CLAS 104 - TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
Which of the following are NOT associated with the goddess Aphrodite:
a) Seductive charm b) Wisdom
c) Fertility d) Deception - correct answer ✔✔ b) Wisdom
Aphrodite finds major counterparts in the near east in which gods: - correct answer ✔✔ Ishtar
and Inanna
Aphrodite was born in the following location:
a) Athens b) Libya
c)Pophos d) Cyprus - correct answer ✔✔ d) Cyprus
In one version of Aphrodite's birth, she is the daughter of:
a) Zeus and Gaia b) Zeus and Pyria
c) Zeus and Dione d) Zeus and Demeter - correct answer ✔✔ c) Zeus and Dione
Which of the following statements is true about Paris:
a) He abducts Helen from Menelaus
b) He's the son of Pyria
c) He's associated with the changing of the seasons
,d) He tries to convince pirates that Dionysus is a god - correct answer ✔✔ He abducts Helen
from Menelaus
Which of the following statements is true about the goddess Aphrodite:
a) Pretended to be Helen's nursemaid to convince Helen to sleep with Paris
b) Explains the origins of the seasons
c) FILL IN BLANK
d) FILL IN BLANK - correct answer ✔✔ a) Pretending to be Helen's nursemaid and convincing
Helen to sleep with Paris
The Olympian goddess who was sometimes known as "Pandemos" ("of all the People") was:
a) Artemis b) Aphrodite
c) Athena d) Hera - correct answer ✔✔ b) Aphrodite
She was the Olympian goddess of love, beauty, and marriage:
a) Artemis b) Aphrodite
c) Athena d) Hera - correct answer ✔✔ b) Aphrodite
Aphrodite's Olympian husband and lover were:
a) Zeus and Apollo b) Hephaestus and Ares
c) Ares and Zeus d) Hephaestus and Apollo - correct answer ✔✔ b) Hephaestus and Ares
The myth of Pygmalion explains the origins of:
, a) Women b) Pain and suffering in the world
c) Cerberus d) Prostitution - correct answer ✔✔ d) Prostitution
The affair between Anchises of Troy and Aphrodite resulted in the birth of the hero:
a) Achilles b) Aeneas
c) Priam d) Hector - correct answer ✔✔ b) Aeneas
The female Olympian goddess of warfare and wisdom was:
a) Artemis b) Aphrodite
c) Athena d) Hera - correct answer ✔✔ c) Athena
Athena is often portrayed carrying a helmet, spear, shield, and this protective device:
a) Bronze breastplate b) An Aegis
c) A magic bracelet crafted by Hephaestus d) Pteurges - correct answer ✔✔ b) An Aegis
Which of the following was Athena NOT a patron goddess of?
a) Craftsmen b) Horse Training
c) Agriculture d) Heroes - correct answer ✔✔ c) Agriculture
The male Olympian god of destructive warfare was:
ANSWERS RATED A+
Which of the following are NOT associated with the goddess Aphrodite:
a) Seductive charm b) Wisdom
c) Fertility d) Deception - correct answer ✔✔ b) Wisdom
Aphrodite finds major counterparts in the near east in which gods: - correct answer ✔✔ Ishtar
and Inanna
Aphrodite was born in the following location:
a) Athens b) Libya
c)Pophos d) Cyprus - correct answer ✔✔ d) Cyprus
In one version of Aphrodite's birth, she is the daughter of:
a) Zeus and Gaia b) Zeus and Pyria
c) Zeus and Dione d) Zeus and Demeter - correct answer ✔✔ c) Zeus and Dione
Which of the following statements is true about Paris:
a) He abducts Helen from Menelaus
b) He's the son of Pyria
c) He's associated with the changing of the seasons
,d) He tries to convince pirates that Dionysus is a god - correct answer ✔✔ He abducts Helen
from Menelaus
Which of the following statements is true about the goddess Aphrodite:
a) Pretended to be Helen's nursemaid to convince Helen to sleep with Paris
b) Explains the origins of the seasons
c) FILL IN BLANK
d) FILL IN BLANK - correct answer ✔✔ a) Pretending to be Helen's nursemaid and convincing
Helen to sleep with Paris
The Olympian goddess who was sometimes known as "Pandemos" ("of all the People") was:
a) Artemis b) Aphrodite
c) Athena d) Hera - correct answer ✔✔ b) Aphrodite
She was the Olympian goddess of love, beauty, and marriage:
a) Artemis b) Aphrodite
c) Athena d) Hera - correct answer ✔✔ b) Aphrodite
Aphrodite's Olympian husband and lover were:
a) Zeus and Apollo b) Hephaestus and Ares
c) Ares and Zeus d) Hephaestus and Apollo - correct answer ✔✔ b) Hephaestus and Ares
The myth of Pygmalion explains the origins of:
, a) Women b) Pain and suffering in the world
c) Cerberus d) Prostitution - correct answer ✔✔ d) Prostitution
The affair between Anchises of Troy and Aphrodite resulted in the birth of the hero:
a) Achilles b) Aeneas
c) Priam d) Hector - correct answer ✔✔ b) Aeneas
The female Olympian goddess of warfare and wisdom was:
a) Artemis b) Aphrodite
c) Athena d) Hera - correct answer ✔✔ c) Athena
Athena is often portrayed carrying a helmet, spear, shield, and this protective device:
a) Bronze breastplate b) An Aegis
c) A magic bracelet crafted by Hephaestus d) Pteurges - correct answer ✔✔ b) An Aegis
Which of the following was Athena NOT a patron goddess of?
a) Craftsmen b) Horse Training
c) Agriculture d) Heroes - correct answer ✔✔ c) Agriculture
The male Olympian god of destructive warfare was:
