how he could beget an heir 
C)  why Athens was suffering from drought 
D)  who had tried to kill him during a religious festival 
A)  whether he should marry Medea 
B)  how he could beget an heir 
C)  why Athens was suffering from drought 
D)  who had tried to kill him during a religious festival

Question 10

What is Phaedra's secret?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is passionately in love with Hippolytus 
B)  She is pregnant with Hippolytus' child 
C)  She is a sworn ally of Medea 
D)  She is a sea-goddess disguised as a mortal 
A)  She is passionately in love with Hippolytus 
B)  She is pregnant with Hippolytus' child 
C)  She is a sworn ally of Medea 
D)  She is a sea-goddess disguised as a mortal

Question 11

Which of the following are among Theseus' achievements when he was king of Athens?

Accepted Answer

A)  He began work on the Parthenon, on the Acropolis 
B)  He created a synoecism of the demes of Atticax 
C)  He instituted the Panathenaic festival 
D)  He founded the popular assembly 
A)  He began work on the Parthenon, on the Acropolis 
B)  He created a synoecism of the demes of Atticax 
C)  He instituted the Panathenaic festival 
D)  He founded the popular assembly

Question 12

With Yahweh's help, _______ survives the scheming of Potiphar's wife.

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham 
B)  Isaac 
C)  Jacob 
D)  Joseph 
A)  Abraham 
B)  Isaac 
C)  Jacob 
D)  Joseph

Question 13

How did Medea plan to kill Theseus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bribing Theseus' servant to kill him in his sleep 
B)  A magic spell 
C)  Ambush 
D)  Poison 
A)  Bribing Theseus' servant to kill him in his sleep 
B)  A magic spell 
C)  Ambush 
D)  Poison

Question 14

In the iconography of Greek myth, snakes often symbolized which two things?

Accepted Answer

A)  Origin from the earth 
B)  Impending war 
C)  Drought 
D)  The phallus 
A)  Origin from the earth 
B)  Impending war 
C)  Drought 
D)  The phallus

Question 15

How does Tereus ensure Procnê's silence after he rapes her?

Accepted Answer

A)  He cuts out her tongue 
B)  He buries her alive 
C)  He gives her to pirates 
D)  He sends her off with a delegation of Amazons 
A)  He cuts out her tongue 
B)  He buries her alive 
C)  He gives her to pirates 
D)  He sends her off with a delegation of Amazons

Question 16

Which of the following are the daughters of Cecrops?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aglaurus 
B)  Philomela 
C)  Hersê 
D)  Pandrosus 
A)  Aglaurus 
B)  Philomela 
C)  Hersê 
D)  Pandrosus

Question 17

How does Hippolytus die?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theseus slays him in a trial by combat 
B)  He is shut inside a tomb and starves to death 
C)  He is dragged to death by his own horses 
D)  He is killed by the Bull of Marathon 
A)  Theseus slays him in a trial by combat 
B)  He is shut inside a tomb and starves to death 
C)  He is dragged to death by his own horses 
D)  He is killed by the Bull of Marathon

Question 18

Who are the parents of Hippolytus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aegeus and Medea 
B)  Aegeus and Aphrodite 
C)  Theseus and Phaedra 
D)  Theseus and Antiope 
A)  Aegeus and Medea 
B)  Aegeus and Aphrodite 
C)  Theseus and Phaedra 
D)  Theseus and Antiope

Question 19

Whom did Pandion (the first) summon to Athens for assistance in Athens' war with Thebes, and then reward with marriage to his daughter Procnê?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phaëthon 
B)  Erysichthon 
C)  Tereusx 
D)  Boreas 
A)  Phaëthon 
B)  Erysichthon 
C)  Tereusx 
D)  Boreas

Question 20

Which of the following are features of the Amazons?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were said to cut off the right breasts of young girls 
B)  They lived somewhere in a hidden forest in the Peloponnesus 
C)  They followed Artemis 
D)  They tolerated men only as slaves 
A)  They were said to cut off the right breasts of young girls 
B)  They lived somewhere in a hidden forest in the Peloponnesus 
C)  They followed Artemis 
D)  They tolerated men only as slaves

Exam 16: Theseus and the Myths of Athens

In Greek art, which of the following came to symbolize the struggle between civilization and barbarism?

_______ is instrumental in Bellerophon's victory over the Chimera, and also figures in his death.

Theseus and Pirithoüs became friends when _______.

Theseus is shown here defeating which of the six infamous bandits and killers who plagued the road from Troezen to Athens?

Sciron killed his victims by making them _______.

The popularization of the legends of Theseus in Athens took place under which of the following Athenian politicians?

In particular, many additions made to the legends of Theseus were made in the _______ in Athens.

What two tokens does Aegeus leave with Aethra?

Aegeus went to the Delphic Oracle to learn _______.

What is Phaedra's secret?

Which of the following are among Theseus' achievements when he was king of Athens?

With Yahweh's help, _______ survives the scheming of Potiphar's wife.

How did Medea plan to kill Theseus?

In the iconography of Greek myth, snakes often symbolized which two things?

How does Tereus ensure Procnê's silence after he rapes her?

Which of the following are the daughters of Cecrops?

How does Hippolytus die?

Who are the parents of Hippolytus?

Whom did Pandion (the first) summon to Athens for assistance in Athens' war with Thebes, and then reward with marriage to his daughter Procnê?

Which of the following are features of the Amazons?

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