Download 2013 Area F Mythology Exam

2013 Area F Mythology Exam
Choose the best answer to the following questions:
1. Theseus’ father may have been Aegeus but is sometimes said to be which Greek god?
a). Zeus
b). Apollo
c). Poseidon
d). Orpheus
2. How many of the Gorgons were mortal?
a). one
b). two
c). three
d). none
3. Herakles’ name at birth was:
a). Iphikles
b). Alcaeus
c). Amphytrion
d). Aeschylus
4. According to the poet Hesiod, the first entity in existence was:
a). Kronus
b). Apollo
c). Iuppiter
d). Chaos
5. Quirinus was the deified name of:
a). Pollux
b). Castor
c). Remus
d). Romulus
The Greek goddess, _______, is typically illustrated as “triple-bodied” and was usually associated
with witchcraft, magic, crossroads, and the moon.
a). Hekate
b). Proserpina
c). Demeter
d). Gaia
6.
7. Artemis was whose sister?
a). Helena’s
b). Apollo’s
c). Perseus’
d). Zalmoxys’
8. The Roman goddess of crossroads, graveyards, sorcery, and magic was”:
a). Trivia
b). Juno
c). Venus
d). Pomona
9. The father of Orpheus was:
a). Linus
b). Pierus
c). Oeagrus
d). Dionysus
10. Orpheus’ brother, and music teacher of Herakles was:
a). Linus
b). Pierus
c). Oeagrus
d). Dionysus
11. Jason retrieves the Golden Fleece from which eastern region?
a). Iberia
b). Colchis
c). Didoya
d). Albania
12. The name of Jason’s ship was the ________.
a). Genius
b). Hera
c). Argo
d). Phasis
13. Upon entering Olympus, after his “death”, Herakles marries __________.
a). Ganymede
b). Matella
c). Demeter
d). Hebe
14. Herakles builds his own funeral pyre assisted by what shepherd?
a). Socrates
b). Poeas
c). Anchises
d). David
15. Philemon and Baucis are changed into:
a). lions
b). birds.
c). trees
d). snakes
16. Pygmalion’s statue becomes a woman named,__________.
a). Galatea
b). Propylaea
c). Nike
d). Julia
17. Callisto was changed into a(n):
a). fish
b). bear
c). mountain
d). eagle
18. Who was the “father” of Erichthonius?
a). Zeus
b). Hephaestus
c). Hades
d). Poseidon
19. According to Hesiod, the Titan Ouranus did what with his titan children?
a). ate them
b). exiled them
c). turned them into stone
d). pushed them back into their mother
20. Theseus left _______ on the island of _________.
a). Megara-Lemnos
b). Deianeria-Aegina
c). Ariadne-Naxos
d). Julia-Delos
21. Although king of Athens, Theseus was born in what Greek city?
a). Corinth
b). Delphi
c). Thermopylae
d). Troezen
22. What ancient king of Latium was turned into a woodpecker by Circe?
a). Saturn
b). Latinus
c). Faunus
d). Picus
23. Orestes, with the help of his friend and cousin, _________, murders Clytemnestra.
a). Euripides
b). Pylades
c). Alcibiades
d). Socrates
24. _______ was struck lame by Zeus for boasting of a love affair with Venus.
a). Aeneas
b). Anchises
c). Iulus
d). Hippolytus
25. Bellerophon killed __________.
a). the minotaur
b). Cerberus
c). the chimera
d). Pegasus
26. Who carried his father away from Troy on his shoulders:
a). Ascanius
b). Anchises
c). Helenus
d). Aeneas
27. During the Trojan War saga, which Greek soldier was initially in possession of the bow of
Heracles?
a). Philoctetes
b). Diomedes
c). Aeneas
d). Pyrrhus
28. _________ was the twice-born Greek god.
a). Poseidon
b). Ares
c). Dionysus
d). Eros
29. Herakles “won” Iole by winning a(n):
a). foot race
b). boat race
c). archery contest
d). wrestling contest
30. Apollo wrestles Heracles because he (Heracles) stole the __________ out of his temple:
a). shield
b). tripod
c). metope
d). javelin
31. The centaur, __________ tried to rape Deianara, the wife of Heracles.
a). Chiron
b). Nessus
c). Hippodamia
d). Pindar
32. Who built the Labyrinth for King Minos?
a). Iapyx
b). Daedalus
c). Theseus
d). Icarus
33. Peleus was king of the ___________.
a). Myrmidons
b). Regnisii
c). Egyptians
d). Spartans
34. Of the following, which is NOT a child of Cronus and Rhea?
a). Artemis
b). Zeus
c). Hera
d). Poseidon
35. Who invented the saw?
a) Palamedes
b) Perdix
c) Daedalus
d) Odysseus
36. Notus was god of the _________ wind.
a). North
b). South
c). West
d). East
37. The king of the winds is:
a). Zephyr
b). Eurus
c). Boreas
d). Aeolus
38. __________ was Aeneas’ mother:
a). Juno
b). Minerva
c). Venus
d). Pomona
39. Helle was the twin sister of:
a). Jason
b). Aegeus
c). Phrixus
d). Julia
40. The mother of Helle was:
a). Nephele
b). Demeter
c). Athena
d). Chalciope
41. Pelias usurps the throne from his brother, ______________:
a). Tarquinius
b). Sidero
c). Aeson
d). Iphitos
42. Which Roman soldier burned off his hand to demonstrate his, and all the Romans’, determination?
a). Mucius Scaevola
b). Horatius Cocles
c). Corriolanus
d). Cinncinnatus
43. Rome’s Magna Mater, “Great Mother” was:
a). Victoria
b). Pompa
c). Cybele
d). Attis
44. Which of Rome’s kings was said to have been a student of Pythagoras?
a). Tullus Hostilius
b). Numa Pompilius
c). Tarquinius Superbus
d). Ancus Marcius
45. __________, loved by Eos, was granted immortality but still wasted away with age.
a). Ganymede
b). Memnon
c). Susa
d). Tithonus
46. The fisherman, _________, found Perseus and his mother in a wooden chest floating in the ocean.
a). Simonides
b). Dictys
c). Priam
d). Helenus
47. The father of the Hecatonchires was:
a). Kronus
b). Zeus
c). Odysseus
d). Uranus
48. Which of the following is NOT a cyclopes:
a). Coeus
b). Brontes
c). Steropes
d). Arges
49. Aphrodite came ashore on the island of :
a). Naxos
b). Tenos
c). Cythera
d). Serifos
50. Hippolyta was queen of the _____________.
a). Cretans
b). Athenians
c). Amazons
d). Spartans
Answer all of the following Tie-Breakers:
96. _________, was chained to a fiery wheel for his eternal punishment.
a). Sisyphus
b). Theseus
c). Orpheus
d). Ixion
97. Who has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat:
a). Duris
b). Pan
c). Dryope
d). Nunnos
98. Jason’s “labors” were assigned to him by king __________.
a). Minos
b). Cecrops
c). Aeetes
d). Iolus
99. He had the fulmen, or, lightning bolt, as his personal weapon:
a). Zeus
b). Kronus
c). Cerberus
d). Helios
100. For the Greeks, Perseus was the legendary founder of which city?
a). Mycenae
b). Sparta
c). Thessaloniki
d). Argos