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Class:FLCL 271 - Classical Mythology
Subject:FOR. LANG CLASSICAL
University:Northern Illinois University
Term:Fall 2010
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Who, according to the Orphic myth of creation, hatches from an egg laid by the serpent Time? Phanes
Which of the following is not true of the Minoans? They ultimately conquered the Mycenaeans.
In Plato’s “Likely Story” of Creation, the restless motion of the universe is calmed and ordered by the demiurge
The main Greek account of the genesis of the gods, which also serves as their primary account of creation, is contained in a work called The Theogony
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In the Babylonian account of creation, Apsu and Tiamat are primal watery parents who end up being destroyed by their own descendants
Which archaeologist first proved that Troy was not simply a figment of the poetic imagination? Heinrich Schliemann
The word Mythopoesis reflects the close relationship between traditional myths and their literary adaptation in Greek culture
Which gods, having been born from their mother’s womb, came forth again from the belly of their father? Poseidon & Hades
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Which of the following is not one of the “working definitions” of myth discussed in this course? Myth is traditional doctrine by means of which ancient priests enforced polytheistic dogma.
The term "Indo-European" refers to the family of languages to which Greek and English belong
Sigmund Freud "Myths are waking dreams—they can cleanse us of hidden fears."
Claude Levi-Strauss "The structure of myths provides a way to resolve oppositesand create understanding."
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Mircea Eliade "Myths transport us out of history and into sacred timelessness."
Euhemerus "Gods are nothing but deified humans."
Carl Jung "Our collective unconscious is teeming with archetypes."
The Furies came forth from Chaos along with Ge, Eros, and Tartarus False
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Myths generally exhibit faith that there is an invisible plane supporting the visible one. True
The Mycenaeans became very powerful during the early Bronze Age. False
According to the biological model of the Greek cosmos, males are the source of life and procreation. False
The Greek alphabet was revolutionary because its individual signs represented not syllables, but individual vowels and consonants, thus making it possible to write phonetically True
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Homer lived in approximately 800 B.C.E.
Volcanoes, in the imagination of ancient Greeks, were fueled by Giants who had been overthrown in the Gigantomachy and buried under mountains
If you were a Mycenaean person, you would speak an early form of Greek
Who produces her own mate by the process of parthenogenesis? Ge
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Hurling lots and lots of rocks is the forte of the Hecatonchires
The word “labyrinth” is thought to come from the word Labrys, a Minoan word that refers to a double-axe
Greeks of the late Bronze Age kept records in a script known to scholars as Linear B
Where was the city of Troy located? in NW Asia Minor
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Tartarus was located in the Underworld
One hundred heads with flaming eyes characterized Typhon
Which deity does Hesiod portray as a power that was fundamental in causing the universe to come into existence? Eros
In order to punish her abusive spouse, Ge gets the help of Cronus
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The victorious flashing weaponry of Zeus was forged by the Cyclopes
Which one of these characters sided with Zeus in the Titanomachy but later opposed him when Zeus became too much of a dictator? Prometheus
Who "breathed a divine voice" into Hesiod, so that he "might celebrate both the things that are to be and the things that were before"? the Muses
is swallowed by Zeus? Metis
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marries her own brother? Rhea
is called "rosy fingered" by Homer Eos
fights on Zeus’side in the Titanomachy? Themis
gets split in half like a clam shell? Tiamat
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Ancient priestly documents are the main source of the myths studied in this course. False
In succession myths, rivalry between generations of gods is intimately connected with the natural cycle of birth and death, and the fact that the older must give way to the younger. True
Creation myths are concerned more with eternal laws than with literal events True
Greek myth consistently portrays the god Uranus as the creator of humanity. False
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The first Greek-speakers to enter the region we call Greece are believed to have introduced female deities to the people who already lived there. False
The first Greek-speakers entered what we call the Greek peninsula sometime around 2100 B.C.E.
In 490 B.C.E., the Greeks showed their passion for freedom by defeating a large force of Persians at the site of Marathon
At the center of the Labyrinth dwelt the Minotaur
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Who recklessly drives his father’s fiery chariot across the heavens until Zeus strikes him down? Phaethon
“For years the waters swilled them about, as white foam kept oozing from out the immortal flesh. Within it there grew up a maiden . . .” Who is this maiden? Aphrodite
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 Who, according to the Orphic myth of creation, hatches from an egg laid by the serpent Time? Phanes
 Which of the following is not true of the Minoans?They ultimately conquered the Mycenaeans.
 In Plato’s “Likely Story” of Creation, the restless motion of the universe is calmed and ordered bythe demiurge
 The main Greek account of the genesis of the gods, which also serves as their primary account of creation, is contained in a work called The Theogony
 In the Babylonian account of creation, Apsu and Tiamat are primal watery parents who end up being destroyed by their own descendants
 Which archaeologist first proved that Troy was not simply a figment of the poetic imagination?Heinrich Schliemann
 The word Mythopoesisreflects the close relationship between traditional myths and their literary adaptation in Greek culture
 Which gods, having been born from their mother’s womb, came forth again from the belly of their father? Poseidon & Hades
 Which of the following is not one of the “working definitions” of myth discussed in this course?Myth is traditional doctrine by means of which ancient priests enforced polytheistic dogma.
 The term "Indo-European" refers tothe family of languages to which Greek and English belong
 Sigmund Freud"Myths are waking dreams—they can cleanse us of hidden fears."
 Claude Levi-Strauss"The structure of myths provides a way to resolve oppositesand create understanding."
 Mircea Eliade"Myths transport us out of history and into sacred timelessness."
 Euhemerus"Gods are nothing but deified humans."
 Carl Jung"Our collective unconscious is teeming with archetypes."
 The Furies came forth from Chaos along with Ge, Eros, and TartarusFalse
 Myths generally exhibit faith that there is an invisible plane supporting the visible one. True
 The Mycenaeans became very powerful during the early Bronze Age. False
 According to the biological model of the Greek cosmos, males are the source of life and procreation. False
 The Greek alphabet was revolutionary because its individual signs represented not syllables, but individual vowels and consonants, thus making it possible to write phoneticallyTrue
 Homer lived in approximately800 B.C.E.
 Volcanoes, in the imagination of ancient Greeks, were fueled byGiants who had been overthrown in the Gigantomachy and buried under mountains
 If you were a Mycenaean person, you wouldspeak an early form of Greek
 Who produces her own mate by the process of parthenogenesis?Ge
 Hurling lots and lots of rocks is the forte ofthe Hecatonchires
 The word “labyrinth” is thought to come from the word Labrys, a Minoan word that refers to a double-axe
 Greeks of the late Bronze Age kept records in a script known to scholars asLinear B
 Where was the city of Troy located?in NW Asia Minor
 Tartarus was located in the Underworld
 One hundred heads with flaming eyes characterizedTyphon
 Which deity does Hesiod portray as a power that was fundamental in causing the universe to come into existence? Eros
 In order to punish her abusive spouse, Ge gets the help ofCronus
 The victorious flashing weaponry of Zeus was forged bythe Cyclopes
 Which one of these characters sided with Zeus in the Titanomachy but later opposed him when Zeus became too much of a dictator? Prometheus
 Who "breathed a divine voice" into Hesiod, so that he "might celebrate both the things that are to be and the things that were before"? the Muses
 is swallowed by Zeus?Metis
 marries her own brother?Rhea
 is called "rosy fingered" by HomerEos
 fights on Zeus’side in the Titanomachy?Themis
 gets split in half like a clam shell?Tiamat
 Ancient priestly documents are the main source of the myths studied in this course. False
 In succession myths, rivalry between generations of gods is intimately connected with the natural cycle of birth and death, and the fact that the older must give way to the younger. True
 Creation myths are concerned more with eternal laws than with literal eventsTrue
 Greek myth consistently portrays the god Uranus as the creator of humanity. False
 The first Greek-speakers to enter the region we call Greece are believed to have introduced female deities to the people who already lived there. False
 The first Greek-speakers entered what we call the Greek peninsula sometimearound 2100 B.C.E.
 In 490 B.C.E., the Greeks showed their passion for freedom by defeating a large force of Persians at the site of Marathon
 At the center of the Labyrinth dweltthe Minotaur
 Who recklessly drives his father’s fiery chariot across the heavens until Zeus strikes him down?Phaethon
 “For years the waters swilled them about, as white foam kept oozing from out the immortal flesh. Within it there grew up a maiden . . .” Who is this maiden? Aphrodite
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