Mythology Final Review Multiple Choice

At the conclusion of his adventure with the Green Knight, Sir Gawain a. forfeits his life. b. rejects the chivalric code. c. defeats the Green Knight. d. retains the green belt as a token.

retains the green belt as a token.

The third and final part of the hero's journey is characterized by _____________________________. a. victory over monstrous adversaries b. return and reintegration into society c. having peers tell great stories about the hero d. getting advice from a wise person

return and reintegration into society

Otto Rank's saga of the hero DOES NOT include: ____________________________. a. descent from noble, powerful parents. b. rewarding of the first parents. c. exposure in a river, in a box. d. rearing by lowly parents.

rewarding of the first parents.

Traditional story elements of the Grail legend do NOT include a a. ruined realm b. wondrous vessel c. journey to the Otherworld d. ritual meal

ritual meal

The play opens with the Thebans asking for help from the gods because ______________________. a. Oedipus has killed his father b. it is an annual ritual c. they are not satisfied with their king, Oedipus d. the city is suffering from plague and famine

the city is suffering from plague and famine

Aphrodite offered Paris __________________ if he would declare her the winner of the beauty contest. a. all of the riches in Troy b. political power over Europe and Asia c. status as the bravest and wisest warrior in the world d. the most beautiful woman in the world

the most beautiful woman in the world

In a rite of passage, the candidate who is in the liminal phase is "structurally invisible" because _________________________________________. a. the person is between social classifications b. no one pays attention to the person c. the person is looked down on by society d. the person has no status, property or kinship

the person has no status, property or kinship

The Greeks blamed ________________ for the existence of evil and illness on earth. a. Pandora b. Epimetheus c. Hera d. Persephone

Pandora

The Greek gods were anthropomorphic because _______________________________________. a. there were many of them b. they could change their shape c. they looked and behaved like human beings d. they lived on Mt. Olympus

they looked and behaved like human beings

Shemwindo tells all of his wives to bear only daughters because__________________________. a. like Kronos, he feels sons would overpower him b. he already has many sons c. females are much more important to the Nyanga d. when daughters marry, the suitor pays him a dowry

when daughters marry, the suitor pays him a dowry

A _____________ version of a myth is one associated with a particular ritual or ceremony in society. a. working b. literary c. popular d. rationalized

working

Gylfi's primary reason for going to Asgard is to ___________________________________. a. get back the land that the Æsir woman Gefjon had won from him b. find his long-lost son c. see if worshipping the Æsir gods makes people strong in body and mind d. conquer the Æsir and become strong like them

????

What is the first part of the challenge the Green Knight presents to King Arthur's court? a. To cut off the Green Knight's head with a sword. b. To strike the Green Knight a blow with an axe c. To strike the Green Knight a blow with a club d. To knock the Green Knight from his horse with a lance

To strike the Green Knight a blow with an axe

Kintu's going back to retrieve the forgotten millet for the hen after Mugulu had forbidden him and Nambi to return is an action parallel to ______________________. a. Noah's caring for animals by taking them into the ark b. Adam and Eve eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil c. Zeus withholding fire from humans d. Loki giving mistletoe to Hod so he can participate in the game of throwing things at Baldr

Adam and Eve eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil

_____________ was the Hare's most serious transgression against society. a. Running away b. Making noise with his calabash c. Staying in the grass d. Bathing in the drinking water

Bathing in the drinking water

Who are the two beautiful women that are captured as war prizes? a. Olysis and Banalis. b. Chryseis and Briseis. c. Charmis and Braeisis. d. Atheanna and Kristianna.

Chryseis and Briseis.

Popol Vuh means ___________________. a. Council Book b. Sacred Book c. Record Book d. Living Book

Council Book

In the first version of creation in Genesis, ___________________________. a. God creates male and female humans simultaneously b. God creates Adam, and then Eve from Adam c. there is yet no account of God's creating humans d. God creates humans only reluctantly

God creates male and female humans simultaneously

Journey to the West describes the journey undertaken by________________. a. Kuan Yin b. Nü Kwa c. Tripitaka d. Hsi Wang Mu

Kuan Yin

The map in this chapter shows the region of______________ where the Quiché live today. a. Mexico b. Honduras c. Guatemala d. El Salvador

Guatemala

______________'s questions about the Æsir gods and heroes are answered by High One, Just-as-high, and Third. a. Gylfi b. Snorri c. Loki d. Braggi

Gylfi

Why does Zeus initially agree to help the Trojans in the war? a. Because he thinks Paris deserves Helen more than Menelaus does. b. He does so as a favor to Thetis, who asks him on behalf of Achilles. c. He does so to spite his nagging wife, Hera. d. Because he despises Odysseus for lusting after Hera.

He does so to spite his nagging wife, Hera.

The Green Knight twice raises his weapon and makes as if to strike Gawain, but doesn't. What happens when he raises his weapon the third time? a. He fatally injures Gawain b. He slightly injures Gawain. c. He accidently misses. d. He deliberately misses.

He slightly injures Gawain.

_____________ is a Greek god who can be compared with Raven as a trickster. a. Apollo b. Poseidon c. Hermes d. Orpheus

Hermes

Gilgamesh meets ________________, a goddess of brewing and wisdom, who gives him advice. a. Ishtar b. Anu c. Ninsun d. Siduri

Ishtar

The cult of _______________ spread throughout Greece and the Roman Empire. a. Osiris b. Atum c. Isis d. Re

Isis

In the creation myth of the Ganda people of Uganda, ____________________________ was the first man. a. Amma b. Kintu c. Mugulu d. Agadzagadza

Kintu

Mwindo must atone for killing ______________, a friend of the lightning god Nkuba. a. Kirimu b. Mukiti c. Iyangura d. Nyanga

Kirimu

_______________________ is an example of the fundamental pairs of relationships that Levi-Strauss finds underlying mythological stories. a. The history of great and lasting dynasties b. The psychology of love and death c. The development of humans and deities d. The opposition of nature and culture

The opposition of nature and culture

Leviathan was __________________________. a. a Babylonian astronomer b. a great sea monster c. the name Noah gave to the ark d. a third son of Adam

a great sea monster

In the myth "The Origin of Death," the origin of the practice of burying the dead in a grave is attributed to ____________________. a. a worm b. a lizard c. the sky d. the god of the earth

a lizard

Upon completion of his labors, Hercules _________________________. a. receives an apology and praise from Eurystheus b. becomes immortal c. dies d. seeks to avenge his maltreatment by Eurystheus

becomes immortal

When Oedipus sees that Jocasta has hanged herself, he ________________. a. runs for help b. accuses Teiresias of causing her death with his upsetting prophecies c. blames Kreon d. blinds himself using the pins to her brooches

blinds himself using the pins to her brooches

Master King will declare that all stories are to be called "Anansi Stories" if Anansi can ___________________. a. measure Blacksnake with a string b. kill Blacksnake and bring him back c. trick Blacksnake into returning d. bring Blacksnake back on a pole

bring Blacksnake back on a pole

Syncretism is the term for ________________. a. bringing together events from two or more myths and adding connections to make the new myth believable b. comparing myths of the ancient Greeks and Mesopotamians c. melding the characteristics of old and new gods, often using both the old and new names d. translating a myth from an older language into a newer one

bringing together events from two or more myths and adding connections to make the new myth believable

Prometheus is punished by being ________________. a. chained to a rock b. exiled from Olympus c. confined to Hades d. walled up in a cave

chained to a rock

God shows his ongoing concern for humanity by ______________. a. cursing Adam and Eve b. telling Adam, "You are dust, and to dust you shall return" c. clothing Adam and Eve before banishing them from the Garden of Eden d. telling Eve, "your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you"

clothing Adam and Eve before banishing them from the Garden of Eden

The description of how Marduk creates the world and sets stars in the sky is an example of ____________________. a. cosmogony b. creation ex nihilo c. ritual d. cosmology

cosmogony

God telling Noah that he is placing his weapon of destruction in the sky as a sign he will not use it against humans is a(n) __________________ explanation of the rainbow. a. cosmological b. psychological c. theological d. aetiological

cosmological

Nambi and her sister want Kintu to accompany them back to heaven, but he wants to bring his ____________ along. a. father b. mother c. cow d. brother

cow

In our selection from Prometheus Bound, Prometheus DOES NOT take credit for ______________. a. prophecy: interpreting dreams b. astronomy: charting the orbits of the stars c. mathematics and language d. creative arts and dance

creative arts and dance

Gilgamesh's greatest fear is _________________. a. death b. the Bull of Heaven c. failing to achieve immortality d. losing Enkidu

death

Śramana refers to a monk who devotes himself to achieving ________________. a. top physical form b. forgiveness c. immortality d. enlightenment

enlightenment

The process of linking a mythological story with a historical figure is called ___________________. a. euhemerism b. mythopoesis c. historicism d. aetiology

euhemerism

The works of Joseph Campbell show that he believed the hero myth reflects the struggles of ____________. a. ancient warriors and priests b. deities from all cultures c. every human being d. recognized heroes, both human and divine

every human being

Perceval fails the initial Grail test because he a. fails to ask who is served from the Grail b. has not yet become spiritually mature c. follows Gornemant's advice too literally d. offends the Fisher King

fails to ask who is served from the Grail

Otto Rank calls the story a child tells to express and rationalize his own feelings about his father the ___________________. a. Oedipus complex b. saga of the hero c. journey of the hero d. family romance

family romance

At Ragnarok, the world will end by _________________. a. a flood caused by the Midgard Serpent b. fire caused by Surt c. magically disappearing d. being converted into a new place

fire caused by Surt

A belief well known at the time of Ovid held that the universe consisted of _________________. a. air, water, fire, and earth b. air. water, fire, and rock c. fire, water, earth, and "seeds of the sky" (atoms) d. fire, air, earth and growing green plants

fire, water, earth, and "seeds of the sky" (atoms)

Mwindo's maternal uncles, the Baniyana, help him by_________________________________. a. forging armor for him b. outsmarting Kasiyembe c. calling on Nkuba for help d. making a great feast for him

forging armor for him

Lycaeon tested Zeus by __________________. a. giving him a meal made of a murdered man's body parts b. challenging him to combat c. asking him to solve a riddle d. jeering at him in public

giving him a meal made of a murdered man's body parts

The signs and portents of the coming destruction at Ragnarok do NOT include _______________. a. three harsh winters without intervening summers b. mountains falling because of earthquakes c. the Sun and Moon being swallowed up d. great floods that destroy all of the towns

great floods that destroy all of the towns

To escape the oracle that his son will kill him, Laius and Jocasta _____________. a. gave the baby to a couple in Corinth b. had the baby exposed on Mt. Cithairon, so it might die c. married someone else d. prayed to Apollo

had the baby exposed on Mt. Cithairon, so it might die

As Hesiod sees it, the problems with the iron race do NOT include ____________________. a. the need to work unceasingly b. envy and dishonesty among men c. premature old age and death d. having insufficient food and resources

having insufficient food and resources

In The Quest of the Holy Grail, Galahad is the only knight to achieve a full vision of the Grail because a. he was raised in a nunnery b. he was predestined to do so c. he is a virgin d. his father is the prominent knight Sir Lancelot e. euhemerization

he is a virgin

We can assume that the Priestly writer wrote his portions of Genesis after the Babylonian Captivity of the Jews because _______________________________________________________________. a. his work is dated 538 B.C.E., which is after the time the Jews spent in Babylon b. he says so c. he refers to God by the Hebrew word "Elohim" d. he is often concerned with refuting the beliefs of the Babylonian religion

he is often concerned with refuting the beliefs of the Babylonian religion

Jove's oath to get rid of the mortals is unbreakable because ________________________________. a. he is the leader of the Council of the Gods b. the mortals had agreed to it c. all of the other gods agree with him d. he swore it on the streams that flow into the River Styx

he swore it on the streams that flow into the River Styx

The system of writing developed by the Quiché Maya is called _________________. a. spiroglyphics b. dharma c. hieroglyphics d. Pre-classical

hieroglyphics

Zeus survived being swallowed at birth because ________________. a. Gaia protected him b. his mother hid him from his father c. he was already all-powerful at birth d. Ouranos did not care about him

his mother hid him from his father

A major difference between the gold and silver ages cited by Ovid was that ____________________. a. humans had begun using metals for weapons b. humans had begun farming c. humans now (in the silver age) lived in caves d. the weather was now always cold

humans had begun farming

Lif and Lifthrasir are __________________. a. humans who will be the start of a new world after Ragnarok b. elves who have been hidden during Ragnarok c. sons of Thor who survive Ragnarok d. AEsir who will return from Hel after Ragnarok

humans who will be the start of a new world after Ragnarok

After the death of Hector, his wife Andromache predicts that their baby son will be snatched away and ________. a. held for ransom by the Achaeans b. hurled to death from Troy's walls c. thrown into the sea d. rescued by Aineías

hurled to death from Troy's walls

According to Hesiod, the golden race of men enjoyed all but __________________________. a. a life of ease b. immortality c. plentiful food and feasting d. escaping "vile old age"

immortality

In drama, we call it _________________ when a character says something, but the audience knows the opposite is true. a. treachery b. mystery c. irony d. metonymy

irony

Ruth Benedict's theory of cultural relativism is important in studying mythology because _______________________________________________________________________. a. it means reading mythological texts as part of developing an understanding of a group b. it means that there are many opportunities for varying interpretations, since it is "relative" c. students of mythology are always interested in culture d. serious study must always have underlying theories to support ideas

it means reading mythological texts as part of developing an understanding of a group

Nas-ca'ki-yel used a _____________ to explain why there was death. a. stone b. dog c. plant d. leaf

leaf

According to Victor Turner, _______________ is a characteristic of rites of passage that allows initiates to see life in a new way. a. liminality b. curiosity c. wisdom d. induction

liminality

When discussing African-American tricksters, John W. Roberts says that their cunning behavior is a way of coping with ______________. a. natural hardships b. feelings of inadequacy c. ancient traditions d. limitations caused by slavery

limitations caused by slavery

A major example of rationalization in the Prose Edda is that Snorri__________________________: a. was writing at a time when Christianity was replacing paganism. b. was bringing the stories of the old gods to his contemporaries. c. was trying to convince readers that they should continue the old ways. d. links the ancient Icelandic gods with Troy and Christianity in the Prologue.

links the ancient Icelandic gods with Troy and Christianity in the Prologue.

A ______________ version of a myth is one that is rewritten by an individual who uses it to express personal perspectives and experiences. a. working b. literary c. popular d. rationalized

literary

Roger Abrahams believes that the reason the trickster is so successful is that he _________________. a. upholds the morals of the community. b. is very persuasive. c. is unusually intelligent. d. lives on the edge of society

lives on the edge of society

The form that the grail takes in Chrétien's The Story of the Grail is a a. round plate b. long, deep dish c. cup d. glass goblet

long, deep dish

According to the Enuma Elish, Marduk created the Tigris and Euphrates rivers by ______________. a. calling on the gods to send rain b. making openings in Tiamat's eyes c. boring holes in the earth d. perfecting a tremendous irrigation system

making openings in Tiamat's eyes

1. At the opening of The Iliad, the Trojan war has been going on for __________. a. six months b. three years c. nine years d. hasn't yet begun

nine years

The fact that Snorri presents six different creation stories without much logical connection is an example of _________________. a. rationalization b. syntactical composition c. parataxis d. immanence

parataxis

After finding and losing the _____________, a dejected Gilgamesh returns to Uruk. a. Bull of Heaven b. plant of rejuvenation c. survivor of the flood d. key to the forest

plant of rejuvenation

The first thing Deucalion and Pyrrha do when their boat lands is ____________. a. pray b. send out a dove c. let out the animals they had brought with them d. gather their family together

pray

The most recent scholarship suggests that the Grail evolved from __________ story elements. a. pre-Christian b. Christian c. fairytale d. rationalized

pre-Christian

Monkey is released from his stone box in order to_______________________________________. a. keep the sun in the sky b. find the peaches of immortality for Hsi Wang Mu c. protect monk on a quest to find scriptures d. save the countryside from a dragon who eats horses

protect monk on a quest to find scriptures

A ________________ version of a myth is one that is produced by psychologists or other scholars who want to draw inferences about the importance of the story involved to people and societies. a. working b. literary c. popular d. rationalized

rationalized

Corn Mountain and Where the Cotton Hangs, points of reference in the Zuni Emergence myth, are _______________________________________________________________________. a. examples of how creative some collectors of myths can be b. places where the bow priests found prayersticks c. places where Spider Grandmother was said to live d. real places that are sacred to the Zuni today

real places that are sacred to the Zuni today

In a rite of passage, the initiates who are grouped together _______________________________. a. maintain a hierarchy of social rank b. recognize who has superior abilities c. operate as a family group d. recognize that all are equal

recognize that all are equal

The first thing Noah does after leaving the ark is ____________________. a. offer a sacrifice to God b. call all of his family together c. release all of the animals who had been confined so long d. check with God to see what he should do next

release all of the animals who had been confined so long

Levi-Strauss considers _______________ the field closest to mythology. a. religion b. psychology c. history d. literature

religion

John Roberts, an expert on African and African-American folktales, says that _______________ form the bases of both traditions. a. song and dance b. scarcity and hardship c. good and bad d. men and gods

scarcity and hardship

Like other tricksters, Raven often causes good things as the result of his _______________________. a. selfish deeds b. overwhelming power c. generosity d. good looks

selfish deeds

"The Call to Adventure," "Refusal of the Call," "Supernatural Aid," "Crossing the First Threshold," "In the Belly of the Whale" are parts of the hero's adventure that begins with __________________. a. understanding who one actually is b. seeking out a wise person for advice c. deciding one is ready for such an adventure d. separation or departure

separation or departure

God gave Noah advance notice of when the rains would begin; he said: ". . . in _______________ days I will send rain upon the earth. . . ." a. ten b. forty c. seven d. two

seven

Hesiod's explanation of the creation of humans ___________________. a. is a syntactic fusion of two accounts b. shows that he sees women as a great evil c. does not yet involve the gods d. is not very different from the Bible

shows that he sees women as a great evil

Hesiod explains why white ox bones are burned as sacrifices. This is an example of _____________. a. aetiology b. cosmology c. sociology d. archeology

sociology

Ishtar sends ___________________ against Gilgamesh because he has insulted and rejected her. a. Enlil b. the Bull of Heaven c. Shamash d. Ereshkigal

the Bull of Heaven

Jove's lightning bolts were forged by _______________________. a. Hephaistos b. the Cyclopes c. Aeolus d. Boreas

the Cyclopes

An ancient story that emphasizes the ongoing conflict of nature and culture in civilization is ___________________. a. Oedipus b. the Trojan War c. the Iliad d. the Epic of Gilgamesh

the Epic of Gilgamesh

In Diné bahane', the Air-Spirit people had to leave the world of the Swallow people because they had misbehaved again, and also because _________________________. a. the Swallow people had regretted helping them b. there was not enough food to support both groups c. they wanted to move on anyway d. they could find nothing there

the Swallow people had regretted helping them

Odin sends ______________ to every battle to choose who will die and who will win. a. Frigg b. Hel c. the Valkyries d. Freyja

the Valkyries

Asgard was _________________________________________. a. made from Ymir's eyebrows b. the area given to Ask and Embla c. guarded by a serpent d. the fortress of the gods

the area given to Ask and Embla

One factor likely to influence a written (literary) myth is that ____________________________: a. the author may shape characters and stories to fit artistic goals b. written myths are always less reliable than oral c. oral myths are always less reliable than written d. most written versions preserve the paratactic nature of the oral

the author may shape characters and stories to fit artistic goals

The box that Mr. Ant is obliged to carry contains ________________________________. a. the body of the dwarf b. grain from Anansi's fields c. the king's scepter d. cowrie shells

the body of the dwarf

At Ragnarok, __________________ will join Loki and Hrym to fight against the AEsir gods. a. Thor b. Odin c. the frost giants d. Mimir

the frost giants

Ovid's description of the Golden Age says __________________________________________. a. there were great warriors b. there were noteworthy mariners and explorers c. there was no need to farm d. there were three changing seasons

there was no need to farm

Rituals of reversal, such as Halloween, are not really liminal because ____________. a. they rely on the concept of play b. they do not change the status of their initiates c. they are not really rituals d. the participants are mostly children

they do not change the status of their initiates

There is always enough to eat in Valhalla because ___________________. a. the Valkyries are very good cooks b. they kill a boar every day and it comes alive every evening c. Thor always gives up his portion d. dead men don't eat

they kill a boar every day and it comes alive every evening

The creator gods fail ___________times to create an acceptable human being. a. nine b. seven c. five d. three

three

For Levi-Strauss, myth is different from history because myth is ____________________________. a. untrue b. timeless c. multicultural d. not always written down

timeless

As the action of the play progresses, Oedipus thinks Kreon is a ______________. a. traitor b. prophet c. wise but misled friend d. messenger from Apollo

traitor

For Levi-Strauss, the primary importance of myth is to ____________________________________. a. provide a high level of entertainment b. keep alive stories of gods and heroes c. bring people of different cultures together d. transmit important cultural and spiritual information

transmit important cultural and spiritual information

"The Road of Trials," "The Meeting with the Goddess," "Woman as Temptress," "Atonement with the Father," Apotheosis," and "The Ultimate Boon" are parts of the hero's adventure called ______________. a. trying to win b. on the road to victory c. progression of the hero d. trials and victories

trials and victories

Osiris was the chief Egyptian funerary god, and by extension was also associated with ___________. a. agriculture b. water c. the sun d. wisdom

water

For Turner, the concepts of liminality and communitas cannot be directly transferred to rituals in our modern, pluralistic society, because _______________. a. modern society has no sense of community b. we do not all share the same belief system c. liminality is impossible in a crowded society d. we are more sophisticated than traditional societies

we do not all share the same belief system

When Ragnarok seems about to begin, Odin rides to the spring of __________ to look for a helpful prophecy. a. Surt b. Mimir c. Vigrid d. Hrym

Mimir

The Æsir are a family descending from ____________________. a. Odin b. ancient Turks c. Gylfi d. Gangleri

Odin

Levi-Strauss characterizes ______________ as autochthonous. a. Oedipus b. the Spartoi c. the Sphinx d. Laius

Oedipus

From the selection below, choose the only one that is NOT a belief of Mesopotamian society reflected in the Epic of Gilgamesh. a. Lasting achievements are the only way one can attain a kind of immortality. b. A hero develops through both successes and failures. c. A man has responsibilities to his king, but not his family. d. The king and the ruling class have very specific responsibilities to the gods and society.

A man has responsibilities to his king, but not his family.

When Sir Gawain begins his journey to find the Green Knight, what symbol is on his shield? a. A pentangle, signifying truth. b. A lion signifying courage. c. A shell, signifying divine protection. d. A sword, signifying the pursuit of honor

A pentangle, signifying truth.

_____________ is the Egyptian god represented as a jackal or as a jackal-headed human. a. Hathor b. Anubis c. Amun d. Atum

Anubis

The best rationale for ancient Egyptian mummification practices is that _____________________. a. Anubis' conducted the final judgment of humans before Osiris b. preservation of a body is easier in a desert like Egypt c. pyramids were built as a resting place for mummies d. Osiris returned from the dead through the work of Isis and Anubis

Anubis' conducted the final judgment of humans before Osiris

The part of the hero's adventure in which he achieves illumination and understanding and is perhaps raised to a godlike stature is _____________. a. The Ultimate Boon b. In the Belly of the Whale c. Supernatural Aid d. Apotheosis

Apotheosis

She is the goddess of destruction and not invited to the wedding of Thetis and Pellius, which resulted in her showing up with "The Apple of the Fairest" and starting the Trojan War. a. Athena b. Hera c. Artemis d. Eros

Athena

The Greek goddess of wisdom is ________________________. a. Athena b. Hera c. Aphrodite d. Helen

Athena

______________________ is the king of the cedar forest conquered by Gilgamesh and Enkidu. a. Ut-napishtim b. Humbaba c. Enlil d. Ninsun

Humbaba

______________ accompanies Mwindo on his trip to Tubondo to confront his father. a. Mukiti b. Kasiyembi c. Iyangura d. Nkuba

Iyangura

______________________ was the philosopher who argued that humans in the state of nature are superior to those in so-called civilized societies. a. Jean Paul Sartre b. Aristotle c. Jean-Jacques Rousseau d. Plato

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

____________________ is one of the basic characteristics of a trickster. a. Bringing evil to his world b. Creating the world for his people c. Living as a central character in the community d. Living on the outside of the community

Living on the outside of the community

The Israelites' stories of the flood may have come from ____________________. a. Mesopotamia b. Egypt c. Rome d. Greece

Mesopotamia

_____________________ stole Kintu's cow. a. Nambi b. Mugulu c. Mugulu's son d. Nambi and her sister

Nambi and her sister

_________________________ was the Roman counterpart of Poseidon. a. Jupiter b. Amphitrite c. Neptune d. Pluto

Neptune

Marduk's parents are__________________________ a. Lahame and Lahme b. Anshar and Kishar c. Apsu and Tiamat d. Nudimmud and Damkina

Nudimmud and Damkina

Paratactic composition in oral storytelling is ______________________. a. OK, because the audience doesn't expect logical connections b. not OK, because the audience becomes confused when there are contradictions c. OK, because the audience also thinks paratactically d. not OK, because the audience cannot compare facts or versions

OK, because the audience doesn't expect logical connections

____________ is an example of underrating blood relations in the Oedipus story. a. Oedipus marrying his mother, Jocasta b. Cadmus killing the dragon c. Cadmus seeking his sister, Europa d. Oedipus killing his father, Laius

Oedipus killing his father, Laius

____________________ is the author of Works and Days. a. Ovid b. Homer c. Theogony d. Hesiod

Ovid

A fundamental difference between Ovid's Ages of Man and Hesiod's is that __________________. a. Hesiod is writing for a much more sophisticated audience b. Hesiod is not interested in moral conflicts c. Ovid's main objective is to entertain d. Hesiod reflects theories of ancient Greek philosophers, while Ovid does not

Ovid's main objective is to entertain

In the story of Prometheus, _____________ is the first woman, the cause of all evil in the world. a. Hera b. Athena c. Eve d. Pandora

Pandora

Creation in the Popol Vuh takes place through the activity of a. One Hunahpu and Seven Hunahpu b. Xpiyacoc and Xmucane c. One Monkey and One Artisan d. Plumed Serpent and Heart of Sky

Plumed Serpent and Heart of Sky

After the flood that Ovid describes, all mankind descends from ______________. a. Pyrrha and Deucalion b. Pyrrha and Prometheus c. Pandora and Deucalion d. Pandora and Prometheus

Pyrrha and Deucalion

______________ is Mwindo's father. a. Nkuba b. Nyanga c. Nyamwindo d. Shemwindo

Shemwindo

_________________ is the major "helper" and "donor" in the Hopi Creation Story. a. A powaka b. A coyote c. Spider Grandmother d. Water Spider

Spider Grandmother

As Snorri makes a case for Troy as the center of the world and Priam as its greatest king, he says ________________ is Priam's grandson. a. Odin b. Thor c. Baldr d. Loki

Thor

Baldr is not able to leave Hel because _________________. a. he is too far away b. Thökk refuses to weep for him c. no one can return from Hel d. no one goes to rescue him

Thökk refuses to weep for him

_______________ was the Mesopotamian god of the waters. a. Marduk b. Tiamat c. Leviathan d. Gilgamesh

Tiamat

Marduk creates the world from ___________________. a. nothing b. the leftovers from a previous world c. Tiamat's body d. the waters of the Tigris River

Tiamat's body

Plutarch equates the Greek monster _____________ with the Egyptian god Seth. a. Briareus b. Typhon c. Cottos d. Gyges

Typhon

According to Norse myths, warriors who die in battle are sent to _________________. a. Niflheim b. Valhalla c. Asgard d. Midgard

Valhalla

Myths passed on orally would NOT include ________________________. a. an abundance of names or titles b. information aimed at drawing the attention of the audience c. a new story being created on the spot d. extensive repetition of words or phrases

a new story being created on the spot

Although various versions of the Nü Kwa myth describe her differently, she always has _______________ a. a cloven hoof b. a serpent tail c. a dazzling face d. golden hair

a serpent tail

Sir Gawain's "sin" is in a. allowing the lady into his room. b. exchanging kisses with the host. c. flinching before the Green Knight's blade. d. accepting the lady's green girdle for protection

accepting the lady's green girdle for protection

Petrel put pitchwood in the fire when Raven was caught in the smoke hole. This changed Raven from white to black. This is an example of the __________________ aspect of myth. a. cosmological b. sociological c. aetiological d. psychological

aetiological

The story of Odysseus' encounter with Aeolus, the god of wind, represents the _________________. a. aetiological insights of myth b. cosmological insights of myth c. metaphysical insights of myth d. anthropological insights of myth

aetiological insights of myth

Axtell notes that Iroquois women were in control of_______________________________________. a. hunting and fishing b. conflict resolution c. agriculture and managing the food supply d. caring for the children e. finding new hunting grounds for the tribe

agriculture and managing the food supply

As the story in the Enuma Elish begins, Apsu and Tiamat are upset with their offspring because they ________________. a. are making too much noise b. selfishly demand too much of the elder gods c. are plotting to take over leadership from the elders d. refuse to serve the older gods in their temples

are making too much noise