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National Mythology Exam General 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. Aetna Olympus Aegea Parnassus. 1) The gods lived on Mt. Aetna Olympus Aegea Parnassus. 2) Gaea is better known as. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
