Question 1

According to Hesiod, the trickster mentality was critical in the shaping of the universe and human society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Zeus allows Heracles to kill the eagle that is feasting on Prometheus's liver.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Gilgamesh, the savage male, is tamed by a sexual encounter with Enkidu, a priest of Ishtar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

During the Age of Silver, men's childhood lasted a hundred years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The fire that Prometheus gave to humans is a metaphor for all the arts of civilization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Zeus, in Aeschylus's interpretation, is omnipotent as well as omniscient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Pandora's jar can be seen as a sybmol of the womb.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Greek and Judeo-Christian traditions agree on seeing woman as the catalyst of humanity's historical decline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Among the ages of history mentioned by Hesiod are the Age of Iron and the Age of Copper.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Hesiod claims that Prometheus is a second-generation Titan; Aeschylus identifies him as a son of Gaea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Hesiod may have created a revised version of an older myth in which Pandora was originally an earth goddess called "Giver of All."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Enkidu, the savage male, is tamed through a sexual encounter with a priestess.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Prometheus is chained to a rock by Zeus as punishment for tricking Zeus to accept bones of sacrificial animals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound, Prometheus is simply a trickster who takes joy in causing trouble for humanity and the gods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Deucalion and Pyrrha survive the flood in an ark, according to Greek tradition, and repopulate the earth by throwing stones over their shoulders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Prometheus's defiance gives Zeus an opportunity to save himself from a future downfall at the hands of Prometheus's son.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the story of the universal flood

Accepted Answer

A)  ends with the survival of Utnapishtim, Gilgamesh's relative. 
B)  begins when Enkidu is "tamed" by the priestess of Ishtar. 
C)  does not appear at all. 
D)  describes the end of an entire race. 
A)  ends with the survival of Utnapishtim, Gilgamesh's relative. 
B)  begins when Enkidu is "tamed" by the priestess of Ishtar. 
C)  does not appear at all. 
D)  describes the end of an entire race.

Question 18

An eponymous ancestor is the person for whom a group is named.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Hesiod mentions four ages of history, corresponding to the four main metals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Aeschylus interprets Prometheus as a tyrant, whereas Hesiod sees him as a heroic rebel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to Hesiod, the trickster mentality was critical in the shaping of the universe and human society.

Zeus allows Heracles to kill the eagle that is feasting on Prometheus's liver.

Gilgamesh, the savage male, is tamed by a sexual encounter with Enkidu, a priest of Ishtar.

During the Age of Silver, men's childhood lasted a hundred years.

The fire that Prometheus gave to humans is a metaphor for all the arts of civilization.

Zeus, in Aeschylus's interpretation, is omnipotent as well as omniscient.

Pandora's jar can be seen as a sybmol of the womb.

The Greek and Judeo-Christian traditions agree on seeing woman as the catalyst of humanity's historical decline.

Among the ages of history mentioned by Hesiod are the Age of Iron and the Age of Copper.

Hesiod claims that Prometheus is a second-generation Titan; Aeschylus identifies him as a son of Gaea.

Hesiod may have created a revised version of an older myth in which Pandora was originally an earth goddess called "Giver of All."

Enkidu, the savage male, is tamed through a sexual encounter with a priestess.

Prometheus is chained to a rock by Zeus as punishment for tricking Zeus to accept bones of sacrificial animals.

In Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound, Prometheus is simply a trickster who takes joy in causing trouble for humanity and the gods.

Deucalion and Pyrrha survive the flood in an ark, according to Greek tradition, and repopulate the earth by throwing stones over their shoulders.

Prometheus's defiance gives Zeus an opportunity to save himself from a future downfall at the hands of Prometheus's son.

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the story of the universal flood

An eponymous ancestor is the person for whom a group is named.

Hesiod mentions four ages of history, corresponding to the four main metals.

Aeschylus interprets Prometheus as a tyrant, whereas Hesiod sees him as a heroic rebel.

Introduction to Greek Myth

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

Dionysus: Rooted in Earth and Ecstasy

Land of No Return: The Gloomy Kingdom of Hades

Heroes of Myth: Man Divided Against Himself

Heroines of Myth: Women in Many Roles

Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

A Different Kind of Hero: The Odysseus

Myth and the Tragic Vision in the Theater of Dionysus: Euripides Bacchae

The House of Atreus: Aeschyluss Oresteia

The Tragic House of Laius: Sophocles Oedipus Cycle

A Different Perspective on Tragedy: Euripides Medea Part Four the World of Roman Myth

The Roman Vision: Greek Myths and Roman Realities

Virgils Roman Epic: The Aeneid

The Persistence of Mythglossary Selected Bibliography Credits Index

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Exam 4: Alienation of the Human and Divine: Prometheus, Fire, and Pandora

According to Hesiod, the trickster mentality was critical in the shaping of the universe and human society.

Zeus allows Heracles to kill the eagle that is feasting on Prometheus's liver.

Gilgamesh, the savage male, is tamed by a sexual encounter with Enkidu, a priest of Ishtar.

During the Age of Silver, men's childhood lasted a hundred years.

The fire that Prometheus gave to humans is a metaphor for all the arts of civilization.

Zeus, in Aeschylus's interpretation, is omnipotent as well as omniscient.

Pandora's jar can be seen as a sybmol of the womb.

The Greek and Judeo-Christian traditions agree on seeing woman as the catalyst of humanity's historical decline.

Among the ages of history mentioned by Hesiod are the Age of Iron and the Age of Copper.

Hesiod claims that Prometheus is a second-generation Titan; Aeschylus identifies him as a son of Gaea.

Hesiod may have created a revised version of an older myth in which Pandora was originally an earth goddess called "Giver of All."

Enkidu, the savage male, is tamed through a sexual encounter with a priestess.

Prometheus is chained to a rock by Zeus as punishment for tricking Zeus to accept bones of sacrificial animals.

In Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound, Prometheus is simply a trickster who takes joy in causing trouble for humanity and the gods.

Deucalion and Pyrrha survive the flood in an ark, according to Greek tradition, and repopulate the earth by throwing stones over their shoulders.

Prometheus's defiance gives Zeus an opportunity to save himself from a future downfall at the hands of Prometheus's son.

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the story of the universal flood

An eponymous ancestor is the person for whom a group is named.

Hesiod mentions four ages of history, corresponding to the four main metals.

Aeschylus interprets Prometheus as a tyrant, whereas Hesiod sees him as a heroic rebel.

Introduction to Greek Myth

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

Dionysus: Rooted in Earth and Ecstasy

Land of No Return: The Gloomy Kingdom of Hades

Heroes of Myth: Man Divided Against Himself

Heroines of Myth: Women in Many Roles

Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

A Different Kind of Hero: The Odysseus

Myth and the Tragic Vision in the Theater of Dionysus: Euripides Bacchae

The House of Atreus: Aeschyluss Oresteia

The Tragic House of Laius: Sophocles Oedipus Cycle

A Different Perspective on Tragedy: Euripides Medea Part Four the World of Roman Myth

The Roman Vision: Greek Myths and Roman Realities

Virgils Roman Epic: The Aeneid

The Persistence of Mythglossary Selected Bibliography Credits Index

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