Deck 6: The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

Question 1

Artemis is both the patron of the hunt and the protector of wild animals.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Homer claims that Zeus and his two brothers, Hades and Poseidon, divided the world after a contest of strength.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Poseidon's Roman equivalent is Pluto.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Hades rules the Underworld with his wife Eileithyia.

Question 5

Artemis inherits the chthonic aspect of the Goddess, being associated with the moon and Hecate.

Question 6

Zeus's power over the Olympian family was extensive but neither unlimited nor unchallenged.

Question 7

Like Hermes, Hestia traveled all over the universe. In Rome, she becomes the Vestal Virgin.

Question 8

Hermes's son Asclepius counteracts the diseases brought by his uncle Apollo by bringing healing.

Question 9

The myth of Hera's marriage to Zeus charters, for patriarchal purposes, the subordination of the Great Goddess to the male deity.

Question 10

Zeus was a sky god, the deity who gathered clouds and created storms.

Question 11

Athene, the patron of wisdom and military victory, is, despite her female nature, a patron of male crafts such as carpentry.

Question 12

It is clear that the arrangement of the Olympian gods in a family was the only natural approach, since Zeus had always had unlimited power over the other gods.

Question 13

Zeus and Hera are the ideal married couple; their relationship sets the model for how human couples should relate to each other.

Question 14

According to Homer, Eros is the lover of Aphrodite.

Question 15

Hesiod underlines the superiority of Zeus to his brothers by giving him decision-making power when the universe was being divided among them.

Question 16

Demeter is known as Ceres in the Roman tradition.

Question 17

Apollo is protector of the Delphic Oracle.

Question 18

Aphrodite's relationship with Eros signifies her dual role as goddess of love and war.

Question 19

Poseidon is the god of earthquakes as well as the god of the sea.

Question 20

Hecate represents the death-wielding aspect of the Great Goddess.

Question 21

Zeus's reign was stable and lasting because he wisely allowed the other Olympians great powers in their own particular areas of control.

Question 22

Dionysus is the only Olympian god who is

A) disabled.
B) born human.
C) half-man, half-animal.
D) ugly

Question 23

Arrangement of the Olympian deities in a large, diverse family helped the Greeks understand why their world seemed so calm and lacking in tension and contradiction.

Question 24

The Romans associated Ares with their local god Mars.

Question 25

Although Artemis was a beautiful young goddess, her great powers earned her the title

A) Queen of Heaven.
B) Fury.
C) the Dangerous One.
D) the Angry One.

Question 26

What was the later consequence of Athene's beauty contest with Hera and Aphrodite?

A) the birth of Hephaestus
B) the marriage of Aphrodite to Hephaestus
C) the Trojan war
D) the Persian war

Question 27

The awful power of Aphrodite is depicted in the story of

A) Hippolytus, whom she ruined because he devoted himself to Artemis.
B) Smyrna, who boasted that she was more beautiful than the goddess.
C) Arachne, who claimed to be a more skilled weaver than Aphrodite.
D) all of the above

Question 28

Dionysus is the patron of the tragic drama.

Question 29

Because the Greeks loved the sea, their stories always represented Poseidon as even-tempered and kind.

Question 30

Both Artemis and Athena were powerful and independent goddesses, as symbolized by their choice of virginity as a way of life.

Question 31

The Greeks admired the war god Ares, but the Romans thought him savage.

Question 32

The snake that hides behind Athene's shield

A) was a gift to her from Zeus.
B) associates her with the Great Goddess.
C) shows that she and Eros are both war deities.
D) is intended to remind her to keep wise counsel.

Question 33

In one of her rare appearances on earth, Hera

A) took on the form of an old lady and tricked Semele, one of Zeus' lovers.
B) took on the form of a cow and tricked Io, one of Zeus' lovers.
C) took on the form of a serpent and convinced Pandora to open her jar.
D) took on the form of a snake and attacked the infant Heracles in his cradle.

Question 34

Any human man would be happy to have an affair wih Aphrodite, since such relationships always turned out happily.

Question 35

The root of Zeus's name-Di-associates him with

A) generous gift-giving.
B) the bright light of day.
C) Artemis.
D) all of the above

Question 36

Hermes is the patron of different trades. Which one should not be on the list?

A) merchants
B) thieves
C) gamblers
D) sailors

Question 37

Who is the Roman equivalent of Artemis?

A) Minerva
B) Diana
C) Vesta
D) Venus

Question 38

On occasion, when Hera disagreed with Zeus, she took action to oppose him. Which technique did she not use, as far as we know?

A) She tied him up.
B) She seduced him.
C) She joined with other Olympians to rebel against him.
D) She tried to persuade him over to her side.