Question 1

Delphi was believed to be the location of the center of the earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Only three years old, Apollo kills a bear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The princess Coronis carried a mortal man's child when she fell in love with Apollo; that child became the first physician, Asclepius.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Oracle lied when it told King Croesus that if he crossed the Persian border, a great nation would fall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Delphi represents a new order in which guilt can be atoned rather than paid for in blood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Artemis and Apollo both were concerned with the important transition from childhood to adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Sophocles uses the myth of Oedipus to confirm that no one can escape fulfilling Delphi's prophecies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

After killing the dragon, Apollo exiles himself to atone for his guilt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The caduceus is Asclepius's symbol of healing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The ritual of Brauronian Artemis intended to teach adolescent girls

Accepted Answer

A)  to dance in the theater. 
B)  that they should honor their "wild side." 
C)  that they needed to suppress their natural wildness and become "tamed" for marriage. 
D)  that competition was an important element in life. 
A)  to dance in the theater. 
B)  that they should honor their "wild side." 
C)  that they needed to suppress their natural wildness and become "tamed" for marriage. 
D)  that competition was an important element in life.

Question 11

Although an ancient tradition attributed the Delphic oracle's trance and utterances partly to intoxicating fumes from underground, archaeologists have recently been able to disprove that idea definitively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Delphi was believed to be the location of the center of the earth's surface.

Only three years old, Apollo kills a bear.

The princess Coronis carried a mortal man's child when she fell in love with Apollo; that child became the first physician, Asclepius.

The Oracle lied when it told King Croesus that if he crossed the Persian border, a great nation would fall.

Delphi represents a new order in which guilt can be atoned rather than paid for in blood.

Artemis and Apollo both were concerned with the important transition from childhood to adulthood.

Sophocles uses the myth of Oedipus to confirm that no one can escape fulfilling Delphi's prophecies.

After killing the dragon, Apollo exiles himself to atone for his guilt.

The caduceus is Asclepius's symbol of healing.

The ritual of Brauronian Artemis intended to teach adolescent girls

Although an ancient tradition attributed the Delphic oracle's trance and utterances partly to intoxicating fumes from underground, archaeologists have recently been able to disprove that idea definitively.

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Exam 7: In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

Delphi was believed to be the location of the center of the earth's surface.

Only three years old, Apollo kills a bear.

The princess Coronis carried a mortal man's child when she fell in love with Apollo; that child became the first physician, Asclepius.

The Oracle lied when it told King Croesus that if he crossed the Persian border, a great nation would fall.

Delphi represents a new order in which guilt can be atoned rather than paid for in blood.

Artemis and Apollo both were concerned with the important transition from childhood to adulthood.

Sophocles uses the myth of Oedipus to confirm that no one can escape fulfilling Delphi's prophecies.

After killing the dragon, Apollo exiles himself to atone for his guilt.

The caduceus is Asclepius's symbol of healing.

The ritual of Brauronian Artemis intended to teach adolescent girls

Although an ancient tradition attributed the Delphic oracle's trance and utterances partly to intoxicating fumes from underground, archaeologists have recently been able to disprove that idea definitively.

Introduction to Greek Myth

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

Alienation of the Human and Divine: Prometheus, Fire, and Pandora

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

Dionysus: Rooted in Earth and Ecstasy

Land of No Return: The Gloomy Kingdom of Hades

Heroes of Myth: Man Divided Against Himself

Heroines of Myth: Women in Many Roles

Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

A Different Kind of Hero: The Odysseus

Myth and the Tragic Vision in the Theater of Dionysus: Euripides Bacchae

The House of Atreus: Aeschyluss Oresteia

The Tragic House of Laius: Sophocles Oedipus Cycle

A Different Perspective on Tragedy: Euripides Medea Part Four the World of Roman Myth

The Roman Vision: Greek Myths and Roman Realities

Virgils Roman Epic: The Aeneid

The Persistence of Mythglossary Selected Bibliography Credits Index

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