Chapter 15 Questions

Question 1

Who dies longing for Odysseus’ return? A. Laërtes B. Anticlea C. Alcmena D. Tiresias

Answer 1

B (361)

Question 2

Who was the tyrant of Pamphylia and murderer of his parents in the the myth of Er? A. Ardiaeus B. Minos C. Glaucon D. Polycrates

Answer 2

A (367)

Question 3

Whom must Aeneas bury to enter the Underworld? A. Deïphobus B. Anchises C. Misenus D. Achates

Answer 3

C (371)

Question 4

What creature guards the realm of Tartarus in Vergil’s Underworld? A. the Theban Sphinx B. the dog Cerberus C. the Lernaean Hydra D. the fury Tisiphone

Answer 4

D (376)

Question 5

What comedy by Aristophanes features the god Dionysus journeying to the Underworld? A. Clouds B. Frogs C. Birds D. Wasps

Answer 5

B (384)

Question 6

What arose from the blood of Uranus’ genitals? A. the Erinyes B. the Fates C. new souls D. the Gorgons

Answer 6

A (382)

Question 7

Both Odysseus and Aeneas try three times to grasp one of the shades. Who were they? A. Anticlea and Dido B. Achilles and Dido C. Anticlea and Anchises D. Tiresias and Anchises

Answer 7

C (361; 378)

Question 8

What comrade did Odysseus find had not been properly buried? A. Elpenor B. Agamemnon C. Achilles D. Ajax

Answer 8

A (360)

Question 9

Achilles in the Underworld tells Odysseus: A. that he should beware the fickle heart of women and return home quickly B. that he should find his body and bury it properly C. that he should not have killed Hector D. that he would rather be a slave among the living than a king in Hades

Answer 9

D (362)

Question 10

With whom of the buried dead did Odysseus first speak in the Underworld? A. the seer, Tiresias B. his mother, Anticlea C. his father, Laërtes D. his comrade, Agamemnon

Answer 10

A (360)

Question 11

In what dialogue can Plato’s myth of Er be found? A. the Apology B. the Phaedo C. the Republic D. the Symposium

Answer 11

C (366)

Question 12

Aeneas travels to the Underworld: A. to see Dido B. to find his way to Italy C. to offer sacrifice for the dead D. to speak with his father, Anchises

Answer 12

D (371)

Question 13

What does Aeneas not bring with him when he enters the Underworld? A. a sop for Cerberus B. a coin for Charon C. the golden bough D. the Cumaean Sibyl

Answer 13

B (371-373)

Question 14

In the myth of Er, where do the virtuous go? A. to Elysium B. the Islands of the Blessed C. upward through an opening in the sky D. to Olympus

Answer 14

C (366-370)

Question 15

Who dressed himself as Zeus and imitated the god’s thunder and lightning? A. Mopsus B. Sisyphus C. Tyro D. Salmoneus

Answer 15

D (376)

Question 16

What region of the Underworld is Hell? A. the Mourning Fields B. the Fields of the Untimely Dead C. Tartarus D. Elysium

Answer 16

C (377)

Question 17

What does the term chthonian mean? A. It is another term for an Olympian deity. B. It refers to a divinity who is of the sky. C. It refers to a divinity who is of the earth. D. It refers to one condemned to Tartarus.

Answer 17

C (382)

Question 18

In the Underworld, what is the River of Forgetfulness? A. Styx B. Acheron C. Cocytus D. Lethe

Answer 18

D (380)

Question 19

How was Ixion punished in the Underworld? A. He had to roll a stone up a hill. B. He had to bring water in a sieve. C. He was bound to a revolving wheel. D. He was forever hungry and thirsty.

Answer 19

C (379)

Question 20

What suicide does not respond to Odysseus at all? A. Neoptolemus B. Ajax C. Patroclus D. Heracles

Answer 20

B (362)

Question 21

Which of the following is not a judge in the Underworld? A. Minos B. Aeacus C. Charon D. Rhadamanthys

Answer 21

C (382)

Question 22

The name Hades may mean: A. the brother of Zeus B. god of the dead C. the unseen one D. the cruel one

Answer 22

C (382)