National Mythology Exam General Review

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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.)

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1) The gods lived on Mt.

1. Aetna
2. Olympus
3. Aegea
4. Parnassus

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1) The gods lived on Mt.

1. Aetna
2. Olympus
3. Aegea
4. Parnassus

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2) Gaea is better known as

1. Goddess of Lands
2. Universe Creator
3. Mother Earth
4. Father Time

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2) Gaea is better known as

1. Goddess of Lands
2. Universe Creator
3. Mother Earth
4. Father Time

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3) Earth was created out of

1. darkness
2. an explosion
3. wars
4. the Titanesses wombs

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3) Earth was created out of

1. darkness
2. an explosion
3. wars
4. the Titanesses wombs

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4) The first gods were called the

1. Primarians
2. Olympians
3. Mountains
4. Titans

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4) The first gods were called the

1. Primarians
2. Olympians
3. Mountains
4. Titans

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5) How many Cyclopes were there?

1. one
2. two
3. three
4. four

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5) How many Cyclopes were there?

1. one
2. two
3. three
4. four

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6) What was the deepest, darkest pit under the
earth called?

1. Tartarus
2. Hades
3. Hell
4. Elysian Fields

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6) What was the deepest, darkest pit under the
earth called?

1. Tartarus
2. Hades
3. Hell
4. Elysian Fields

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7) Who overpowered Uranus with a sickle?

1. Gaea
2. Zeus
3. Cyclopes
4. Cronus

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7) Who overpowered Uranus with a sickle?

1. Gaea
2. Zeus
3. Cyclopes
4. Cronus

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8) Who nursed Zeus when he was a baby?

1. Ilithyia
2. Ino
3. Althea
4. Amaltheia

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8) Who nursed Zeus when he was a baby?

1. Ilithyia
2. Ino
3. Althea
4. Amaltheia

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9) Zeuss first wife was

1. Thetis
2. Metis
3. Gaea
4. Graeae

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9) Zeuss first wife was

1. Thetis
2. Metis
3. Gaea
4. Graeae

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10) Who were the only two Titans that did not
fight against Zeus?

1. Prometheus and Pandora
2. Prometheus and Epimetheus
3. Epimetheus and Pandora
4. Poseidon and Hades

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10) Who were the only two Titans that did not
fight against Zeus?

1. Prometheus and Pandora
2. Prometheus and Epimetheus
3. Epimetheus and Pandora
4. Poseidon and Hades

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11) Which object is not associated with Poseidon?

1. trident
2. spring of salty water
3. chariot
4. sea shell

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11) Which object is not associated with Poseidon?

1. trident
2. spring of salty water
3. chariot
4. sea shell

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12) Mount Aetna erupts because the following
creature lies beneath it

1. Echidna
2. Typhon
3. Inachos
4. Hephaestus

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12) Mount Aetna erupts because the following
creature lies beneath it

1. Echidna
2. Typhon
3. Inachos
4. Hephaestus

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13) Which pair does not belong together?

1. Hermes and winged sandals
2. Iris and the rainbow
3. Hades and the snake
4. Atlas and the heavens

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13) Which pair does not belong together?

1. Hermes and winged sandals
2. Iris and the rainbow
3. Hades and the snake
4. Atlas and the heavens

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14) Hermes was Zeuss

1. brother
2. father
3. son
4. uncle

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14) Hermes was Zeuss

1. brother
2. father
3. son
4. uncle

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15) What flowed through the gods veins?

1. blood
2. ichor
3. nectar
4. water

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15) What flowed through the gods veins?

1. blood
2. ichor
3. nectar
4. water

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16) What did Zeus disguise himself as in order
to win Heras favor?

1. a cuckoo
2. an ibis
3. a swan
4. an eagle

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16) What did Zeus disguise himself as in order
to win Heras favor?

1. a cuckoo
2. an ibis
3. a swan
4. an eagle

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17) What wedding gift did Mother Earth give Hera?

1. Golden Apples of the Hesperides
2. Cape of Golden Thread
3. Argus
4. White Cow for the Wedding Sacrifice

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17) What wedding gift did Mother Earth give Hera?

1. Golden Apples of the Hesperides
2. Cape of Golden Thread
3. Argus
4. White Cow for the Wedding Sacrifice

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18) How many eyes did Argus have?

1. 10
2. 100
3. 1,000
4. 10,000

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18) How many eyes did Argus have?

1. 10
2. 100
3. 1,000
4. 10,000

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19) Where were Argus eyes eventually placed?

1. on a rocky mountainside
2. on a leopard
3. on a peacocks tail
4. in the heavens as stars

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19) Where were Argus eyes eventually placed?

1. on a rocky mountainside
2. on a leopard
3. on a peacocks tail
4. in the heavens as stars

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20) By what was Io tormented?

1. a bee
2. a gadfly
3. a gnat
4. a vulture

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20) By what was Io tormented?

1. a bee
2. a gadfly
3. a gnat
4. a vulture

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21) Who helped Hephaestus recover from the
wounds inflicted by his father?

1. Thetis
2. Nereus
3. Pan
4. Chiron

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21) Who helped Hephaestus recover from the
wounds inflicted by his father?

1. Thetis
2. Nereus
3. Pan
4. Chiron

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22) Who was the only Olympian with no mother or
father?

1. Hestia
2. Hera
3. the Graces
4. Aphrodite

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22) Who was the only Olympian with no mother or
father?

1. Hestia
2. Hera
3. the Graces
4. Aphrodite

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23) What was the color of Athenas eyes?

1. blue
2. gray
3. green
4. blood red

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23) What was the color of Athenas eyes?

1. blue
2. gray
3. green
4. blood red

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24) Into what was Arachne changed?

1. cricket
2. spider
3. roach
4. ant

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24) Into what was Arachne changed?

1. cricket
2. spider
3. roach
4. ant

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25) Which god was known as the Earthshaker?

1. Zeus
2. Poseidon
3. Hades
4. Hephaestus

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25) Which god was known as the Earthshaker?

1. Zeus
2. Poseidon
3. Hades
4. Hephaestus

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26) Who was the only individual that could kill
Otus?

1. Artemis
2. Zeus
3. Ephialtes
4. Ares

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26) Who was the only individual that could kill
Otus?

1. Artemis
2. Zeus
3. Ephialtes
4. Ares

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27) What instrument did Hermes invent?

1. drum
2. lyre
3. violin
4. chimes

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27) What instrument did Hermes invent?

1. drum
2. lyre
3. violin
4. chimes

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28) Delphi is on the slopes of Mount

1. Parnassus
2. Aetna
3. Olympus
4. Chios

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28) Delphi is on the slopes of Mount

1. Parnassus
2. Aetna
3. Olympus
4. Chios

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29) Why was Actaeon turned into a stag?

1. He stole Apollos cattle.
2. He had an affair with Hera.
3. He saw Artemis bathing.
4. He tried to cheat the gods.

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29) Why was Actaeon turned into a stag?

1. He stole Apollos cattle.
2. He had an affair with Hera.
3. He saw Artemis bathing.
4. He tried to cheat the gods.

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30) Which pair does not belong together?

1. Charon and Styx
2. Cerberus and underworld
3. Lethe and forgetfulness
4. Python and beauty

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30) Which pair does not belong together?

1. Charon and Styx
2. Cerberus and underworld
3. Lethe and forgetfulness
4. Python and beauty

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31) For whom were piles of stones placed along
the sides of roads?

1. Niobe
2. Hermes
3. Apollo
4. Orion

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31) For whom were piles of stones placed along
the sides of roads?

1. Niobe
2. Hermes
3. Apollo
4. Orion

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32) Which pair does not belong together?

1. Amphitrite and Triton
2. Maia and Hermes
3. Hera and Zeus
4. Aphrodite and Eros

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32) Which pair does not belong together?

1. Amphitrite and Triton
2. Maia and Hermes
3. Hera and Zeus
4. Aphrodite and Eros

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33) Who judged the great sinners of the
underworld?

1. Rhadamanthus
2. Erinyes
3. Nike
4. Eris

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33) Who judged the great sinners of the
underworld?

1. Rhadamanthus
2. Erinyes
3. Nike
4. Eris

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34) Who helped Demeter figure out where her
daughter had been taken?

1. Hermes
2. the sun
3. Triptolemus
4. Bosporus

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34) Who helped Demeter figure out where her
daughter had been taken?

1. Hermes
2. the sun
3. Triptolemus
4. Bosporus

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35) Which pair does not belong together?

1. Hephaestus and Cyclopes
2. Hermes and thieves
3. Apollo and Athena
4. Aphrodite and the Graces

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35) Which pair does not belong together?

1. Hephaestus and Cyclopes
2. Hermes and thieves
3. Apollo and Athena
4. Aphrodite and the Graces

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36) Zeus swallowed

1. Metis
2. Mnemosyne
3. Maia
4. Niobe

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36) Zeus swallowed

1. Metis
2. Mnemosyne
3. Maia
4. Niobe