Exam 12: Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

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The heroes of the Iliad are divided beings; their primary need is to be social beings, because it is their nature, which means they must violate their needs as warriors.

(True/False)

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Question 21

Achilles undergoes a rite of passage just like other heroes, but for him it is an internal journey.

(True/False)

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Question 22

The Trojan War opens with Zeus's divine approval.

(True/False)

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Question 23

If a hero cannot acknowledge his anima,

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Question 24

Greek myths are essentially closed-ended, having a beginning, a middle, and an ending.

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Question 25

The most prevalent tradition locates Homer's career

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Question 26

The gods take sides: Apollo, Artemis, and Aphrodite side with the Greeks; Hera, Poseidon, and Athene favor the Trojans.

(True/False)

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Question 27

Homer may have lived on an island off the coast of Sicily between 1100 and 1000 b.c.

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Question 28

What is an "Achilles's heel"?

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Question 29

Achilles's dual destinies show that fate is not predetermined but conditional.

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Question 30

Helen was exceedingly beautiful because she was the daughter of Zeus.

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Question 31

What is the final scene in the Iliad?

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Question 32

Thetis tries to immortalize her son Achilles by dipping him in the waters of the Nile, holding him by his heel.

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Question 33

Andromache urged Hector to fight by

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Question 34

Which of these goddesses did not take part in the quarrel over the golden apple?

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Question 35

The Homeric gods have complete power over human destinies.

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Question 36

Andromache wants Hector to fight gloriously in order to become the greatest hero.

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The heroes of the Iliad are divided beings; their primary need is to be social beings, because it is their nature, which means they must violate their needs as warriors.

Achilles undergoes a rite of passage just like other heroes, but for him it is an internal journey.

The Trojan War opens with Zeus's divine approval.

If a hero cannot acknowledge his anima,

Greek myths are essentially closed-ended, having a beginning, a middle, and an ending.

The most prevalent tradition locates Homer's career

The gods take sides: Apollo, Artemis, and Aphrodite side with the Greeks; Hera, Poseidon, and Athene favor the Trojans.

Homer may have lived on an island off the coast of Sicily between 1100 and 1000 b.c.

What is an "Achilles's heel"?

Achilles's dual destinies show that fate is not predetermined but conditional.

Helen was exceedingly beautiful because she was the daughter of Zeus.

What is the final scene in the Iliad?

Thetis tries to immortalize her son Achilles by dipping him in the waters of the Nile, holding him by his heel.

Andromache urged Hector to fight by

Which of these goddesses did not take part in the quarrel over the golden apple?

The Homeric gods have complete power over human destinies.

Andromache wants Hector to fight gloriously in order to become the greatest hero.

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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