1. What goddesses does Hesiod invoke at the beginning of the Theogony.
a. the Sirens
b. the Graces
c. the Fates
d. the Muses
2. Which statement best describes the works of Sappho?
a. Sappho recorded myths unique to her hometown.
b. Sappho wrote erotic poetry about her husband.
c. Sappho wrote poems documenting Greek creation myth.
d. Sappho wrote erotic poetry about women.
3. Who was the father of Dike, goddess of Justice?
a. Apollo
b. Zeus
c. Hades
d. Poseidon
4. Which of the following is generally not associated with Artemis?
a. Apollo
b. Hephaestus
c.
d.
5. Around what time did the Mycenaean civilization collapse?
a. 1600 BC
b. 1200 BC
c. 750 BC
d. 500 BC
6. What designation is given to a story about a specific hero’s fantastical adventure
whose primary goal is to entertain?
a. Folktale
b.
c.
d. Myth proper
7. Which of the following statements best describes the study of classical Greco-Roman
mythology?
a. Oral myths are the primary concern.
b. Literary myths are the primary concern.
c. Oral myths and literary myths are of equal concern.
8. How do myths function according to Sigmund Freud?
a. They are the projection of unconscious tendencies and desires of the human race.
b. They metaphorically explain aspects of human nature and other universal.
c. They explain the causes or origins of items of culture or the natural world.
d. They express the repressed subconscious desires of a human individual.
,9.
10. What evidence led archeologist Carl Blegen to theorize that Troy VIla was the site of
the Trojan War, rather than Troy VI?
a. Troy VIla demonstrated evidence of fres human remains and other signs that the
city had been sacked by invaders.
b. Troy VI seems to have been destroyed by an earthquake, not invaders.
c. King Priam's name was found etched onto several artefacts from Troy VIla.
d. Both A and B are true.
11. On what island were the twins Apollo and Artemis born?
a. Lesbos
b. Naxos
c. Delos
d. Crete
12. What is the Roman name for Poseidon?
a. Neptune
b. Vulcan
c. Saturn
d. Janus
13. Which two works did Hesiod write?
a. Works and Days & The Theogony
b. The Iliad & The Odyssey
c. Oedipus Rex & The Theogony
d. The Iliad & The Theogony
14. What is the Greek name for the goddess Minerva?
a. Aphrodite
b. Athena
c. Artemis
d. Hera
15. Who is Eos?
a. Goddess of the Moon
b. Goddess of the Morning Star
c. Goddess of Clouds
d. Goddess of the Dawn
16. Who, in modern times, initially unearthed the ancient cities of Troy, Mycenae and
Tiryns thereby establishing the historical basis of the Trojan War and related Greek
myths?
a. Sir Arthue Evans
b. Heinrich Schliemann
c. Carl Blegen
d. Michael Ventris
,17. Which Greek deity more than any other was thought to dispense justice?
a. Athena
b. Zeus
c. Themis
d. Apollo
18. Which historian recorded the founding myths of ancient Rome?
a. Herodotus
b.
c.
d.
19. What civilization had the most influence on the developing civilization of the
Mycenaean greeks?
a. That of the Persians
b. That of the Minoans
c. That of the Egyptians
d. That of the Romans
20. What attitude did the philosopher Xenophanes have toward the traditional Greek
myths?
a. They were corrupting because they presented the gods as immoral.
b. They were more philosophical and serious than history.
c. They were foolish because their idea of the gods was strictly anthropomorphic.
d. They allegorically spoke of the realities of the natural world.
21. Vladimir Propp, in his study of Russian folktales, pioneered which approach to the
interpretation of traditional tales?
a. The etiological approach
b. The psycho-analytic approach
c. The allegorical approach
d. The structural approach
22. The Greeks borrowed symbols primarily from which writing system to craft their own
alphabet?
a. Ilocano Baybayin
b. Latin script
c. Egyptian Hieroglyphs
d. Phoenician script
23. Which Greek myth writer wrote Theogony and Works and Days?
a. Homer
b. Hyginus
c. Herodotus
d. Hesiod
24. What is the fundamental premise of J.G.Frazer's approach to myth?
a. Myth is a society's way of explaining and justifying its social customs and beliefs.
, b. Myth embodies the subconscious fears and aspirations of an individual.
c. Myth is to be understood more by its structure than by its specific details.
d. Myth is ritual put in story form.
25. What woman, loved by Apollo, was condemned to have a long life but not perpetual
youth?
a. Coronis
b.
c.
d. Cassandra
26. What is the significance of the Luwian Seal?
a. It identifies Troy as the capital of the Hittite Empire.
b. lt is one of the many artefacts falsified by archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann
during his Trojan excavations.
c. It demonstrates that Luwian (a dialect of Hittite) was spoken in some capacity at
Troy.
27. What ancient Greek author wrote “philosophical” myths?
a. Pindar
b. Plato
c. Herodotus
d. Aristotle
28. What does the Greek word “mythos” mean?
a. Story
b. Truth
c. Tradition
d. Falsehood
29. What historical event marked the beginning of the Hellenistic Period?
a. The Athenian defeat of the Persian invasion of King Xerxes
b. The death of Alexander the Great
c. The Mycenaean conquest of Greece
d. The death of Cleopatra VIl of Egypt
30. What animal is connected to the festival of Artemis at Brauron?
a. Eagle
b. Boar
c. Ox
d. Bear
31. Which two deities produce Aether and Day in Hesiod’s Theogony?
a. Gaia/Ge and Pontus
b. Hyperion and Theia
c. Erebus and Night
d. Ocean and Tethys
a. the Sirens
b. the Graces
c. the Fates
d. the Muses
2. Which statement best describes the works of Sappho?
a. Sappho recorded myths unique to her hometown.
b. Sappho wrote erotic poetry about her husband.
c. Sappho wrote poems documenting Greek creation myth.
d. Sappho wrote erotic poetry about women.
3. Who was the father of Dike, goddess of Justice?
a. Apollo
b. Zeus
c. Hades
d. Poseidon
4. Which of the following is generally not associated with Artemis?
a. Apollo
b. Hephaestus
c.
d.
5. Around what time did the Mycenaean civilization collapse?
a. 1600 BC
b. 1200 BC
c. 750 BC
d. 500 BC
6. What designation is given to a story about a specific hero’s fantastical adventure
whose primary goal is to entertain?
a. Folktale
b.
c.
d. Myth proper
7. Which of the following statements best describes the study of classical Greco-Roman
mythology?
a. Oral myths are the primary concern.
b. Literary myths are the primary concern.
c. Oral myths and literary myths are of equal concern.
8. How do myths function according to Sigmund Freud?
a. They are the projection of unconscious tendencies and desires of the human race.
b. They metaphorically explain aspects of human nature and other universal.
c. They explain the causes or origins of items of culture or the natural world.
d. They express the repressed subconscious desires of a human individual.
,9.
10. What evidence led archeologist Carl Blegen to theorize that Troy VIla was the site of
the Trojan War, rather than Troy VI?
a. Troy VIla demonstrated evidence of fres human remains and other signs that the
city had been sacked by invaders.
b. Troy VI seems to have been destroyed by an earthquake, not invaders.
c. King Priam's name was found etched onto several artefacts from Troy VIla.
d. Both A and B are true.
11. On what island were the twins Apollo and Artemis born?
a. Lesbos
b. Naxos
c. Delos
d. Crete
12. What is the Roman name for Poseidon?
a. Neptune
b. Vulcan
c. Saturn
d. Janus
13. Which two works did Hesiod write?
a. Works and Days & The Theogony
b. The Iliad & The Odyssey
c. Oedipus Rex & The Theogony
d. The Iliad & The Theogony
14. What is the Greek name for the goddess Minerva?
a. Aphrodite
b. Athena
c. Artemis
d. Hera
15. Who is Eos?
a. Goddess of the Moon
b. Goddess of the Morning Star
c. Goddess of Clouds
d. Goddess of the Dawn
16. Who, in modern times, initially unearthed the ancient cities of Troy, Mycenae and
Tiryns thereby establishing the historical basis of the Trojan War and related Greek
myths?
a. Sir Arthue Evans
b. Heinrich Schliemann
c. Carl Blegen
d. Michael Ventris
,17. Which Greek deity more than any other was thought to dispense justice?
a. Athena
b. Zeus
c. Themis
d. Apollo
18. Which historian recorded the founding myths of ancient Rome?
a. Herodotus
b.
c.
d.
19. What civilization had the most influence on the developing civilization of the
Mycenaean greeks?
a. That of the Persians
b. That of the Minoans
c. That of the Egyptians
d. That of the Romans
20. What attitude did the philosopher Xenophanes have toward the traditional Greek
myths?
a. They were corrupting because they presented the gods as immoral.
b. They were more philosophical and serious than history.
c. They were foolish because their idea of the gods was strictly anthropomorphic.
d. They allegorically spoke of the realities of the natural world.
21. Vladimir Propp, in his study of Russian folktales, pioneered which approach to the
interpretation of traditional tales?
a. The etiological approach
b. The psycho-analytic approach
c. The allegorical approach
d. The structural approach
22. The Greeks borrowed symbols primarily from which writing system to craft their own
alphabet?
a. Ilocano Baybayin
b. Latin script
c. Egyptian Hieroglyphs
d. Phoenician script
23. Which Greek myth writer wrote Theogony and Works and Days?
a. Homer
b. Hyginus
c. Herodotus
d. Hesiod
24. What is the fundamental premise of J.G.Frazer's approach to myth?
a. Myth is a society's way of explaining and justifying its social customs and beliefs.
, b. Myth embodies the subconscious fears and aspirations of an individual.
c. Myth is to be understood more by its structure than by its specific details.
d. Myth is ritual put in story form.
25. What woman, loved by Apollo, was condemned to have a long life but not perpetual
youth?
a. Coronis
b.
c.
d. Cassandra
26. What is the significance of the Luwian Seal?
a. It identifies Troy as the capital of the Hittite Empire.
b. lt is one of the many artefacts falsified by archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann
during his Trojan excavations.
c. It demonstrates that Luwian (a dialect of Hittite) was spoken in some capacity at
Troy.
27. What ancient Greek author wrote “philosophical” myths?
a. Pindar
b. Plato
c. Herodotus
d. Aristotle
28. What does the Greek word “mythos” mean?
a. Story
b. Truth
c. Tradition
d. Falsehood
29. What historical event marked the beginning of the Hellenistic Period?
a. The Athenian defeat of the Persian invasion of King Xerxes
b. The death of Alexander the Great
c. The Mycenaean conquest of Greece
d. The death of Cleopatra VIl of Egypt
30. What animal is connected to the festival of Artemis at Brauron?
a. Eagle
b. Boar
c. Ox
d. Bear
31. Which two deities produce Aether and Day in Hesiod’s Theogony?
a. Gaia/Ge and Pontus
b. Hyperion and Theia
c. Erebus and Night
d. Ocean and Tethys
