Question 1

After Semelê's destruction, Zeus sewed the fetus of Dionysus _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  into his own thigh 
B)  into his own head 
C)  into the soil of Mt. Ida 
D)  into a vineyard near Mt. Olympus 
A)  into his own thigh 
B)  into his own head 
C)  into the soil of Mt. Ida 
D)  into a vineyard near Mt. Olympus A

Question 2

In the Homeric Hymn to Dionysus, the sailors who leapt overboard to escape a transformed Dionysus were turned into _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  stingrays 
B)  lampreys 
C)  sharks 
D)  dolphins 
A)  stingrays 
B)  lampreys 
C)  sharks 
D)  dolphins D

Question 3

Ino's name was changed to _______ when she was transformed into a sea-deity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Neomeris 
B)  Nausithoê 
C)  Scylla 
D)  Leucothea 
A)  Neomeris 
B)  Nausithoê 
C)  Scylla 
D)  Leucothea D

Question 4

According to some writers, Dionysus displaced which divinity to become one of the twelve Olympians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ares 
B)  Isis 
C)  Hebê 
D)  Hestia 
A)  Ares 
B)  Isis 
C)  Hebê 
D)  Hestia

Question 5

A possessed Agavê at first proudly believes that the head of her son Pentheus is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the head of a mountain lion 
B)  a newborn lamb 
C)  the head of Tiresias 
D)  a giant grape 
A)  the head of a mountain lion 
B)  a newborn lamb 
C)  the head of Tiresias 
D)  a giant grape

Question 6

Which of the following are among the tales told about Lycurgus?

Accepted Answer

A)  He went mad and attempted to rape his own mother 
B)  He killed a group of satyrs and maenads and planted their corpses in a vineyard 
C)  He thought his son was an ivy plant and pruned off his legs with an ax 
D)  He frightened Dionysus, who fled into the sea, where Thetis comforted him 
A)  He went mad and attempted to rape his own mother 
B)  He killed a group of satyrs and maenads and planted their corpses in a vineyard 
C)  He thought his son was an ivy plant and pruned off his legs with an ax 
D)  He frightened Dionysus, who fled into the sea, where Thetis comforted him

Question 7

Who are represented here?

Accepted Answer

A)  Semelê and Zeus 
B)  Ariadnê and Pan 
C)  A maenad and a satyr 
D)  Artemis and Pan 
A)  Semelê and Zeus 
B)  Ariadnê and Pan 
C)  A maenad and a satyr 
D)  Artemis and Pan

Question 8

What disguise did Hera assume when she tricked Semelê?

Accepted Answer

A)  An old woman 
B)  Semelê's closest friend 
C)  Aphrodite 
D)  Semelê's sister Ino 
A)  An old woman 
B)  Semelê's closest friend 
C)  Aphrodite 
D)  Semelê's sister Ino

Question 9

What is the name of the staff crowned with a pinecone or a bunch of leaves, and carried by maenads?

Accepted Answer

A)  thyrsus 
B)  thyiasos 
C)  amorgos 
D)  amyntas 
A)  thyrsus 
B)  thyiasos 
C)  amorgos 
D)  amyntas

Question 10

In his eastern wanderings, Dionysus met which goddess, who cured him and from whom he acquired his long robes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Selenê 
B)  Cybelê 
C)  Isis 
D)  Inanna 
A)  Selenê 
B)  Cybelê 
C)  Isis 
D)  Inanna

Question 11

Before he took his place on Mt. Olympus, Dionysus _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  freed the Hecatonchires 
B)  challenged Apollo for the right to give oracles at Delphi 
C)  brought Semelê back from the house of Hades 
D)  created the elephant 
A)  freed the Hecatonchires 
B)  challenged Apollo for the right to give oracles at Delphi 
C)  brought Semelê back from the house of Hades 
D)  created the elephant

Question 12

Dramatic performances were held in Athens at the Theater of Dionysus during what religious festival?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Panathenaea 
B)  The Anthesteria 
C)  The City Dionysia 
D)  The Amphidromia 
A)  The Panathenaea 
B)  The Anthesteria 
C)  The City Dionysia 
D)  The Amphidromia

Question 13

Dionysus eventually turned the Minyads into _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  cats 
B)  bats 
C)  rats 
D)  hats 
A)  cats 
B)  bats 
C)  rats 
D)  hats

Question 14

Our word "enthusiasm" comes from the Greek word enthousiasmos, which means "_______."

Accepted Answer

A)  being filled with the god 
B)  standing outside oneself 
C)  rejoicing in the dance 
D)  leading the sacred followers 
A)  being filled with the god 
B)  standing outside oneself 
C)  rejoicing in the dance 
D)  leading the sacred followers

Question 15

Which of the following are emblems of Dionysus or associated with his presence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Swans and geese 
B)  The phallus 
C)  The horns of a bull 
D)  Thick, luscious ivy 
A)  Swans and geese 
B)  The phallus 
C)  The horns of a bull 
D)  Thick, luscious ivy

Question 16

Dionysus is associated with goats and big cats like lions and panthers, and also with _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  butterflies 
B)  bulls 
C)  doves 
D)  turtles 
A)  butterflies 
B)  bulls 
C)  doves 
D)  turtles

Question 17

What did King Midas ask for when Dionysus granted him a wish?

Accepted Answer

A)  That he live for seven generation of men 
B)  To be transformed into a bear 
C)  One of the Graces to be his wife 
D)  That everything he touched be turned to gold 
A)  That he live for seven generation of men 
B)  To be transformed into a bear 
C)  One of the Graces to be his wife 
D)  That everything he touched be turned to gold

Question 18

Which two terms are associated with the tearing apart of a wild animal and eating its raw flesh?

Accepted Answer

A)  polypragmosynê 
B)  sparagmos 
C)  zylotypia 
D)  ômophagia 
A)  polypragmosynê 
B)  sparagmos 
C)  zylotypia 
D)  ômophagia

Question 19

Semelê's sisters angered Dionysus by telling what lie about Semelê?

Accepted Answer

A)  That Semelê was illegitimate, and not really Cadmus' daughter 
B)  That Semelê killed herself 
C)  That Semelê's lover was a mortal and she was destroyed for lying about being Zeus' lover 
D)  That Semelê faked her death and had run away with her mortal lover 
A)  That Semelê was illegitimate, and not really Cadmus' daughter 
B)  That Semelê killed herself 
C)  That Semelê's lover was a mortal and she was destroyed for lying about being Zeus' lover 
D)  That Semelê faked her death and had run away with her mortal lover

Question 20

Which names and words associated with Dionysus are of Eastern origin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bacchus 
B)  Semelê 
C)  Thyrsus 
D)  Leucothea 
A)  Bacchus 
B)  Semelê 
C)  Thyrsus 
D)  Leucothea

Exam 11: Myths of Fertility II: Dionysus

After Semelê's destruction, Zeus sewed the fetus of Dionysus _______.

In the Homeric Hymn to Dionysus, the sailors who leapt overboard to escape a transformed Dionysus were turned into _______.

Ino's name was changed to _______ when she was transformed into a sea-deity.

According to some writers, Dionysus displaced which divinity to become one of the twelve Olympians?

A possessed Agavê at first proudly believes that the head of her son Pentheus is _______.

Which of the following are among the tales told about Lycurgus?

Who are represented here?

What disguise did Hera assume when she tricked Semelê?

What is the name of the staff crowned with a pinecone or a bunch of leaves, and carried by maenads?

In his eastern wanderings, Dionysus met which goddess, who cured him and from whom he acquired his long robes?

Before he took his place on Mt. Olympus, Dionysus _______.

Dramatic performances were held in Athens at the Theater of Dionysus during what religious festival?

Dionysus eventually turned the Minyads into _______.

Our word "enthusiasm" comes from the Greek word enthousiasmos, which means "_______."

Which of the following are emblems of Dionysus or associated with his presence?

Dionysus is associated with goats and big cats like lions and panthers, and also with _______.

What did King Midas ask for when Dionysus granted him a wish?

Which two terms are associated with the tearing apart of a wild animal and eating its raw flesh?

Semelê's sisters angered Dionysus by telling what lie about Semelê?

Which names and words associated with Dionysus are of Eastern origin?

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