Question 1

Cosmogony is, for Hesiod, the same as _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  theogony 
B)  hamartia 
C)  endogamy 
D)  anthropophagy 
A)  theogony 
B)  hamartia 
C)  endogamy 
D)  anthropophagy A

Question 2

Who is the father of the ill-fated Phaëthon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cronus 
B)  Helius 
C)  Zeus 
D)  Endymion 
A)  Cronus 
B)  Helius 
C)  Zeus 
D)  Endymion B

Question 3

This sculpture group from the Great Altar at Pergamum depicts the Greek gods fighting against _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gorgons 
B)  the Titans 
C)  Typhoeus 
D)  Giants 
A)  Gorgons 
B)  the Titans 
C)  Typhoeus 
D)  Giants D

Question 4

Zeus finally buries Typhoeus beneath _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tartarus 
B)  Mt. Etna in Sicily 
C)  Mt. Olympus 
D)  the future site of Sparta 
A)  Tartarus 
B)  Mt. Etna in Sicily 
C)  Mt. Olympus 
D)  the future site of Sparta

Question 5

The stupendous battle between the Titans and the Olympians is known as the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  War of the Powers 
B)  Gigantomachy 
C)  Theopolemos 
D)  Titanomachy 
A)  War of the Powers 
B)  Gigantomachy 
C)  Theopolemos 
D)  Titanomachy

Question 6

Which of the following are Earth's most important offspring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hecatonchires 
B)  Cyclopes 
C)  Titans 
D)  Erinyes 
A)  Hecatonchires 
B)  Cyclopes 
C)  Titans 
D)  Erinyes

Question 7

Which of the following is the many-headed hound who guards the gates of Hades' realm?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chimera 
B)  Cerberus 
C)  Geryon 
D)  Sphinx 
A)  Chimera 
B)  Cerberus 
C)  Geryon 
D)  Sphinx

Question 8

Mesopotamian and Greek myths have which of the following elements in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clever sons who are defeated by their fathers in an initial round of conflict 
B)  A storm-god triumphs and is made king 
C)  The overcoming of terrible monsters 
D)  A first generation of gods made up of primal pairs 
A)  Clever sons who are defeated by their fathers in an initial round of conflict 
B)  A storm-god triumphs and is made king 
C)  The overcoming of terrible monsters 
D)  A first generation of gods made up of primal pairs

Question 9

Which of the following were born from the drops of blood that fell from the severed genitals of Uranus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erinyes 
B)  Cyclopes 
C)  Titans 
D)  Giants 
A)  Erinyes 
B)  Cyclopes 
C)  Titans 
D)  Giants

Question 10

What do the Hecatonchires eat and drink to help them regain their strength and fight alongside Zeus and the Olympians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Omphalos and nectar 
B)  Nectar and ambrosia 
C)  Ambrosia and omphalos 
D)  Nectar and aphrodisiac 
A)  Omphalos and nectar 
B)  Nectar and ambrosia 
C)  Ambrosia and omphalos 
D)  Nectar and aphrodisiac

Question 11

Which of the following words derive their form from Typhoeus?

Accepted Answer

A)  typhoon 
B)  typhoid 
C)  typhus 
D)  type 
A)  typhoon 
B)  typhoid 
C)  typhus 
D)  type

Question 12

When Marduk returns home victorious over Tiamat, he delivers the _______ to Anu and presents his captives before the gods.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tablet of Destiny 
B)  Fruit of Life 
C)  Primordial Snake 
D)  Ark of the Covenant 
A)  Tablet of Destiny 
B)  Fruit of Life 
C)  Primordial Snake 
D)  Ark of the Covenant

Question 13

Which of the following means "sexual love" or "attraction," and is the source of motion that brings sexual beings together to produce offspring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erebus 
B)  Agathos 
C)  Eros 
D)  Tartarus 
A)  Erebus 
B)  Agathos 
C)  Eros 
D)  Tartarus

Question 14

The Greeks changed the sex of the _______ from male to female, added wings, and explained the name as meaning "strangler."

Accepted Answer

A)  Sphinx 
B)  Gorgon 
C)  Chimera 
D)  Pegasus 
A)  Sphinx 
B)  Gorgon 
C)  Chimera 
D)  Pegasus

Question 15

Who is born, fully formed and fully armed, from out of Zeus's head?

Accepted Answer

A)  Athena 
B)  Apollo 
C)  Artemis 
D)  Ares 
A)  Athena 
B)  Apollo 
C)  Artemis 
D)  Ares

Question 16

Who are the parents of Zeus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theia and Oceanus 
B)  Cronus and Rhea 
C)  Gaea and Uranus 
D)  Iapetus and Clymene 
A)  Theia and Oceanus 
B)  Cronus and Rhea 
C)  Gaea and Uranus 
D)  Iapetus and Clymene

Question 17

Which of the following are the clever smiths of the gods, and make Zeus's lightning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cyclopes 
B)  Hecatonchires 
C)  Erinyes 
D)  Titans 
A)  Cyclopes 
B)  Hecatonchires 
C)  Erinyes 
D)  Titans

Question 18

The best-known Nereid was _______, the mother of Achilles.

Accepted Answer

A)  Phoebê 
B)  Thetis 
C)  Mnemosynê 
D)  Iris 
A)  Phoebê 
B)  Thetis 
C)  Mnemosynê 
D)  Iris

Question 19

Eos, the goddess of the dawn, had many lovers, but she loved _______ so much that she asked Zeus to make him immortal (while forgetting to ask that he stop ageing).

Accepted Answer

A)  Briareus 
B)  Endymion 
C)  Tithonus 
D)  Phaëthon 
A)  Briareus 
B)  Endymion 
C)  Tithonus 
D)  Phaëthon

Question 20

Which of the following are part of Apollodorus' account of the battle between Zeus and Typhoeus?

Accepted Answer

A)  One of Typhoeus' hands reached the western horizon, the other the eastern 
B)  The Olympian gods fled to Egypt and changed themselves to animals 
C)  Zeus and Typhoeus agree to fight on a mountaintop in order to spare both earth and sky any damage 
D)  Typhoeus' sliced out the sinews of Zeus' hands and feet 
A)  One of Typhoeus' hands reached the western horizon, the other the eastern 
B)  The Olympian gods fled to Egypt and changed themselves to animals 
C)  Zeus and Typhoeus agree to fight on a mountaintop in order to spare both earth and sky any damage 
D)  Typhoeus' sliced out the sinews of Zeus' hands and feet

Exam 4: The Rise of Zeus

Cosmogony is, for Hesiod, the same as _______.

Who is the father of the ill-fated Phaëthon?

This sculpture group from the Great Altar at Pergamum depicts the Greek gods fighting against _______.

Zeus finally buries Typhoeus beneath _______.

The stupendous battle between the Titans and the Olympians is known as the _______.

Which of the following are Earth's most important offspring?

Which of the following is the many-headed hound who guards the gates of Hades' realm?

Mesopotamian and Greek myths have which of the following elements in common?

Which of the following were born from the drops of blood that fell from the severed genitals of Uranus?

What do the Hecatonchires eat and drink to help them regain their strength and fight alongside Zeus and the Olympians?

Which of the following words derive their form from Typhoeus?

When Marduk returns home victorious over Tiamat, he delivers the _______ to Anu and presents his captives before the gods.

Which of the following means "sexual love" or "attraction," and is the source of motion that brings sexual beings together to produce offspring?

The Greeks changed the sex of the _______ from male to female, added wings, and explained the name as meaning "strangler."

Who is born, fully formed and fully armed, from out of Zeus's head?

Who are the parents of Zeus?

Which of the following are the clever smiths of the gods, and make Zeus's lightning?

The best-known Nereid was _______, the mother of Achilles.

Eos, the goddess of the dawn, had many lovers, but she loved _______ so much that she asked Zeus to make him immortal (while forgetting to ask that he stop ageing).

Which of the following are part of Apollodorus' account of the battle between Zeus and Typhoeus?

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The Cultural Context of Classical Myth

The Development of Classical Myth

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

Perseus and Myths of the Argive Plain

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

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