Quiz 1

Question 1

Classical technically refers to:

Answer 1

culture of ancient greece and rome

Question 2

romans conquered greeks and adopted their:

Answer 2

culture

Question 3

the core of classical mythology is:

Answer 3

greek

Question 4

the core of classical mythology was adopted and expanded by the:

Answer 4

romans

Question 5

gods, goddesses, and heroes may have two names:

Answer 5

greek and roman

Question 6

“ology” means:

Answer 6

systematic study or account of subject

Question 7

Myth is a truly __ word

Answer 7

protean

Question 8

myth is transliterated from:

Answer 8

the greek word mythos

Question 9

what is the original meaning of the word mythos?

Answer 9

word or story

Question 10

aristotle used the word myth to mean:

Answer 10

story or plot

Question 11

Where does our idea of a fictional or false story by using the word myth come from?

Answer 11

aristotle’s use of the word

Question 12

Myths emphases are usually on:

Answer 12

the gods

Question 13

myths are usually set during:

Answer 13

different time than human time

Question 14

myths are usually about:

Answer 14

establishing the world, it’s features, and who rules

Question 15

myths roughly correspond to:

Answer 15

philosophy and science

Question 16

Legends have emphasis on:

Answer 16

human beings

Question 17

legends are set:

Answer 17

human time though long ago

Question 18

legends are about:

Answer 18

specific heroes, their deeds, and descendants

Question 19

legends are roughly equivalent to:

Answer 19

history

Question 20

Folktales have generic:

Answer 20

time, place, and characters

Question 21

folktales are about:

Answer 21

magic and adventure

Question 22

folktales are associated with:

Answer 22

education and entertainment

Question 23

folktale’s are usually this kind of story:

Answer 23

“once upon a time”

Question 24

According to Hera in the Iliad, the parents of all the gods are:

Answer 24

Oceanus, Tethys

Question 25

what two giant brothers piled up mountains in order to reach up to the gods' dwelling place in heaven?

Answer 25

Otus, Ephialtes

Question 26

What is the Roman name of Cronus?

Answer 26

Saturn

Question 27

The name of the goddess Mnemosyne means:

Answer 27

memory

Question 28

Who is the nymph who cares for Rhea's son while he is hidden from his father?

Answer 28

Adamanthea

Question 29

The giant hundred-handed offspring of Ge and Uranus are called the:

Answer 29

Hecatonchires

Question 30

Baby Zeus is provided nourishment by Althea, who is a:

Answer 30

goat

Question 31

A single orb-like eye in the middle of the head is the distinguishing feature of what beings in Greek mythology?

Answer 31

cyclopes

Question 32

like his father, Cronus tries to keep his children from entering the world, but instead of imprisoning them in the earth, he ___ them

Answer 32

swallows

Question 33

What deity emerged from a cosmic egg and had four eyes, four horns, two golden wings, and both male and female genders?

Answer 33

Phanes

Question 34

In Hesiod's account of the gods' origin, the yawning open void is called:

Answer 34

Chaos

Question 35

In the orphic creation account, the deity "Phanes" is also called:

Answer 35

Eros, Protogonus

Question 36

According to Hesiod's Theogony, the parents of the older Olympian gods are:

Answer 36

Cronus, Rhea

Question 37

The volcanic activity of Mount Aetna is said to be caused by __ who is imprisoned underneath the volcano

Answer 37

Typhon

Question 38

According to Apollodorus, what does Typhon cut out of Zeus to make him weak and unable to move?

Answer 38

tendons

Question 39

What technical term refers to a story that recounts the origin of the gods?

Answer 39

theogony

Question 40

What technical term refers to a story that tells how the world came into being?

Answer 40

cosmogony

Question 41

Who was the early cosmic deity who was emasculated with a flint sickle?

Answer 41

Uranus

Question 42

What two deities of Titan lineage side with Zeus and his siblings against the other Titans?

Answer 42

Prometheus, Themis

Question 43

The name of Cronus is similar in sound to the Greek word 'chronos' which means:

Answer 43

time

Question 44

What physical feature do giants share with many beings born out of the earth?

Answer 44

snake legs

Question 45

after the victory of the Olympians, what Titan deity is compelled to hold up the sky?

Answer 45

Atlas

Question 46

The subdivision of myth called 'myth proper' is characterized by:

Answer 46

its focus on the gods, a different time, the world still being formed

Question 47

According to Hesiod, Ge (earth) and what other primal deities emerge from the yawing open void?

Answer 47

Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, Night

Question 48

Who is Night guarded by?

Answer 48

Ananke (Necessity)

Question 49

Bi-natural beings are:

Answer 49

sentient, human-like, divine beings and actual physical entities

Question 50

The cosmos is imagined as something like a:

Answer 50

big house

Question 51

Ge by herself produces:

Answer 51

Uranus, Mountains, Pontus

Question 52

Who are the makers of the thunderbolt?

Answer 52

Cyclopes

Question 53

What are the names of the three Hecatonchires made by Ge and Uranus?

Answer 53

Cottus, Briareus, Gyes

Question 54

Uranus oppresses his children who are:

Answer 54

the Titans

Question 55

Cronus emasculates his:

Answer 55

father

Question 56

Aphrodite is born from:

Answer 56

foam in the sea after Uranus' genitalia fall

Question 57

What is Cronus' sickle?

Answer 57

scythe

Question 58

Cronus re-imprisons:

Answer 58

the cyclopes and the hecatonchires

Question 59

Rhea gives Cronus a ___ which he swallows instead of Zeus

Answer 59

stone

Question 60

Who are the attendants of Rhea?

Answer 60

Curetes

Question 61

Gigantomachy means:

Answer 61

battle of/against the giants

Question 62

Giants are born when:

Answer 62

drops of uranus' blood fall on the earth

Question 63

Typhon has __ snake heads

Answer 63

100