Question 1

As in the Prometheus trilogy, Aeschylus explores the Greek belief that the gods change and gradually develop greater ethical maturity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Because Cassandra refused to follow Apollo's command of becoming the lover of Agamemnon, he cursed her with clairvoyance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In what way might one say that Agamemnon continues the evil instigated by his ancestor Tantalus?

Accepted Answer

A)  He sacrifices his child, Iphigenia, to the gods. 
B)  He sacks the city of Troy, with no concern for its holy places. 
C)  He takes a woman captive and is the indirect cause of her death. 
D)  He kills his brother and serves him to his father for dinner. 
A)  He sacrifices his child, Iphigenia, to the gods. 
B)  He sacks the city of Troy, with no concern for its holy places. 
C)  He takes a woman captive and is the indirect cause of her death. 
D)  He kills his brother and serves him to his father for dinner.

Question 4

Agamemnon's father, Atreus, repeats his ancestor Tantalus's crime of serving a dismembered human being as food.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Clytemnestra is a representative of the Great Goddess, showing solidarity with other women in the face of patriarchal pressure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Who are the members of the chorus in the Eumenides?

Accepted Answer

A)  older citizens of Argos 
B)  captive Trojan women 
C)  the Furies 
D)  the Gorgons 
A)  older citizens of Argos 
B)  captive Trojan women 
C)  the Furies 
D)  the Gorgons

Question 7

Athene can mediate between Apollo and the Furies because

Accepted Answer

A)  as a goddess of war, she is stronger than both. 
B)  she is female and can outwit the male gods. 
C)  she combines the ouranic powers of Zeus with the chthonic power inherited from her mother Metis. 
D)  as a goddess of wisdom, she can argue better than anyone else. 
A)  as a goddess of war, she is stronger than both. 
B)  she is female and can outwit the male gods. 
C)  she combines the ouranic powers of Zeus with the chthonic power inherited from her mother Metis. 
D)  as a goddess of wisdom, she can argue better than anyone else.

Question 8

Apollo declares that a mother is merely an incubator for the seed that the father deposits in her.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Clytemnestra kills Cassandra because she has foretold that Clytemnestra is going to kill Agamemnon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What did King Atreus do that was reminiscent of his ancestor Tantalus?

Accepted Answer

A)  He starved to death surrounded by food and drink, which he could not digest. 
B)  He killed the sons of his enemy, cooked them, and served them to his enemy without letting him know what he was eating. 
C)  He raped and killed a priestess of Apollo. 
D)  He put his twin sons to death because of a prophecy that they would conspire to kill him. 
A)  He starved to death surrounded by food and drink, which he could not digest. 
B)  He killed the sons of his enemy, cooked them, and served them to his enemy without letting him know what he was eating. 
C)  He raped and killed a priestess of Apollo. 
D)  He put his twin sons to death because of a prophecy that they would conspire to kill him.

As in the Prometheus trilogy, Aeschylus explores the Greek belief that the gods change and gradually develop greater ethical maturity.

Because Cassandra refused to follow Apollo's command of becoming the lover of Agamemnon, he cursed her with clairvoyance.

In what way might one say that Agamemnon continues the evil instigated by his ancestor Tantalus?

Agamemnon's father, Atreus, repeats his ancestor Tantalus's crime of serving a dismembered human being as food.

Clytemnestra is a representative of the Great Goddess, showing solidarity with other women in the face of patriarchal pressure.

Who are the members of the chorus in the Eumenides?

Athene can mediate between Apollo and the Furies because

Apollo declares that a mother is merely an incubator for the seed that the father deposits in her.

Clytemnestra kills Cassandra because she has foretold that Clytemnestra is going to kill Agamemnon.

What did King Atreus do that was reminiscent of his ancestor Tantalus?

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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

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 Tragic House of Laius: Sophocles Oedipus Cycle

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Exam 15: The House of Atreus: Aeschyluss Oresteia

As in the Prometheus trilogy, Aeschylus explores the Greek belief that the gods change and gradually develop greater ethical maturity.

Because Cassandra refused to follow Apollo's command of becoming the lover of Agamemnon, he cursed her with clairvoyance.

In what way might one say that Agamemnon continues the evil instigated by his ancestor Tantalus?

Agamemnon's father, Atreus, repeats his ancestor Tantalus's crime of serving a dismembered human being as food.

Clytemnestra is a representative of the Great Goddess, showing solidarity with other women in the face of patriarchal pressure.

Who are the members of the chorus in the Eumenides?

Athene can mediate between Apollo and the Furies because

Apollo declares that a mother is merely an incubator for the seed that the father deposits in her.

Clytemnestra kills Cassandra because she has foretold that Clytemnestra is going to kill Agamemnon.

What did King Atreus do that was reminiscent of his ancestor Tantalus?

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

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 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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