Question 1

Educated speculation might advance several possible causes for the Trojan War. Which of the following should not be on the list?

Accepted Answer

A)  Migrations and/or invasions by the Dorians 
B)  Feud over a dynastic marriage 
C)  Population pressures in Greece 
D)  Athenian expansionist policies 
A)  Migrations and/or invasions by the Dorians 
B)  Feud over a dynastic marriage 
C)  Population pressures in Greece 
D)  Athenian expansionist policies D

Question 2

Who is Patroclus?

Accepted Answer

A)  The brother of Hector 
B)  The close friend of Achilles 
C)  The son of Peleus and Thetis 
D)  The husband of Andromache 
A)  The brother of Hector 
B)  The close friend of Achilles 
C)  The son of Peleus and Thetis 
D)  The husband of Andromache B

Question 3

Achilles has two possible fates: a long life in obscurity or a short, brilliant one in battle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Archaeological evidence attests that a large force of Greeks attacked Troy II in about 1250 b.c.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Hector believes that the Trojan War was fought for a just cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Both the Iliad and the Odyssey are composed with dialogue and an omniscient narrator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Achilles refuses to eat because

Accepted Answer

A)  he doesn't have time to eat before the battle starts. 
B)  he is too sad to be hungry. 
C)  since he is half divine, he doesn't eat human food. 
D)  he is too enraged at the death of Patroclus to think of food. 
A)  he doesn't have time to eat before the battle starts. 
B)  he is too sad to be hungry. 
C)  since he is half divine, he doesn't eat human food. 
D)  he is too enraged at the death of Patroclus to think of food.

Question 8

Contrary to the myth, the epic is rooted in human time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Paris gives the apple to Aphrodite in exchange for her love.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Although the exact nature of the conflict is not at all clear, it does seem that the Iliad has at least some historical basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Homer, humans have, in a limited sense, freedom to act but must bear the responsibility of their actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Both the Iliad and the Odyssey contain formal literary conventions. Which one is not such a convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  The proem 
B)  Fixed epithets and epic similes 
C)  The semidivinity of the hero 
D)  The sparagmos of the hero 
A)  The proem 
B)  Fixed epithets and epic similes 
C)  The semidivinity of the hero 
D)  The sparagmos of the hero

Question 13

Hector is rewarded by the gods because he is pious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Zeus invites all the gods and goddesses to the wedding except Aphrodite, the goddess of love.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Zeus has arranged a wedding between Thetis, a minor sea goddess, and a mortal man, Peleus; at this wedding, problems arise that will result in the Trojan War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Greeks, who represent family values, have abandoned their own families to go to war, while the transgressors of family values, the Trojans, are depicted as ideal models of family love.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Diomedes is the image of a moderate hero.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The two urns from which Zeus doles out gifts are the image of the human condition: some people receive exclusively from the urn of happiness, and some only from the urn of unhappiness; most receive half from each.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Iliad and the Odyssey may have been written or edited by different poets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Why must the Trojans lose the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because Zeus has sided with the Greeks from the beginning 
B)  Because the Trojans have broken the rules of courtesy, the sanctity of the family, and the guest-host relationship 
C)  Because the Trojans, having loving family relationships, are essentially effeminate compared to the extreme masculinity of the Greeks 
D)  Because humans have no free will; everything has been predetermined since the dawn of time 
A)  Because Zeus has sided with the Greeks from the beginning 
B)  Because the Trojans have broken the rules of courtesy, the sanctity of the family, and the guest-host relationship 
C)  Because the Trojans, having loving family relationships, are essentially effeminate compared to the extreme masculinity of the Greeks 
D)  Because humans have no free will; everything has been predetermined since the dawn of time

Educated speculation might advance several possible causes for the Trojan War. Which of the following should not be on the list?

Who is Patroclus?

Achilles has two possible fates: a long life in obscurity or a short, brilliant one in battle.

Archaeological evidence attests that a large force of Greeks attacked Troy II in about 1250 b.c.

Hector believes that the Trojan War was fought for a just cause.

Both the Iliad and the Odyssey are composed with dialogue and an omniscient narrator.

Achilles refuses to eat because

Contrary to the myth, the epic is rooted in human time.

Paris gives the apple to Aphrodite in exchange for her love.

Although the exact nature of the conflict is not at all clear, it does seem that the Iliad has at least some historical basis.

According to Homer, humans have, in a limited sense, freedom to act but must bear the responsibility of their actions.

Both the Iliad and the Odyssey contain formal literary conventions. Which one is not such a convention?

Hector is rewarded by the gods because he is pious.

Zeus invites all the gods and goddesses to the wedding except Aphrodite, the goddess of love.

Zeus has arranged a wedding between Thetis, a minor sea goddess, and a mortal man, Peleus; at this wedding, problems arise that will result in the Trojan War.

The Greeks, who represent family values, have abandoned their own families to go to war, while the transgressors of family values, the Trojans, are depicted as ideal models of family love.

Diomedes is the image of a moderate hero.

The two urns from which Zeus doles out gifts are the image of the human condition: some people receive exclusively from the urn of happiness, and some only from the urn of unhappiness; most receive half from each.

The Iliad and the Odyssey may have been written or edited by different poets.

Why must the Trojans lose the war?

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

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 12: Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

Educated speculation might advance several possible causes for the Trojan War. Which of the following should not be on the list?

Who is Patroclus?

Achilles has two possible fates: a long life in obscurity or a short, brilliant one in battle.

Archaeological evidence attests that a large force of Greeks attacked Troy II in about 1250 b.c.

Hector believes that the Trojan War was fought for a just cause.

Both the Iliad and the Odyssey are composed with dialogue and an omniscient narrator.

Achilles refuses to eat because

Contrary to the myth, the epic is rooted in human time.

Paris gives the apple to Aphrodite in exchange for her love.

Although the exact nature of the conflict is not at all clear, it does seem that the Iliad has at least some historical basis.

According to Homer, humans have, in a limited sense, freedom to act but must bear the responsibility of their actions.

Both the Iliad and the Odyssey contain formal literary conventions. Which one is not such a convention?

Hector is rewarded by the gods because he is pious.

Zeus invites all the gods and goddesses to the wedding except Aphrodite, the goddess of love.

Zeus has arranged a wedding between Thetis, a minor sea goddess, and a mortal man, Peleus; at this wedding, problems arise that will result in the Trojan War.

The Greeks, who represent family values, have abandoned their own families to go to war, while the transgressors of family values, the Trojans, are depicted as ideal models of family love.

Diomedes is the image of a moderate hero.

The two urns from which Zeus doles out gifts are the image of the human condition: some people receive exclusively from the urn of happiness, and some only from the urn of unhappiness; most receive half from each.

The Iliad and the Odyssey may have been written or edited by different poets.

Why must the Trojans lose the war?

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

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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