Question 1

Whom does Inanna select to take her place in the underworld?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lugalbanda 
B)  Utu 
C)  Enki 
D)  Dumuzi 
A)  Lugalbanda 
B)  Utu 
C)  Enki 
D)  Dumuzi D

Question 2

When a Greek girl died unmarried, she was said to be _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a mater dolorosa 
B)  Demeter's daughter 
C)  Hades' bride 
D)  Demeter's sister 
A)  a mater dolorosa 
B)  Demeter's daughter 
C)  Hades' bride 
D)  Demeter's sister C

Question 3

Which of the following are aspects of the experience of the Eleusinian Mysteries?

Accepted Answer

A)  It fostered a feeling of community among Greeks 
B)  It promised a happy afterlife 
C)  It was open only to all, including murderers 
D)  It ensured the growth of grain 
A)  It fostered a feeling of community among Greeks 
B)  It promised a happy afterlife 
C)  It was open only to all, including murderers 
D)  It ensured the growth of grain A,B,D

Question 4

The word mystery comes from the Greek mystês, meaning "_______."?

Accepted Answer

A)  one who closes 
B)  herald 
C)  ambassador 
D)  one who seeks 
A)  one who closes 
B)  herald 
C)  ambassador 
D)  one who seeks

Question 5

Persephonê is often simply called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Korê 
B)  the Great Goddess 
C)  Tritogeneia 
D)  Nymphê 
A)  Korê 
B)  the Great Goddess 
C)  Tritogeneia 
D)  Nymphê

Question 6

What is the name of the rectangular stone building that stood inside the Telesterion at Eleusis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Propylaea 
B)  The Erechtheion 
C)  The Encheiridion 
D)  The Anaktoron 
A)  The Propylaea 
B)  The Erechtheion 
C)  The Encheiridion 
D)  The Anaktoron

Question 7

Which of the following are among the etiological features of the myth of Isis and Osiris?

Accepted Answer

A)  Context for the Egyptians' understanding of their pharaohs 
B)  Why there were so many temples to Osiris 
C)  Why two gods with the name of Horus were represented differently 
D)  The origin of the pyramids 
A)  Context for the Egyptians' understanding of their pharaohs 
B)  Why there were so many temples to Osiris 
C)  Why two gods with the name of Horus were represented differently 
D)  The origin of the pyramids

Question 8

Who are the king and queen of Eleusis who take in a disguised Demeter as nurse to their son Demophon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leander and Hero 
B)  Aristeas and Lydê 
C)  Phorkys and Ceto 
D)  Celeus and Metaneira 
A)  Leander and Hero 
B)  Aristeas and Lydê 
C)  Phorkys and Ceto 
D)  Celeus and Metaneira

Question 9

Which of the following two families were in charge of the Eleusinian Mysteries?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Lagids 
B)  The Eumolpids 
C)  The Kerykes 
D)  The Alcmaeonids 
A)  The Lagids 
B)  The Eumolpids 
C)  The Kerykes 
D)  The Alcmaeonids

Question 10

Who plotted the downfall of Osiris by secretly measuring him, building a box to contain him, and then arranging to trap him in it at a banquet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Horus 
B)  Isis 
C)  Typhoeus 
D)  Thoth 
A)  Horus 
B)  Isis 
C)  Typhoeus 
D)  Thoth

Question 11

Who saw Persephonê's abduction and informs Demeter about it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poseidon 
B)  Helius 
C)  Rhea 
D)  Zeus 
A)  Poseidon 
B)  Helius 
C)  Rhea 
D)  Zeus

Question 12

In Christianity, the Virgin Mary's blue dress, crescent moon, and title "star of the sea" were taken from the Roman form of the cult of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Isis 
B)  Cybelê 
C)  Galatea 
D)  Ceres 
A)  Isis 
B)  Cybelê 
C)  Galatea 
D)  Ceres

Question 13

The story of Zeus making love to Hera on Mt. Ida in the Iliad may depend on the concept of the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  parthenos 
B)  parergon 
C)  stella maris 
D)  hieros gamos 
A)  parthenos 
B)  parergon 
C)  stella maris 
D)  hieros gamos

Question 14

Which king arranged for Attis to marry his daughter, and walled off his town in order to keep ill-wishers away?

Accepted Answer

A)  Priam 
B)  Midas 
C)  Cecrops 
D)  Agdestis 
A)  Priam 
B)  Midas 
C)  Cecrops 
D)  Agdestis

Question 15

What happens to Innana when the Annunaki gods condemn her to death?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is transformed into a dead bat in a cage 
B)  She dissolves into the Ocean Below 
C)  She turns into a decayed side of meat and is hung on a stake 
D)  Her bones are added to the thrones of the Annunaki gods 
A)  She is transformed into a dead bat in a cage 
B)  She dissolves into the Ocean Below 
C)  She turns into a decayed side of meat and is hung on a stake 
D)  Her bones are added to the thrones of the Annunaki gods

Question 16

Who are represented here?

Accepted Answer

A)  Demeter and Zeus 
B)  Zeus and Hera 
C)  Celeus and Metaneira 
D)  Persephonê and Hades 
A)  Demeter and Zeus 
B)  Zeus and Hera 
C)  Celeus and Metaneira 
D)  Persephonê and Hades

Question 17

In Greece the wheat seed is place in the ground in _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  summer 
B)  autumn 
C)  winter 
D)  spring 
A)  summer 
B)  autumn 
C)  winter 
D)  spring

Question 18

What does Persephone eat, which in her living in the Underworld for part of the year?

Accepted Answer

A)  A pomegranate 
B)  Bread 
C)  An olive 
D)  A gyro 
A)  A pomegranate 
B)  Bread 
C)  An olive 
D)  A gyro

Question 19

Which of the following are among the aspects of Cybelê?

Accepted Answer

A)  She was a goddess of mountains 
B)  She was always depicted in art as drinking wine 
C)  She was primarily a goddess of fertility 
D)  She was a mistress of wild nature 
A)  She was a goddess of mountains 
B)  She was always depicted in art as drinking wine 
C)  She was primarily a goddess of fertility 
D)  She was a mistress of wild nature

Question 20

Who is the Mesopotamian ruler of the underworld, and sister to Inanna?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nudimmud 
B)  Ereshkigal 
C)  Shamkatum 
D)  Lugalbanda 
A)  Nudimmud 
B)  Ereshkigal 
C)  Shamkatum 
D)  Lugalbanda

Exam 10: Myths of Fertility I: Demeter and Related Myths

Whom does Inanna select to take her place in the underworld?

When a Greek girl died unmarried, she was said to be _______.

Which of the following are aspects of the experience of the Eleusinian Mysteries?

The word mystery comes from the Greek mystês, meaning "_______."?

Persephonê is often simply called _______.

What is the name of the rectangular stone building that stood inside the Telesterion at Eleusis?

Which of the following are among the etiological features of the myth of Isis and Osiris?

Who are the king and queen of Eleusis who take in a disguised Demeter as nurse to their son Demophon?

Which of the following two families were in charge of the Eleusinian Mysteries?

Who plotted the downfall of Osiris by secretly measuring him, building a box to contain him, and then arranging to trap him in it at a banquet?

Who saw Persephonê's abduction and informs Demeter about it?

In Christianity, the Virgin Mary's blue dress, crescent moon, and title "star of the sea" were taken from the Roman form of the cult of ______.

The story of Zeus making love to Hera on Mt. Ida in the Iliad may depend on the concept of the _______.

Which king arranged for Attis to marry his daughter, and walled off his town in order to keep ill-wishers away?

What happens to Innana when the Annunaki gods condemn her to death?

Who are represented here?

In Greece the wheat seed is place in the ground in _______.

What does Persephone eat, which in her living in the Underworld for part of the year?

Which of the following are among the aspects of Cybelê?

Who is the Mesopotamian ruler of the underworld, and sister to Inanna?

The Nature of Myth

The Cultural Context of Classical Myth

The Development of Classical Myth

The Rise of Zeus

Myths of Creation II: the Origins of Mortals

Myths of Zeus, His Wife Hera, and His Brothers Poseidon and Hades

Myths of the Great God Apollo

Myths of Hermes, Pan, Hephaestus, and Ares

Myths of the Female Deities Aphrodite, Artemis, and Athena

Myths of Fertility II: Dionysus

Myths of Death: Encounters With the Underworld

Introduction to Heroic Myth: The Mesopotamian Legend of Gilgamesh

Perseus and Myths of the Argive Plain

Heracles

Theseus and the Myths of Athens

The Myths of Crete

Oedipus and the Myths of Thebes

Jason and the Myths of Iolcus and Calydon

The Trojan War

The Fall of Troy and Its Aftermath

The Return of Odysseus

Legends of Aeneas

Legends of Early Rome

Theories of Myth Interpretation

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