Question 1

What is the name of the monster snake slain by Zeus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Typhoeus 
B)  Hephaestus 
C)  Tiamat 
D)  Tartarus

Question 2

The monster snake, slain by the young god as he fights to establish his power, may be a patriarchal perversion of the wise serpent, which symbolized the Great Goddess.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The battle between Zeus and the monster snake may be a faint memory of some geological disaster.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Hesiod's account of origins in Theogony can be interpreted as a charter myth which supports the political and social relationships in the Greek world of Hesiod's experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The myth of Aphrodite's birth, as related in Theogony,

Accepted Answer

A)  indicates that Aphrodite was the youngest of the gods. 
B)  reveals a characteristic Greek ambivalence about sexual love. 
C)  associates her with Hermes, the trickster god. 
D)  gives assurance that good always triumphs over evil.

Question 6

The Greek mythic model of the cosmos was created in close collaboration with Greek scientists of the era.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Hera gives birth to the monster Hephaestus, who defeats Zeus in a great battle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Several themes mentioned in the text are common to the cosmogony of Hesiod and the Near Eastern myths. Which of the following is not one of those themes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Several generations of gods successively rule the cosmos before the young male sky god takes over. 
B)  A snakelike monster is slain by the young male god. 
C)  The older god is castrated by a younger god. 
D)  The older generation of gods perishes in a global flood.

Question 9

Aphrodite rises out of the sea, born of the severed phallus, semen, and sea foam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The earliest known literary work that includes a mythological account of universal origins is the Babylonian creation myth, Enuma Elish.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Gaea engineers a confrontation between Zeus and her own child, the monster Hephaestus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

What is the name of the monster snake slain by Zeus?

The monster snake, slain by the young god as he fights to establish his power, may be a patriarchal perversion of the wise serpent, which symbolized the Great Goddess.

The battle between Zeus and the monster snake may be a faint memory of some geological disaster.

Hesiod's account of origins in Theogony can be interpreted as a charter myth which supports the political and social relationships in the Greek world of Hesiod's experience.

The myth of Aphrodite's birth, as related in Theogony,

The Greek mythic model of the cosmos was created in close collaboration with Greek scientists of the era.

Hera gives birth to the monster Hephaestus, who defeats Zeus in a great battle.

Several themes mentioned in the text are common to the cosmogony of Hesiod and the Near Eastern myths. Which of the following is not one of those themes?

Aphrodite rises out of the sea, born of the severed phallus, semen, and sea foam.

The earliest known literary work that includes a mythological account of universal origins is the Babylonian creation myth, Enuma Elish.

Gaea engineers a confrontation between Zeus and her own child, the monster Hephaestus.