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Mythology Midterm Review
Mythology Midterm Review
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A brief review on Greek mythology. Information based on Edith Hamilton's Mythology.
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1
Who was the only person to hear the song of the sirens and live?
Perseus
Odysseus
Achilles
Bellepheron
2
What is one the "real-world" Pillars of Hercules?
Madagascar
Babel
Gibraltar
Hellespont
3
This tale of two lovers DOESN'T end in suicide.
Romeo and Juliet
Pyramus and Thisbe
Hercules and Deianira
The Silver Linings Playbook
4
When pursued by Apollo, this young woman turned herself into a tree.
Daphne
Velma
Helen
Ariadne
5
Who rescued Andromeda?
Bellepheron
Achilles
Odysseus
Perseus
6
What food did Persephone eat while in Hades that forced her to return?
Pear
Peach
Pomegranate
Plum
7
Mythologically, this continent was named for the young woman Zeus carried there.
Africa
Europe
Asia
America
8
Which goddess of beauty is represented in this sculpture?
Hera
Aphrodite
Athena
Venus
9
The father of all the titans was
Pluto.
Saturn.
Uranus.
Mercury.
10
Which hero struck both Ares and Aphrodite during the Trojan war?
Achilles
Menelaus
Ajax
Diomedes
11
This god was close the hearts of many Greeks, for he was responsible for wine and revelry.
Poseidon
Apollo
Hyperion
Dionysus
12
The Golden Fleece was kept in what country?
Phaecia
Troy
Hyperborea
Colchis
13
Which personality trait is named for a mythological figure obsessed with his own appearance?
Midas touch
Electra complex
Oedipus complex
Narcissism
14
Which great centaur taught many glorious Greek heroes?
Calypso
Chiron
Chronos
Chryseis
15
Which daughter of Demeter is represented here, being abducted by Hades?
Aurora
Penelope
Psyche
Persephone
16
What hatched from the cosmic egg laid by night in primordial Chaos?
Love
Zeus
Hate
Cronus
17
What was the scepter carried by Hermes called?
Carneval
Lyre
Laestrygon
Caduceus
18
Their mother was ____, the earth.
Rhea.
Maya.
Gaea.
Penelope.
19
Whose head is this (torn from his body by Maenads and set adrift on his harp)?
Doorpheus
Morpheus
Orpheus
Poorpheus
20
The Greek Gods were created in the image of
man.
perfection.
virtue.
nature.
21
The strongest of Uranus' and Gaea's children was ____, who devoured his children.
Coeus.
Tethya.
Cronus.
Zeus.
22
Who defeated the chimera?
Perseus
Bellepheron
Odysseus
Achilles
23
Who is this god of commerce?
Blotto
Hermes
Apollo
Zeus
24
What tool did Theseus use to escape the Labyrinth after he defeated the minotaur?
A tiny tractor.
His fists.
A ball of string.
A shovel.
25
Who is this goddess of wisdom and defensive war?
Aetna
Athena
Aphrodite
Your mom
26
In Greek mythology, the first being present in the universe was
erebus.
chaos.
night.
Adam.
