CCI 205-11 Midterm Exam
Why is Crete tied so closely to the worship of Apollo? - ANS -His original were from Crete
These goddesses known as the _______ know how to make false things sound like the truth. -
ANS -Muses
Greek myths are considered "traditional" stories because they: - ANS -Are handed down from
generation to generation
When you went to Athens to watch a play, that play was most likely being put on in honor of
which god? - ANS -Dionysus
In Muller's theory of myth, all myths are allegories of the struggle between which two forces? -
ANS -Light and dark
By stealing fire for mankind and enduring eternal punishment Prometheus becomes a
representation of which motif? - ANS -Savior
How did Hermaphroditos come to have male and female sexual organs? - ANS -He got fused
together with a nymph
Giving birth without having sex first is a process known as: - ANS -parthenogenesis
What did Actaeon do to incur the wrath of Diana - ANS -He saw her naked
The BEST definition of hubris is: - ANS -intentionally dishonoring behavior
Dionysus had an abnormal birth because this happened to his mother - ANS -She was
incinerated by Zeus
If you were to beat Hermes in the final round of the World Series of Poker and you ran to Twitter
to brag about it you might expect of visit from the goddess: - ANS -Nemesis
Why do Hermes and Apollo have to appear before Zeus in Homeric Hymn 4? - ANS -Hermes
lied about stealing Apollo's cattle
As the god of altered consciousness, in the play Bacchae Dionysus makes Agave hallucinate
and think she is holding what instead of Pentheus' head? - ANS -A mountain lion's head
Why is Crete tied so closely to the worship of Apollo? - ANS -His original were from Crete
These goddesses known as the _______ know how to make false things sound like the truth. -
ANS -Muses
Greek myths are considered "traditional" stories because they: - ANS -Are handed down from
generation to generation
When you went to Athens to watch a play, that play was most likely being put on in honor of
which god? - ANS -Dionysus
In Muller's theory of myth, all myths are allegories of the struggle between which two forces? -
ANS -Light and dark
By stealing fire for mankind and enduring eternal punishment Prometheus becomes a
representation of which motif? - ANS -Savior
How did Hermaphroditos come to have male and female sexual organs? - ANS -He got fused
together with a nymph
Giving birth without having sex first is a process known as: - ANS -parthenogenesis
What did Actaeon do to incur the wrath of Diana - ANS -He saw her naked
The BEST definition of hubris is: - ANS -intentionally dishonoring behavior
Dionysus had an abnormal birth because this happened to his mother - ANS -She was
incinerated by Zeus
If you were to beat Hermes in the final round of the World Series of Poker and you ran to Twitter
to brag about it you might expect of visit from the goddess: - ANS -Nemesis
Why do Hermes and Apollo have to appear before Zeus in Homeric Hymn 4? - ANS -Hermes
lied about stealing Apollo's cattle
As the god of altered consciousness, in the play Bacchae Dionysus makes Agave hallucinate
and think she is holding what instead of Pentheus' head? - ANS -A mountain lion's head
