Question 1

The goddess Athene burst from Zeus's thigh, wearing a warrior's spear and shield.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The typical Greek emphasis on individualism is evident in which hero?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herodotus 
B)  Achilles 
C)  Apollodorus 
D)  Virgil 
A)  Herodotus 
B)  Achilles 
C)  Apollodorus 
D)  Virgil

Question 3

What kind of stories do typical sagas deal with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stories about a particular city or family 
B)  Stories about the origin of the world 
C)  Stories about the experiences of the common folk 
D)  Stories about gods in disguise interacting with heroes 
A)  Stories about a particular city or family 
B)  Stories about the origin of the world 
C)  Stories about the experiences of the common folk 
D)  Stories about gods in disguise interacting with heroes

Question 4

Scholars agree that most Greek myths originated

Accepted Answer

A)  between about 1600 and 1100 b.c. 
B)  between about 700 and 500 b.c. 
C)  between about 140 b.c. and 160 a.d. 
D)  at least 10,000 years ago. 
A)  between about 1600 and 1100 b.c. 
B)  between about 700 and 500 b.c. 
C)  between about 140 b.c. and 160 a.d. 
D)  at least 10,000 years ago.

Question 5

Ovid's epic Metamorphoses begins with a story of the creation or beginning of things and ends with

Accepted Answer

A)  the foundation of Rome. 
B)  the establishment of the Roman Empire. 
C)  the death and deification of Julius Caesar. 
D)  the marriage of Cadmus and Harmony. 
A)  the foundation of Rome. 
B)  the establishment of the Roman Empire. 
C)  the death and deification of Julius Caesar. 
D)  the marriage of Cadmus and Harmony.

Question 6

Since Greek myth was so closely related to Greek religion, it never served any social or political functions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Aphrodite was the mother of Paris, who took Helen to Troy and started a great war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The east frieze of the Parthenon depicts the Panathenaic procession, in which

Accepted Answer

A)  a shepherd carries a lamb to Athena. 
B)  young girls carry a decorated robe called a peplos to the goddess. 
C)  young men and women leap over the back of the sacrificial victim. 
D)  only Athenian men participate. 
A)  a shepherd carries a lamb to Athena. 
B)  young girls carry a decorated robe called a peplos to the goddess. 
C)  young men and women leap over the back of the sacrificial victim. 
D)  only Athenian men participate.

Question 9

Virgil, the author of the Metamorphoses of the Gods, is generally thought to be a staunch supporter of Roman imperialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Metamorphoses of the Gods was written by the Roman poet Ovid during the reign of Augustus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The goddess Athene burst from Zeus's thigh, wearing a warrior's spear and shield.

The typical Greek emphasis on individualism is evident in which hero?

What kind of stories do typical sagas deal with?

Scholars agree that most Greek myths originated

Ovid's epic Metamorphoses begins with a story of the creation or beginning of things and ends with

Since Greek myth was so closely related to Greek religion, it never served any social or political functions.

Aphrodite was the mother of Paris, who took Helen to Troy and started a great war.

The east frieze of the Parthenon depicts the Panathenaic procession, in which

Virgil, the author of the Metamorphoses of the Gods, is generally thought to be a staunch supporter of Roman imperialism.

The Metamorphoses of the Gods was written by the Roman poet Ovid during the reign of Augustus.

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

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

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 1: Introduction to Greek Myth

The goddess Athene burst from Zeus's thigh, wearing a warrior's spear and shield.

The typical Greek emphasis on individualism is evident in which hero?

What kind of stories do typical sagas deal with?

Scholars agree that most Greek myths originated

Ovid's epic Metamorphoses begins with a story of the creation or beginning of things and ends with

Since Greek myth was so closely related to Greek religion, it never served any social or political functions.

Aphrodite was the mother of Paris, who took Helen to Troy and started a great war.

The east frieze of the Parthenon depicts the Panathenaic procession, in which

Virgil, the author of the Metamorphoses of the Gods, is generally thought to be a staunch supporter of Roman imperialism.

The Metamorphoses of the Gods was written by the Roman poet Ovid during the reign of Augustus.

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

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

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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