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CLST 105 (UBC) - Greek and Roman
Mythology Questions and Correct
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Which text does the lecture use to demonstrate that some people's
myths are other people's religious beliefs?
Ans: The Christian Bible
In order to understand a myth, it is important to put it in its proper
___________?
Ans: Context
Which of the following is a rough time frame of "Ancient Greece and
Rome?"
Ans: 1200 BCE to 600 CE
What is the traditional date of the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
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Ans: 476 CE
Which of the following gods was unique to the Romans and was not
worshipped by the Greeks?
Ans: Janus
What word describes the way the Romans combined elements of
Greek myths and rituals with local Italian myths, or elsewhere in the
Roman Empire, with local myths in that particular area?
Ans: Syncretism
What modern event best compares to the context of the initial
performance of Hesiod's Theogony?
Ans: A poetry slam
What do we call the school of myth that uses actual or probable
events to explain the origins of mythology?
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Ans: Euhemerism
What is the first explanation that Diodorus Siculus gives in his Library
for how Zeus succeeded his father Cronus?
Ans: He was judged worthy of the kingship
Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?
Ans: Edith Hamilton's book, Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
How many Cyclopes were born from the union of Gaia and Uranus?
Ans: 3
What was the sickle which Cronus used to castrate his father Uranus
made of?
Ans: Adamant
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Was Zeus the oldest or the youngest of the children of Rhea and
Cronus?
Ans: Youngest
In which archaeological museum is the "Omphalos" stone kept?
Ans: Delphi
Under which mountain was the monster Typhoeus buried after Zeus
defeated him?
Ans: Etna
In the title of the poem Theogony by Hesiod, what does 'theo'
mean?
Ans: God
The god Hephaestus is in charge of technology.
CLST 105 (UBC) - Greek and Roman
Mythology Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Which text does the lecture use to demonstrate that some people's
myths are other people's religious beliefs?
Ans: The Christian Bible
In order to understand a myth, it is important to put it in its proper
___________?
Ans: Context
Which of the following is a rough time frame of "Ancient Greece and
Rome?"
Ans: 1200 BCE to 600 CE
What is the traditional date of the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
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Ans: 476 CE
Which of the following gods was unique to the Romans and was not
worshipped by the Greeks?
Ans: Janus
What word describes the way the Romans combined elements of
Greek myths and rituals with local Italian myths, or elsewhere in the
Roman Empire, with local myths in that particular area?
Ans: Syncretism
What modern event best compares to the context of the initial
performance of Hesiod's Theogony?
Ans: A poetry slam
What do we call the school of myth that uses actual or probable
events to explain the origins of mythology?
,3 | Page
Ans: Euhemerism
What is the first explanation that Diodorus Siculus gives in his Library
for how Zeus succeeded his father Cronus?
Ans: He was judged worthy of the kingship
Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?
Ans: Edith Hamilton's book, Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
How many Cyclopes were born from the union of Gaia and Uranus?
Ans: 3
What was the sickle which Cronus used to castrate his father Uranus
made of?
Ans: Adamant
, 4 | Page
Was Zeus the oldest or the youngest of the children of Rhea and
Cronus?
Ans: Youngest
In which archaeological museum is the "Omphalos" stone kept?
Ans: Delphi
Under which mountain was the monster Typhoeus buried after Zeus
defeated him?
Ans: Etna
In the title of the poem Theogony by Hesiod, what does 'theo'
mean?
Ans: God
The god Hephaestus is in charge of technology.
