CLAS Exam Questions Answered Correctly Latest Update 2025-2026
When we say that myths present humans at an "ontological disadvantage," we mean that... -
AnswersAncient humans could not do the miraculous things that gods did.
One of the things that the story of Daphne does is... - AnswersExplain where the laurel tree came from
Who turns Daphne into a tree - AnswersPeneus
What is one significance of the fact that the myths of Daphne and Callisto are set right after the great
Flood? - AnswersIt implies that this is how the world as we know it originated
When Wendy Doniger said that "myths are mercenaries" she meant - AnswersMyths can be made to
express a wide range of values and emotions, depending on what the narrator wants
What was the attitude towards rape in real ancient Greek culture? - AnswersA man had the right to kill
someone who raped his daughter or wife
In Ovid's story, Arachne was by profession - AnswersA weaver
One of the possible things that the myth of Callisto was about is - AnswersExplaining where a
constellation came from
In the Athenian version of Arachne's story, what trait associated with spiders came into play? -
AnswersSpiders are lustful
Which of the characters that we have met this week is an especially good example of hubris? -
AnswersArachne
Many stories about the early days of the cosmos include descriptions of power passing from an older
entity to another, younger one. This is called - AnswersSuccesion
One distinctive feature of the Greek tale about the early days of the cosmos that we discussed in class is
- AnswersLust is an important element from the start
What does the word "chaos" mean in Greek? - AnswersYawning Gap
Who comes up with the idea of giving Cronus an emetic? - AnswersMetis
What final enemy must Zeus defeat? - AnswersTyphon
Who is born from Sky's castrated genitals? - AnswersAphrodite
How does Zeus get rid of Metis - AnswersHe swallows her
Who told the most famous ancient story about the origin of the cosmos? (As retold in Chapter 1 of Gods
and Mortals) - AnswersThe poet Hesoid
, What creatures are eventual descendants of Earth's marriage to Sea? - AnswersMonsters
The idea of Cronus castrating his father Sky may have been borrowed by the Greeks from - AnswersThe
Hitties
Why is Ishtar mad at Gilgamesh? - AnswersHe refuses to be her husband
Why must Leto wander before giving birth? - AnswersHera has forbidden any land from offering her
shelter
To what Mesopotamian goddess is Aphrodite similar? - AnswersIshtar
Which of the following is one of the things that a Story World does? - AnswersIt makes remarkable
things in a story seem more credible
Why does Hera reject Hephaestus, according to the version of the story that I told? - AnswersHe is
disabled
What does Apollo kill, early in his life? - AnswersPython
What is the most important difference between the Story World of the Chronicles of Narnia and the
Story World of Greek myths? - AnswersThe Greeks thought that the Story World of their myths was
directly related to the real world
Whom does Hephaestus attempt to rape? - AnswersAthena
Why does Aphrodite fall in love with Anchises? - AnswersZeus makes her fall in love
How does Hephaestus trap Ares and Aphrodite - AnswersWith a net
Why did Zeus refuse to listen to Persephone's cries for help? - AnswersHe had already made a deal with
Hades
Who helped Demeter find out what had happened to Persephone? - AnswersHecate
What does Hades promise Persephone if she remains his wife - AnswersShe will have power over
everything that walks or creeps on the earth
What was the relationship between myth and cult that we discussed this week? - Answersa myth can
shift itself to express the ideas of different cults, and vice versa
What element did the Japanese story of Izanagi and Izanami have in common with the story of
Persephone? - Answersif you eat in the Underworld, you are trapped there
What does Persephone's other name, Kore, signify? - Answersthat she was Demeter's unmarried
daughter
How does Iambe persuade Demeter to accept nourishment? - Answersby telling dirty jokes
When we say that myths present humans at an "ontological disadvantage," we mean that... -
AnswersAncient humans could not do the miraculous things that gods did.
One of the things that the story of Daphne does is... - AnswersExplain where the laurel tree came from
Who turns Daphne into a tree - AnswersPeneus
What is one significance of the fact that the myths of Daphne and Callisto are set right after the great
Flood? - AnswersIt implies that this is how the world as we know it originated
When Wendy Doniger said that "myths are mercenaries" she meant - AnswersMyths can be made to
express a wide range of values and emotions, depending on what the narrator wants
What was the attitude towards rape in real ancient Greek culture? - AnswersA man had the right to kill
someone who raped his daughter or wife
In Ovid's story, Arachne was by profession - AnswersA weaver
One of the possible things that the myth of Callisto was about is - AnswersExplaining where a
constellation came from
In the Athenian version of Arachne's story, what trait associated with spiders came into play? -
AnswersSpiders are lustful
Which of the characters that we have met this week is an especially good example of hubris? -
AnswersArachne
Many stories about the early days of the cosmos include descriptions of power passing from an older
entity to another, younger one. This is called - AnswersSuccesion
One distinctive feature of the Greek tale about the early days of the cosmos that we discussed in class is
- AnswersLust is an important element from the start
What does the word "chaos" mean in Greek? - AnswersYawning Gap
Who comes up with the idea of giving Cronus an emetic? - AnswersMetis
What final enemy must Zeus defeat? - AnswersTyphon
Who is born from Sky's castrated genitals? - AnswersAphrodite
How does Zeus get rid of Metis - AnswersHe swallows her
Who told the most famous ancient story about the origin of the cosmos? (As retold in Chapter 1 of Gods
and Mortals) - AnswersThe poet Hesoid
, What creatures are eventual descendants of Earth's marriage to Sea? - AnswersMonsters
The idea of Cronus castrating his father Sky may have been borrowed by the Greeks from - AnswersThe
Hitties
Why is Ishtar mad at Gilgamesh? - AnswersHe refuses to be her husband
Why must Leto wander before giving birth? - AnswersHera has forbidden any land from offering her
shelter
To what Mesopotamian goddess is Aphrodite similar? - AnswersIshtar
Which of the following is one of the things that a Story World does? - AnswersIt makes remarkable
things in a story seem more credible
Why does Hera reject Hephaestus, according to the version of the story that I told? - AnswersHe is
disabled
What does Apollo kill, early in his life? - AnswersPython
What is the most important difference between the Story World of the Chronicles of Narnia and the
Story World of Greek myths? - AnswersThe Greeks thought that the Story World of their myths was
directly related to the real world
Whom does Hephaestus attempt to rape? - AnswersAthena
Why does Aphrodite fall in love with Anchises? - AnswersZeus makes her fall in love
How does Hephaestus trap Ares and Aphrodite - AnswersWith a net
Why did Zeus refuse to listen to Persephone's cries for help? - AnswersHe had already made a deal with
Hades
Who helped Demeter find out what had happened to Persephone? - AnswersHecate
What does Hades promise Persephone if she remains his wife - AnswersShe will have power over
everything that walks or creeps on the earth
What was the relationship between myth and cult that we discussed this week? - Answersa myth can
shift itself to express the ideas of different cults, and vice versa
What element did the Japanese story of Izanagi and Izanami have in common with the story of
Persephone? - Answersif you eat in the Underworld, you are trapped there
What does Persephone's other name, Kore, signify? - Answersthat she was Demeter's unmarried
daughter
How does Iambe persuade Demeter to accept nourishment? - Answersby telling dirty jokes
