Question 1

How did Andromeda's perilous situation come about?

Accepted Answer

A)  The oracle at Delphi commanded that she be sacrificed to save Ethiopia 
B)  Her name was drawn in the yearly lottery to see who would be sacrificed 
C)  Her mother boasted that she was more beautiful than the Nerieds 
D)  She was mistaken for her identical sister 
A)  The oracle at Delphi commanded that she be sacrificed to save Ethiopia 
B)  Her name was drawn in the yearly lottery to see who would be sacrificed 
C)  Her mother boasted that she was more beautiful than the Nerieds 
D)  She was mistaken for her identical sister C

Question 2

Which couple was the only exception to the vengeance of the Danaïds, the rest of whom all killed their husbands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iolê and Lichas 
B)  Amymonê and Cepheus 
C)  Epaphus and Memphis 
D)  Hypermnestra and Lynceus 
A)  Iolê and Lichas 
B)  Amymonê and Cepheus 
C)  Epaphus and Memphis 
D)  Hypermnestra and Lynceus D

Question 3

Dictys' home island is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Seriphos 
B)  Crete 
C)  Ios 
D)  Milos 
A)  Seriphos 
B)  Crete 
C)  Ios 
D)  Milos A

Question 4

Which three figures are represented here?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hermes 
B)  Io 
C)  Argus 
D)  Perseus 
A)  Hermes 
B)  Io 
C)  Argus 
D)  Perseus

Question 5

Which of the following are important mythological and historical sites in the Argive plain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thebes 
B)  Pella 
C)  Tiryns 
D)  Mycenae 
A)  Thebes 
B)  Pella 
C)  Tiryns 
D)  Mycenae

Question 6

Which of the following special objects does Perseus receive from the nymphs?

Accepted Answer

A)  A whip 
B)  A special leather pouch 
C)  Winged sandals 
D)  The cap of Hades 
A)  A whip 
B)  A special leather pouch 
C)  Winged sandals 
D)  The cap of Hades

Question 7

One explanation for the myth of the Danaïds is that it was etiological to explain the origin of the great swamps in _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tiryns 
B)  Orchomenus 
C)  Lerna 
D)  Nauplion 
A)  Tiryns 
B)  Orchomenus 
C)  Lerna 
D)  Nauplion

Question 8

The Gorgon's head is often used as an _______ ("turning away") device.

Accepted Answer

A)  apophlegmatic 
B)  apothegmatic 
C)  apothecaric 
D)  apotropaic 
A)  apophlegmatic 
B)  apothegmatic 
C)  apothecaric 
D)  apotropaic

Question 9

Who is the ancestor of the three great dynasties of Argos, Thebes, and Crete?

Accepted Answer

A)  Io 
B)  Perseus 
C)  Agamemnon 
D)  Heracles 
A)  Io 
B)  Perseus 
C)  Agamemnon 
D)  Heracles

Question 10

Whom did Io encounter as she wandered into the Caucasus Mountains?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prometheus 
B)  Zeus 
C)  Odysseus 
D)  The Gorgons 
A)  Prometheus 
B)  Zeus 
C)  Odysseus 
D)  The Gorgons

Question 11

How does Acrisius dispose of Danaë and Perseus when he finds out about the birth of Perseus?

Accepted Answer

A)  He orders them tied to a stake deep in a mountain cave 
B)  He sells them into slavery 
C)  He imprisons them inside an underground chamber of bronze 
D)  He puts them in a wooden box, and casts the box into the sea 
A)  He orders them tied to a stake deep in a mountain cave 
B)  He sells them into slavery 
C)  He imprisons them inside an underground chamber of bronze 
D)  He puts them in a wooden box, and casts the box into the sea

Question 12

Homer regularly calls Hera boôpis, or "_______."

Accepted Answer

A)  pale-armed 
B)  cow-eyed 
C)  queenly 
D)  vengeful 
A)  pale-armed 
B)  cow-eyed 
C)  queenly 
D)  vengeful

Question 13

Which of the following elements do the stories of Gilgamesh and Perseus have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  The hero performs impossible labors thanks to magical aids and the favor of the gods 
B)  The hero has a close male buddy and violates a taboo 
C)  The hero is partly divine 
D)  The hero returns home and is rewarded 
A)  The hero performs impossible labors thanks to magical aids and the favor of the gods 
B)  The hero has a close male buddy and violates a taboo 
C)  The hero is partly divine 
D)  The hero returns home and is rewarded

Question 14

Who are the two sons of Abas who hated each other so much that they even quarreled in the womb?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perses 
B)  Acrisius 
C)  Proetus 
D)  Belus 
A)  Perses 
B)  Acrisius 
C)  Proetus 
D)  Belus

Question 15

The straits that divide Europe from Asia, and site of the city later named Byzantium, Constantinople, and Istanbul are still called the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bosporus 
B)  Pillars of Heracles 
C)  Dardanelles 
D)  Hormuz 
A)  Bosporus 
B)  Pillars of Heracles 
C)  Dardanelles 
D)  Hormuz

Question 16

Who is Dictys' brother?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phineus 
B)  Polydectes 
C)  Ceto 
D)  Cepheus 
A)  Phineus 
B)  Polydectes 
C)  Ceto 
D)  Cepheus

Question 17

What is the name of the major river in the Argive plain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peneus 
B)  Alpheius 
C)  Inachus 
D)  Scamander 
A)  Peneus 
B)  Alpheius 
C)  Inachus 
D)  Scamander

Question 18

Zeus changes Io into a _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  rabbit 
B)  gadfly 
C)  cow 
D)  cloud 
A)  rabbit 
B)  gadfly 
C)  cow 
D)  cloud

Question 19

Which of the following are aspects of the Gorgons in classical art?

Accepted Answer

A)  Snakes for hair 
B)  Enormous tusks 
C)  The legs of a goat 
D)  Wide, staring eyes that turn anyone who sees them to stone 
A)  Snakes for hair 
B)  Enormous tusks 
C)  The legs of a goat 
D)  Wide, staring eyes that turn anyone who sees them to stone

Question 20

What becomes of the head of Medusa after Perseus gives it to Athena?

Accepted Answer

A)  Athena gives it to Hephaestus, who destroys it down in his forge 
B)  Athena buries it under the Caucasus Mountains 
C)  Athena wears it on her breastplate or shield 
D)  Athena gives it to Poseidon, who buries it beneath Atlantis 
A)  Athena gives it to Hephaestus, who destroys it down in his forge 
B)  Athena buries it under the Caucasus Mountains 
C)  Athena wears it on her breastplate or shield 
D)  Athena gives it to Poseidon, who buries it beneath Atlantis

Exam 14: Perseus and Myths of the Argive Plain

How did Andromeda's perilous situation come about?

Which couple was the only exception to the vengeance of the Danaïds, the rest of whom all killed their husbands?

Dictys' home island is _______.

Which three figures are represented here?

Which of the following are important mythological and historical sites in the Argive plain?

Which of the following special objects does Perseus receive from the nymphs?

One explanation for the myth of the Danaïds is that it was etiological to explain the origin of the great swamps in _______.

The Gorgon's head is often used as an _______ ("turning away") device.

Who is the ancestor of the three great dynasties of Argos, Thebes, and Crete?

Whom did Io encounter as she wandered into the Caucasus Mountains?

How does Acrisius dispose of Danaë and Perseus when he finds out about the birth of Perseus?

Homer regularly calls Hera boôpis, or "_______."

Which of the following elements do the stories of Gilgamesh and Perseus have in common?

Who are the two sons of Abas who hated each other so much that they even quarreled in the womb?

The straits that divide Europe from Asia, and site of the city later named Byzantium, Constantinople, and Istanbul are still called the _______.

Who is Dictys' brother?

What is the name of the major river in the Argive plain?

Zeus changes Io into a _______.

Which of the following are aspects of the Gorgons in classical art?

What becomes of the head of Medusa after Perseus gives it to Athena?

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The Cultural Context of Classical Myth

The Development of Classical Myth

The Rise of Zeus

Myths of Creation II: the Origins of Mortals

Myths of Zeus, His Wife Hera, and His Brothers Poseidon and Hades

Myths of the Great God Apollo

Myths of Hermes, Pan, Hephaestus, and Ares

Myths of the Female Deities Aphrodite, Artemis, and Athena

Myths of Fertility I: Demeter and Related Myths

Myths of Fertility II: Dionysus

Myths of Death: Encounters With the Underworld

Introduction to Heroic Myth: The Mesopotamian Legend of Gilgamesh

Heracles

Theseus and the Myths of Athens

The Myths of Crete

Oedipus and the Myths of Thebes

Jason and the Myths of Iolcus and Calydon

The Trojan War

The Fall of Troy and Its Aftermath

The Return of Odysseus

Legends of Aeneas

Legends of Early Rome

Theories of Myth Interpretation

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