Test #1 Review

Question 1

Sir Arthur Evans is associated with the palace of:

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Cnossus

Question 2

The term “Anthropomorphism” refers to the gods as:

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Looking like Mortals

Question 3

Herodotus is best known as the “Father” of:

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History

Question 4

Many of the myths of Artemis deal with the theme of:

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Virginity

Question 5

This virgin Olympian goddess is the protectress of young girls and animals:

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Artemis

Question 6

Hesiod’s “Five Ages of Man” and Ovid’s “Stages of Humanity” differ coz in Ovid there is no “Age of….”:

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Heroes

Question 7

Heinrich Schliemann is associated with the cities of:

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Troy and Mycenae

Question 8

One strange aspect of Greek sacrifices is that the sacrificial animal had to be:

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A willing sacrifice

Question 9

Which one of the following statements does NOT apply to Apollo “Delphinus”:

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He defeated Poseidon to take possession of a sacred site along the coast

Question 10

This interpretation of myth is illustrated by the Mycenean patriarchy of deities replacing the Minoan matriarchal ones:

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Feminist

Question 11

The Olympian twins Apollo and Artemis both had this item as one of their symbols:

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Bow and arrow

Question 12

Apollo was called the “Pythian” because he had:

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Killed a dragon on Mt Parnassus

Question 13

Many myths, such as the story of Marsyas the Satyr, or Arachne, or Pan, show the gods punishing individuals for:

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Hubris

Question 14

Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos were:

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The Fates

Question 15

Prometheus was punished by Zeus by:

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Having an eagle eat his liver each day

Question 16

Which one of the following statements about the Delphic Oracle is true:

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Her oracles only applied to outcomes of future events

Question 17

Artemis could usually be found in the company of:

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Hunting dogs and maidens

Question 18

Interpretation of myths as dreams, in that they help us to work through our repressed wishes and fears, was proposed by:

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Freud

Question 19

The story of Deucalion and Pyrrha is associated with:

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The Great Flood

Question 20

The individuals who could talk directly to the gods for man were called:

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Oracles

Question 21

Tartarus is also known as:

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The Underworld

Question 22

The establishment of the Olympians on Mt Olympus is symbolic of the establishment of:

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Order over Chaos

Question 23

The first “Hieros Gamos” in Greek mythology took place between:

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Ouranos and Gaia

Question 24

The Theogony is the earliest work of:

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Hesiod

Question 25

The only thing that remained contained in “Pandora’s box” was:

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Hope

Question 26

The story of Aphrodite and Hippolytus ends with:

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The death of Hippolytus

Question 27

A “Mythos” is a:

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word, speech, or story

Question 28

Magical lightning bolts were given to Zeus by the:

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Cyclopes

Question 29

Greek religious sacrifices were intended to:

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Gain the favor of the gods

Question 30

The most famous oracle was the Pythia of Apollo at:

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Delphi

Question 31

The Iliad and the Odyssey are attributed to:

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Homer

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Test #1 Review

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