National Mythology Exam General Review

National Mythology ExamGeneral Review

Practice Exam #1

(Choose the best answer, and go to the next slide to see if you are correct.)

1) The gods lived on Mt.

A) AetnaB) OlympusC) AegeaD) Parnassus

1) The gods lived on Mt.

A) AetnaB) OlympusC) AegeaD) Parnassus

2) Gaea is better known as

A) Goddess of LandsB) Universe CreatorC) Mother EarthD) Father Time

2) Gaea is better known as

A) Goddess of LandsB) Universe CreatorC) Mother EarthD) Father Time

3) Earth was created out of

A) darknessB) an explosionC) warsD) the Titanesses’ wombs

3) Earth was created out of

A) darknessB) an explosionC) warsD) the Titanesses’ wombs

4) The first gods were called the

A) PrimariansB) OlympiansC) MountainsD) Titans

4) The first gods were called the

A) PrimariansB) OlympiansC) MountainsD) Titans

5) How many Cyclopes were there?

A) oneB) twoC) threeD) four

5) How many Cyclopes were there?

A) oneB) twoC) threeD) four

6) What was the deepest, darkest pit under the earth called?

A) TartarusB) HadesC) HellD) Elysian Fields

6) What was the deepest, darkest pit under the earth called?

A) TartarusB) HadesC) HellD) Elysian Fields

7) Who overpowered Uranus with a sickle?

A) GaeaB) ZeusC) CyclopesD) Cronus

7) Who overpowered Uranus with a sickle?

A) GaeaB) ZeusC) CyclopesD) Cronus

8) Who nursed Zeus when he was a baby?

A) IlithyiaB) InoC) AltheaD) Amaltheia

8) Who nursed Zeus when he was a baby?

A) IlithyiaB) InoC) AltheaD) Amaltheia

9) Zeus’s first wife was

A) ThetisB) MetisC) GaeaD) Graeae

9) Zeus’s first wife was

A) ThetisB) MetisC) GaeaD) Graeae

10) Who were the only two Titans that did not fight against Zeus?

A) Prometheus and PandoraB) Prometheus and EpimetheusC) Epimetheus and PandoraD) Poseidon and Hades

10) Who were the only two Titans that did not fight against Zeus?

A) Prometheus and PandoraB) Prometheus and EpimetheusC) Epimetheus and PandoraD) Poseidon and Hades

11) Which object is not associated with Poseidon?

A) tridentB) spring of salty waterC) chariotD) sea shell

11) Which object is not associated with Poseidon?

A) tridentB) spring of salty waterC) chariotD) sea shell

12) Mount Aetna erupts because the following creature lies beneath it:

A) EchidnaB) TyphonC) InachosD) Hephaestus

12) Mount Aetna erupts because the following creature lies beneath it:

A) EchidnaB) TyphonC) InachosD) Hephaestus

13) Which pair does not belong together?

A) Hermes and winged sandalsB) Iris and the rainbowC) Hades and the snakeD) Atlas and the heavens

13) Which pair does not belong together?

A) Hermes and winged sandalsB) Iris and the rainbowC) Hades and the snakeD) Atlas and the heavens

14) Hermes was Zeus’s

A) brotherB) fatherC) sonD) uncle

14) Hermes was Zeus’s

A) brotherB) fatherC) sonD) uncle

15) What flowed through the gods’ veins?

A) bloodB) ichorC) nectarD) water

15) What flowed through the gods’ veins?

A) bloodB) ichorC) nectarD) water

16) What did Zeus disguise himself as in order to win Hera’s favor?

A) a cuckooB) an ibisC) a swanD) an eagle

16) What did Zeus disguise himself as in order to win Hera’s favor?

A) a cuckooB) an ibisC) a swanD) an eagle

17) What wedding gift did Mother Earth give Hera?

A) Golden Apples of the Hesperides

B) Cape of Golden ThreadC) ArgusD) White Cow for the Wedding

Sacrifice

17) What wedding gift did Mother Earth give Hera?

A) Golden Apples of the Hesperides

B) Cape of Golden ThreadC) ArgusD) White Cow for the Wedding

Sacrifice

18) How many eyes did Argus have?

A) 10B) 100C) 1,000D) 10,000

18) How many eyes did Argus have?

A) 10B) 100C) 1,000D) 10,000

19) Where were Argus’ eyes eventually placed?

A) on a rocky mountainside B) on a leopardC) on a peacock’s tailD) in the heavens as stars

19) Where were Argus’ eyes eventually placed?

A) on a rocky mountainside B) on a leopardC) on a peacock’s tailD) in the heavens as stars

20) By what was Io tormented?

A) a beeB) a gadfly C) a gnatD) a vulture

20) By what was Io tormented?

A) a beeB) a gadfly C) a gnatD) a vulture

21) Who helped Hephaestus recover from the wounds inflicted by his father?

A) ThetisB) Nereus C) PanD) Chiron

21) Who helped Hephaestus recover from the wounds inflicted by his father?

A) ThetisB) Nereus C) PanD) Chiron

22) Who was the only Olympian with no mother or father?

A) HestiaB) Hera C) the GracesD) Aphrodite

22) Who was the only Olympian with no mother or father?

A) HestiaB) Hera C) the GracesD) Aphrodite

23) What was the color of Athena’s eyes?

A) blueB) gray C) greenD) blood red

23) What was the color of Athena’s eyes?

A) blueB) gray C) greenD) blood red

24) Into what was Arachne changed?

A) cricketB) spiderC) roachD) ant

24) Into what was Arachne changed?

A) cricketB) spiderC) roachD) ant

25) Which god was known as the Earthshaker?

A) ZeusB) PoseidonC) HadesD) Hephaestus

25) Which god was known as the Earthshaker?

A) ZeusB) PoseidonC) HadesD) Hephaestus

26) Who was the only individual that could kill Otus?

A) ArtemisB) ZeusC) EphialtesD) Ares

26) Who was the only individual that could kill Otus?

A) ArtemisB) ZeusC) EphialtesD) Ares

27) What instrument did Hermes invent?

A) drumB) lyreC) violinD) chimes

27) What instrument did Hermes invent?

A) drumB) lyreC) violinD) chimes

28) Delphi is on the slopes of Mount

A) ParnassusB) AetnaC) OlympusD) Chios

28) Delphi is on the slopes of Mount

A) ParnassusB) AetnaC) OlympusD) Chios

29) Why was Actaeon turned into a stag?

A) He stole Apollo’s cattle.B) He had an affair with Hera.C) He saw Artemis bathing.D) He tried to cheat the gods.

29) Why was Actaeon turned into a stag?

A) He stole Apollo’s cattle.B) He had an affair with Hera.C) He saw Artemis bathing.D) He tried to cheat the gods.

30) Which pair does not belong together?

A) Charon and StyxB) Cerberus and underworldC) Lethe and forgetfulnessD) Python and beauty

30) Which pair does not belong together?

A) Charon and StyxB) Cerberus and underworldC) Lethe and forgetfulnessD) Python and beauty

31) For whom were piles of stones placed along the sides of roads?

A) NiobeB) HermesC) ApolloD) Orion

31) For whom were piles of stones placed along the sides of roads?

A) NiobeB) HermesC) ApolloD) Orion

32) Which pair does not belong together?

A) Amphitrite and TritonB) Maia and HermesC) Hera and ZeusD) Aphrodite and Eros

32) Which pair does not belong together?

A) Amphitrite and TritonB) Maia and HermesC) Hera and ZeusD) Aphrodite and Eros

33) Who judged the great sinners of the underworld?

A) RhadamanthusB) ErinyesC) NikeD) Eris

33) Who judged the great sinners of the underworld?

A) RhadamanthusB) ErinyesC) NikeD) Eris

34) Who helped Demeter figure out where her daughter had been taken?

A) HermesB) the sunC) TriptolemusD) Bosporus

34) Who helped Demeter figure out where her daughter had been taken?

A) HermesB) the sunC) TriptolemusD) Bosporus

35) Which pair does not belong together?

A) Hephaestus and CyclopesB) Hermes and thievesC) Apollo and AthenaD) Aphrodite and the Graces

35) Which pair does not belong together?

A) Hephaestus and CyclopesB) Hermes and thievesC) Apollo and AthenaD) Aphrodite and the Graces

36) Zeus swallowed

A) MetisB) MnemosyneC) MaiaD) Niobe

36) Zeus swallowed

A) MetisB) MnemosyneC) MaiaD) Niobe