Ancient Civilizations and Literature

Question 1

What is the name of the blind prophet who brings word from the gods to Oedipus?

Accepted Answer

Tiresias

Question 2

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are known as what?

Accepted Answer

The Torah

Question 3

Which ancient Greek city-state focused on a military way of life?

Accepted Answer

Sparta

Question 4

In the Hebrew creation account, what did God create on the sixth day?

Accepted Answer

Humans and land animals

Question 5

What is the name of Oedipus' mother/wife in Oedipus Rex?

Accepted Answer

Jocasta

Question 6

Which of the following is a Mayan deity?

Accepted Answer

Plumed Serpent

Question 7

Which civilization used cuneiform, one of the earliest known forms of writing?

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Question 8

In Psalm 23, the speaker refers to God as what?

Accepted Answer

"My shepherd"

Question 9

What were the early Greeks called?

Accepted Answer

Mycenaeans

Question 10

What Egyptian royal couple wrote "Adoration of the Disk?"

Accepted Answer

Akenhaten and Nfertiti

Question 11

The speaker in the Book of the Dead selection addresses which Egyptian deity?

Accepted Answer

Osiris

Question 12

Who was the first king of Israel?

Accepted Answer

Saul

Question 13

In the Iliad, which Greek hero wears Achilles' armor into battle and is killed by Hector?

Accepted Answer

Patroclus

Question 14

Which emperor was rumored to have burned Rome?

Accepted Answer

Nero

Question 15

The Indian "Creation Hymn" is found in what collection?

Accepted Answer

Rig Veda

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