Question 1

The forbidden fruit is the biblical counterpart of the Promethean fire: enlightenment and cultural separation from nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The chorus sides with Prometheus against Hermes and Zeus, although the Greek chorus usually takes a mediating position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A structuralist might interpret Prometheus Bound as a representation of a clash between two opposites. They are:

Accepted Answer

A)  established order and the force of conscience and critical intelligence. 
B)  good and evil. 
C)  deceptive women and gullible men. 
D)  life and death. 
A)  established order and the force of conscience and critical intelligence. 
B)  good and evil. 
C)  deceptive women and gullible men. 
D)  life and death.

Question 4

Which age does Hesiod identify as representing his own time and that of the audience?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Age of Heroes 
B)  the Age of Bronze 
C)  the Age of Copper 
D)  the Age of Iron 
A)  the Age of Heroes 
B)  the Age of Bronze 
C)  the Age of Copper 
D)  the Age of Iron

Question 5

Pandora, the first woman, is created to punish man.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The poet Shelley interpreted Prometheus as an image of the human mind, remaining free despite its physical bondage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Aeschylus' association of Prometheus with Gaea and Themis links him with feminine wisdom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One of the key elements in Hesiod's Works and Days is the story of the global flood, which Deucalion and Pyrrha survive in an ark.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In Genesis, a serpent persuades Eve to eat from the Tree of Life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

During the Age of Gold, men were immortal in both body and soul.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Because of an oath sworn by Zeus that he wouldn't release Prometheus, the Titan must wear a fragment of the rock attached to a steel ring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Prometheus's virtue of intellectual honesty brings about his suffering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Aeschylus transformed the myth of Prometheus by making him

Accepted Answer

A)  a wily trickster 
B)  an agent of tyranny 
C)  a saviour of humankind 
D)  a violent warrior 
A)  a wily trickster 
B)  an agent of tyranny 
C)  a saviour of humankind 
D)  a violent warrior

Question 14

Prometheus Bound is the first part of a trilogy; the other two parts remain only in fragments: Prometheus Unbound and Prometheus the Fire-Eater.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why was Prometheus chained to a mountain, with an eagle eating from his liver?

Accepted Answer

A)  as punishment for tricking Zeus to accept bones from sacrificial animals 
B)  as punishment for creating the first woman, thus letting evil loose in the world 
C)  as punishment for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to men 
D)  for no good reason: the story shows that the wrath of Zeus is illogical 
A)  as punishment for tricking Zeus to accept bones from sacrificial animals 
B)  as punishment for creating the first woman, thus letting evil loose in the world 
C)  as punishment for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to men 
D)  for no good reason: the story shows that the wrath of Zeus is illogical

Question 16

Hesiod mentions five ages of history. Which of the following is one of these ages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trick question: Hesiod mentions four ages of history, not five. 
B)  the Age of Mercury 
C)  the Age of Iron 
D)  the Age of Copper 
A)  Trick question: Hesiod mentions four ages of history, not five. 
B)  the Age of Mercury 
C)  the Age of Iron 
D)  the Age of Copper

Question 17

Why might Zeus's reconciliation with Prometheus be compared to his swallowing of Metis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both are false reconciliations: Zeus does not allow anyone to best him; he would rather swallow him up. 
B)  Both are examples of true, bonding love: you absorb the one you love. 
C)  Both are examples of Zeus assimilating the qualities of the other. 
D)  The comparison is mistaken; there is no common ground. 
A)  Both are false reconciliations: Zeus does not allow anyone to best him; he would rather swallow him up. 
B)  Both are examples of true, bonding love: you absorb the one you love. 
C)  Both are examples of Zeus assimilating the qualities of the other. 
D)  The comparison is mistaken; there is no common ground.

Question 18

There is a mythological connection between the appearance of Pandora and using fire for cooking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Why did Prometheus give the fire to humans, according to Aeschylus?

Accepted Answer

A)  to spite the gods 
B)  to alleviate human suffering 
C)  in response to a wager with Hermes 
D)  by accident, accentuating Zeus's lack of a sense of justice 
A)  to spite the gods 
B)  to alleviate human suffering 
C)  in response to a wager with Hermes 
D)  by accident, accentuating Zeus's lack of a sense of justice

Question 20

What does hamartia mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  overconfidence 
B)  missing the mark 
C)  I have found it! 
D)  All artists are hams. 
A)  overconfidence 
B)  missing the mark 
C)  I have found it! 
D)  All artists are hams.

The forbidden fruit is the biblical counterpart of the Promethean fire: enlightenment and cultural separation from nature.

The chorus sides with Prometheus against Hermes and Zeus, although the Greek chorus usually takes a mediating position.

A structuralist might interpret Prometheus Bound as a representation of a clash between two opposites. They are:

Which age does Hesiod identify as representing his own time and that of the audience?

Pandora, the first woman, is created to punish man.

The poet Shelley interpreted Prometheus as an image of the human mind, remaining free despite its physical bondage.

Aeschylus' association of Prometheus with Gaea and Themis links him with feminine wisdom.

One of the key elements in Hesiod's Works and Days is the story of the global flood, which Deucalion and Pyrrha survive in an ark.

In Genesis, a serpent persuades Eve to eat from the Tree of Life.

During the Age of Gold, men were immortal in both body and soul.

Because of an oath sworn by Zeus that he wouldn't release Prometheus, the Titan must wear a fragment of the rock attached to a steel ring.

Prometheus's virtue of intellectual honesty brings about his suffering.

Aeschylus transformed the myth of Prometheus by making him

Prometheus Bound is the first part of a trilogy; the other two parts remain only in fragments: Prometheus Unbound and Prometheus the Fire-Eater.

Why was Prometheus chained to a mountain, with an eagle eating from his liver?

Hesiod mentions five ages of history. Which of the following is one of these ages?

Why might Zeus's reconciliation with Prometheus be compared to his swallowing of Metis?

There is a mythological connection between the appearance of Pandora and using fire for cooking.

Why did Prometheus give the fire to humans, according to Aeschylus?

What does hamartia mean?

Introduction to Greek Myth

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

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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Exam 4: Alienation of the Human and Divine: Prometheus, Fire, and Pandora

The forbidden fruit is the biblical counterpart of the Promethean fire: enlightenment and cultural separation from nature.

The chorus sides with Prometheus against Hermes and Zeus, although the Greek chorus usually takes a mediating position.

A structuralist might interpret Prometheus Bound as a representation of a clash between two opposites. They are:

Which age does Hesiod identify as representing his own time and that of the audience?

Pandora, the first woman, is created to punish man.

The poet Shelley interpreted Prometheus as an image of the human mind, remaining free despite its physical bondage.

Aeschylus' association of Prometheus with Gaea and Themis links him with feminine wisdom.

One of the key elements in Hesiod's Works and Days is the story of the global flood, which Deucalion and Pyrrha survive in an ark.

In Genesis, a serpent persuades Eve to eat from the Tree of Life.

During the Age of Gold, men were immortal in both body and soul.

Because of an oath sworn by Zeus that he wouldn't release Prometheus, the Titan must wear a fragment of the rock attached to a steel ring.

Prometheus's virtue of intellectual honesty brings about his suffering.

Aeschylus transformed the myth of Prometheus by making him

Prometheus Bound is the first part of a trilogy; the other two parts remain only in fragments: Prometheus Unbound and Prometheus the Fire-Eater.

Why was Prometheus chained to a mountain, with an eagle eating from his liver?

Hesiod mentions five ages of history. Which of the following is one of these ages?

Why might Zeus's reconciliation with Prometheus be compared to his swallowing of Metis?

There is a mythological connection between the appearance of Pandora and using fire for cooking.

Why did Prometheus give the fire to humans, according to Aeschylus?

What does hamartia mean?

Introduction to Greek Myth

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

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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