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National Mythology
Exam
Theme: The Underworld
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Whom had Ixion ruled?
A. the Lapith people
B. the Laomedon people
C. the Lapidis people
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Whom/What had Ixion mistaken for
Hera? The centaurs were born
from this union.
A. a horse
B. a bull
C. the clouds
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What was Ixion’s punishment in the
underworld?
A. he rolled a rock uphill and
chased it back down
B. he reached for food and drink,
which were taken away from him
C. he whirled around on a flaming
wheel
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Who was the only kind, educated
centaur?
A. Lapith-boy
B. Chiron
C. Charon
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Who was Chiron’s father?
A. Cronus
B. Poseidon
C. Zeus
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Where did Chiron live in a cave?
A. Mount Olympus
B. Mount Pelion
C. Mount Aetna
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What was the name of the child
that Chiron raised, and who was
the child’s immortal father?
A. Hercules, Apollo
B. Asclepius, Apollo
C. Daphne, Zeus
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What was Asclepius’ profession?
A. musician to the gods
B. tamer of horses
C. healer of the sick
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What did Asclepius have around
his staff?
A. serpents
B. ivy
C. oak leaves
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What were the first hospitals?
A. temples
B. mountaintops
C. homes
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Which of Asclepius’ children was
responsible for cleansing patients
and their wounds?
A. Hyglepia
B. Asclepia
C. Hygeia
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Who disliked Asclepius because he
was so successful at his job?
A. Hades and Persephone
B. Hades and the Fates
C. Hades and Zeus
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How did Asclepius die?
A. the Cyclopes killed him
B. Zeus killed him with a thunderbolt
C. Asclepius’ own daughter killed
him
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How did Apollo avenge Asclepius’
death?
A. he sent a plague
B. he caused Zeus to become ill
C. he killed the Cyclopes
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How was Apollo punished after
he avenged Asclepius’ death?
A. he served as a slave for a
year on earth
B. he was sent to the underworld
C. he had to serve Zeus for a
year
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Who were the Muses’ parents?
A. Apollo and Daphne
B. Zeus and Mnemosyne
C. Apollo and Melpomene
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Who stole fire from Mt. Olympus?
A. Prometheus
B. Epimetheus
C. Orpheus
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Where did the Muses live?
A. Mount Pelion
B. Mount Olympus
C. Mount Parnassus
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Which one was NOT a Muse?
A. Euterpe
B. Terpthalia
C. Polyhymnia
D. Clio
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Who is the Muse of Epic Poetry?
A. Terpsichore
B. Melpomene
C. Calliope
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Which of the following did NOT
happened when Orpheus
performed his music?
A. the gods wept
B. trees uprooted themselves
C. warriors stopped fighting
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Eurydice died on her wedding
day. How did she die?
A. a snake bit her
B. her husband killed her
C. Artemis shot her with an
arrow
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Which of these did Orpheus’ song
NOT affect?
A. Cerberus
B. the Erinyes
C. the Styx
D. Hades
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On what condition could Orpheus
take Eurydice back to the upper
world?
A. he couldn’t perform music
B. he couldn’t look back
C. he couldn’t take his lyre with
him
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Who led Eurydice back to the
underworld?
A. Hermes
B. Hades
C. Persephone
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How did Orpheus die?
A. he killed himself
B. he was killed by a band of
frenzied nymphs
C. he was killed by Cerberus
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Why was Tantalus punished?
A. he tried to travel to Mt. Olympus
B. he sacrificed his daughter
C. he fed his son to the gods
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How was Pelops restored?
A. his foot was replaced with
silver
B. his shoulder bone was
replaced with ivory
C. he was rejuvenated on Mt.
Olympus
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How was Tantalus punished?
A. he spun around on a wheel
B. he chased a boulder uphill
C. he reached for food and drink,
which were then snatched away
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Who had given Oenomaus a team
of horses?
A. Zeus
B. Poseidon
C. Ares
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What contest did a suitor have to
win to marry Hippodamia?
A. chariot race
B. foot race
C. boat race
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How many suitors had already lost
the contest?
A. 6
B. 12
C. 20
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How did Oenomaus die?
A. he was killed by Pelops
B. he was thrown from his chariot
to his death
C. he was trampled by his horse
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What caused Oenomaus’ chariot to
wreck?
A. the wooden pins on the wheel
axles were replaced with wax pins
B. the horses broke free and caused
the chariot to go off of a cliff
C. Pelops’ chariot cut him off
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How did Pelops honor Oenomaus?
A. he built a huge monument
B. he renamed Elis for Oenomaus
C. he established athletic games,
which became known as the
Olympics
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What did Sisyphus tell Asopus?
A. Asopus was destined to die an
early death
B. Aesopus’ daughter had been
abducted by Zeus
C. he would give Asopus a spring
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Into what was Aegina transformed?
A. a rock
B. an island
C. a spring
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How did Sisyphus trick Hades?
A. he chained up Hades
B. he caused Hades to argue with
Hermes
C. Sisyphus brought his own wife
with him to the underworld
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What request did Sisyphus make to
his wife?
A. put coins on his eyes
B. give him a proper burial
C. allow him to go the underworld
as a beggar
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How did Sisyphus finally die?
A. Zeus struck him with a
thunderbolt
B. Hades sent Hermes to kill him
C. Sisyphus died of old age
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What was Sisyphus’ punishment in
the underworld?
A. to reach for food and drink,
which were then taken away
B. to whirl around on wheel
C. to roll a boulder uphill and then
chase it back down the hill
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