Question 1

Who are the three sons of Hellên?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dorus 
B)  Cephisus 
C)  Aeolus 
D)  Xuthus 
A)  Dorus 
B)  Cephisus 
C)  Aeolus 
D)  Xuthus A,C,D

Question 2

The hero of the Akkadian version of the flood story is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Enlil 
B)  Gilgamesh 
C)  Atrahasis 
D)  Noah 
A)  Enlil 
B)  Gilgamesh 
C)  Atrahasis 
D)  Noah C

Question 3

Who is rising from the earth on the far right side of this illustration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aphrodite 
B)  Athena 
C)  Pandora 
D)  Hellên 
A)  Aphrodite 
B)  Athena 
C)  Pandora 
D)  Hellên C

Question 4

Which of the following are among the skills taught to human beings by Prometheus?

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting 
B)  seafaring 
C)  writing 
D)  medicine 
A)  hunting 
B)  seafaring 
C)  writing 
D)  medicine

Question 5

Prometheus did Zeus a great favor when he told Zeus that an oracle about a certain woman who would give birth to a son greater than his father referred to _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Thetis 
B)  Hera 
C)  Athena 
D)  Andromeda 
A)  Thetis 
B)  Hera 
C)  Athena 
D)  Andromeda

Question 6

Eve's name seems derived from a Hebrew root meaning "_______."

Accepted Answer

A)  to learn 
B)  to seek 
C)  to love 
D)  to live 
A)  to learn 
B)  to seek 
C)  to love 
D)  to live

Question 7

Which of the following are characteristics of Hesiod's bronze race?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were terrible, strong, and violent 
B)  They descended into the realm of Hades after death 
C)  They were noble and fought in famous wars, like the one at Troy 
D)  Their weapons and houses were made of bronze 
A)  They were terrible, strong, and violent 
B)  They descended into the realm of Hades after death 
C)  They were noble and fought in famous wars, like the one at Troy 
D)  Their weapons and houses were made of bronze

Question 8

The Greeks sometimes called a pregnant woman a "_______."

Accepted Answer

A)  cypress tree 
B)  victor's crown 
C)  beehive 
D)  closed jar 
A)  cypress tree 
B)  victor's crown 
C)  beehive 
D)  closed jar

Question 9

Deucalion's wife Pyrrha is the daughter of _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Zeus and Themis 
B)  Oceanus and Tethys 
C)  Pandora and Epimetheus 
D)  Poseidon and Themis 
A)  Zeus and Themis 
B)  Oceanus and Tethys 
C)  Pandora and Epimetheus 
D)  Poseidon and Themis

Question 10

Only _______, because of his goodness, was saved from the flood that Yahweh sent.

Accepted Answer

A)  Enlil 
B)  Gilgamesh 
C)  Atrahasis 
D)  Noah 
A)  Enlil 
B)  Gilgamesh 
C)  Atrahasis 
D)  Noah

Question 11

Which of the following are characteristics of Hesiod's golden race?

Accepted Answer

A)  The land yielded grain in abundance 
B)  There was no old age and depression 
C)  After death, they became spirits on the earth, protecting mortals 
D)  Children stayed young for a hundred years 
A)  The land yielded grain in abundance 
B)  There was no old age and depression 
C)  After death, they became spirits on the earth, protecting mortals 
D)  Children stayed young for a hundred years

Question 12

The Greek word amnion is used both for the membrane that surrounds the fetus and for _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a jar that holds the blood of sacrifice 
B)  a ritual knife 
C)  a new beginning 
D)  a bread basket 
A)  a jar that holds the blood of sacrifice 
B)  a ritual knife 
C)  a new beginning 
D)  a bread basket

Question 13

Pandora's name probably means "_______."

Accepted Answer

A)  first evil 
B)  all-giver 
C)  unreturnable 
D)  far-reaching 
A)  first evil 
B)  all-giver 
C)  unreturnable 
D)  far-reaching

Question 14

After the flood, Yahweh commands humans to do what two things?

Accepted Answer

A)  Execute those humans who murder other humans 
B)  Have no other god before Yahweh 
C)  Cover their heads when worshipping 
D)  Not eat animal blood 
A)  Execute those humans who murder other humans 
B)  Have no other god before Yahweh 
C)  Cover their heads when worshipping 
D)  Not eat animal blood

Question 15

Who rules over the Isles of the Blessed, according to Hesiod?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zeus 
B)  Prometheus 
C)  Cronus 
D)  Heracles 
A)  Zeus 
B)  Prometheus 
C)  Cronus 
D)  Heracles

Question 16

In the Greek version of the story of Deucalion and Pyrrha, there is a play on which two words?

Accepted Answer

A)  laos, "people" 
B)  logos, "word" 
C)  laas, "stone" 
D)  lophos, "hill" 
A)  laos, "people" 
B)  logos, "word" 
C)  laas, "stone" 
D)  lophos, "hill"

Question 17

According to a popular etymology, Prometheus' name means "_______."

Accepted Answer

A)  surprise 
B)  forelearner 
C)  successor 
D)  deceiver 
A)  surprise 
B)  forelearner 
C)  successor 
D)  deceiver

Question 18

Ever since Prometheus' theft, human beings have enjoyed the permanent possession of _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  dominion over animals 
B)  agriculture 
C)  water 
D)  fire 
A)  dominion over animals 
B)  agriculture 
C)  water 
D)  fire

Question 19

Which of the following etiologies are all mixed together and explained in the folktale of Pandora?

Accepted Answer

A)  The origin of marriage 
B)  The origins of sacrifice 
C)  The origin of suffering in the world 
D)  The origin of woman 
A)  The origin of marriage 
B)  The origins of sacrifice 
C)  The origin of suffering in the world 
D)  The origin of woman

Question 20

Which race is Hesiod's own?

Accepted Answer

A)  The race of marble 
B)  The race of bronze 
C)  The race of heroes 
D)  The race of iron 
A)  The race of marble 
B)  The race of bronze 
C)  The race of heroes 
D)  The race of iron

Exam 5: Myths of Creation II: the Origins of Mortals

Who are the three sons of Hellên?

The hero of the Akkadian version of the flood story is _______.

Who is rising from the earth on the far right side of this illustration?

Which of the following are among the skills taught to human beings by Prometheus?

Prometheus did Zeus a great favor when he told Zeus that an oracle about a certain woman who would give birth to a son greater than his father referred to _______.

Eve's name seems derived from a Hebrew root meaning "_______."

Which of the following are characteristics of Hesiod's bronze race?

The Greeks sometimes called a pregnant woman a "_______."

Deucalion's wife Pyrrha is the daughter of _______.

Only _______, because of his goodness, was saved from the flood that Yahweh sent.

Which of the following are characteristics of Hesiod's golden race?

The Greek word amnion is used both for the membrane that surrounds the fetus and for _______.

Pandora's name probably means "_______."

After the flood, Yahweh commands humans to do what two things?

Who rules over the Isles of the Blessed, according to Hesiod?

In the Greek version of the story of Deucalion and Pyrrha, there is a play on which two words?

According to a popular etymology, Prometheus' name means "_______."

Ever since Prometheus' theft, human beings have enjoyed the permanent possession of _______.

Which of the following etiologies are all mixed together and explained in the folktale of Pandora?

Which race is Hesiod's own?

The Nature of Myth

The Cultural Context of Classical Myth

The Development of Classical Myth

The Rise of Zeus

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 I: Demeter and Related Myths

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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