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Age of Fable Quiz
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1
Who wrote the Iliad?
Hector
Homer
Ulysses
Shakespeare
2
Who was the catalyst for Achilles leaving the fight against Troy?
Chryseis
Andromache
Helen
Briseis
3
Which Trojan prince does Achilles swear vengeance on?
Paris
Diomedes
Aeneas
Hector
4
Whose death pulls Achilles back into the war?
Hector
Machaon
Agamemnon
Patroclus
5
Who is fated to die in the Trojan war?
Hector
Ulysses
Agamemnon
Achilles
6
Which god shows the most kindness in the Niobe episode?
Jove
Latona
Apollo
Diana
7
We refer to the deities by their Greek names in this unit.
False
True
8
Who is the first king of Athens?
Cecrops
Ulysses
Achilles
Patroclus
9
True or false: Arachne's tapestry venerates the gods.
False
True
10
Which mother is forbidden to go beyond the horizon for all eternity?
Niobe
Callisto
Latona
Juno
11
What is Achilles' greatest sin?
Threatening a fellow demigod
Insisting on revenge
Desecrating Hector's body
Mocking the gods
12
What were the goddesses fighting over at the wedding?
ambrosia
A golden apple
the hand of Achilles in marriage
A cow
13
Which of Jupiter's lovers was transformed twice: first into a bear then into a constellation?
Io
Callisto
Arachne
Latona
14
Who wrote
Age of Fable
?
Thomas Bulfinch
Olivia Coolidge
Homer
Ulysses
15
Who creates Achilles' new armor?
Neptune
Apollo
Vulcan
Thetis
16
What latin phrase describes the opening of the Iliad?
ex nihilo
veni, vidi, vici
en medias res
memento mori
17
What is the main theme of Cupid and Psyche?
The resilience of the human mind
Love cannot dwell with suspicion
Its ok to be selfish as long as its with your own family
Be careful what you wish for
18
What event began the Trojan war?
Mercury killing Argus
A wrestling match between Ares and Pallas Athena
The wedding of Thetis and Peleus
Paris kidnapping Helen
19
Who is the leader of the Greek armies in the Trojan War?
Menelaus
Achilles
Agamemnon
Patroclus
20
Which mortal was NOT changed into something inhuman?
None of the above
Arachne
Psyche
Io
21
Which Greek chieftain attempted to sacrifice his daughter to the gods?
Agamemnon
Menelaus
Hector
Ulysses
22
Who is the king of the gods?
Proserpine
Pluto
Mercury
Jupiter/Jove
23
Who turned Io into a cow?
Metis
Juno
Jupiter
Minerva
24
Who did Niobe slight?
Pallas Athena
Venus
Latona
Juno
25
Who started the conflict between the goddesses at Thetis and Peleus' wedding?
Pallas Athena
Eris
Juno
Venus
26
What does Venus promise Paris if he picks her as the fairest?
All the cities in the world
The most beautiful woman as his wife
Some cool sandals
All the knowledge and culture in the world
27
Why is Minerva the patron goddess of Athens?
She won it in a competition with Neptune
She fought in a war for it
She was born there
Jupiter gave it to her as a present
28
How many years does the Trojan War last?
4
10
50
3
29
Who is the most beautiful woman in the world?
Ms. Skrade
Andromache
Penelope
Helen
30
Who is Helen's husband and the king of Sparta?
Menelaus
Aeneas
Paris
Ulysses
31
Who is Cupid and Psyche's daughter?
Venus
Pleasure
Diana
Pluto
32
What being is Thetis?
An ant
A goddess
A sea nymph
A dryad
33
Which goddess does Paris select as the fairest of them all?
Juno
Venus
Pallas Athena
Oenone
34
What is Tantalus' punishment for deceiving the gods?
To have his liver and eyes eaten every day by an eagle
To be forced to fight in a never-ending battle
To roll a massive stone up a hill forever
To stand in a pool of water and never be allowed to eat or drink
35
What does Pallas Athena promise Paris if he picks her as the fairest?
All the cities in the world
Some cool sandals
The most beautiful woman as his wife
All the knowledge and culture in the world
36
What is Arachne's sin?
Claiming to be more beautiful than Minerva
Hubris
Defeating Minerva in a battle of wits
Not weaving a good enough tapestry
37
Who is Niobe's father?
Apollo
Jove
Pluto
Tantalus
38
What is Achilles' only weak point?
his heels
his torso
his armpits
his eyes
39
Who executes Niobe's children?
Diana
Latona
Jupiter
Apollo
40
What animal did Juno honor Argus with?
a peacock
a bull
an elephant
a bear
41
Which god is NOT on the Greeks' side in the Trojan War?
Juno
Venus
Neptune
Athena
42
What is Arachne's punishment?
She is forced to stand in a pool of water she cannot drink in Tartarus
She must serve Minerva as a priestess forever
She is turned into a spider
She is so filled with shame that she hangs herself
43
Who abandons Hector in his fight with Achilles?
Athena
Jove
Sarpedon
Apollo
44
Who is Cupid's mother?
Latona
Venus
Juno
Proserpine
45
What does Juno promise Paris if he picks her as the fairest?
Some cool sandals
All the knowledge and culture in the world
All the cities in the world
The most beautiful woman as his wife
46
Why do we study mythology?
Because they help reflect the superiority of our God to the Greek gods
Because we are converting to paganism as a class
Because they give us a better grasp of humanity and its rich history
Because Miss Jessi hates us and wants us to suffer
47
Which is NOT one of Psyche's trials?
Collecting a box of Proserpine's beauty
Gathering golden wool from Apollo's sheep
Wrestling with Hercules
Sorting various grains apart from each other
48
How many trials does Psyche go through?
7
2
3
4
49
In the story of Cupid and Psyche, who determines that Psyche must be tested?
Mr. Wagner
Psyche's parents
Juno
Venus
50
How many children does Niobe have at the beginning of the story?
28
12
7
14
51
Which god saved Io from Argus?
Mercury
Neptune
Cupid
Dis
52
What is
Age of Fable
a retelling of?
Star Wars
Homer's The Odyssey
Ovid's Metamorphoses
Homer's Iliad
