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Mythology (book) | Quiz

Edith Hamilton
This Study Guide consists of approximately 76 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Mythology (book).

Mythology (book) | Quiz

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1)

Theseus was the son of ____________, king of Athens, but he was brought up in a city in southern Greece. (from Part Three. The Great Heroes before the Trojan War - Perseus, Theseus, Hercules and Atalanta)

Automedon.
Aristeas.
Aratus.
Aegeus.
2)

Man was created from _________ tree, and woman from an elm. (from Part Seven. The Mythology of the Norsemen - The Stories of Signy and of Sigurd, and The Norse Gods)

A pine.
An ash.
An oak.
A spruce.
3)

When a Trojan prince called Paris was asked to judge a beauty contest between three goddesses, who bribed him with the offer of the most beautiful woman in the world? (from Part Four. The Trojan War, and The Fall of Troy)

Aphrodite.
Athena.
Artemis.
Hera.
4)

Hercules undertook ______________ seemingly impossible tasks for King Eurystheus of Mycenae in order to punish and purify himself for the murder of his family. (from Part Three. The Great Heroes before the Trojan War - Perseus, Theseus, Hercules and Atalanta)

Five.
Ten.
Twenty.
Twelve.
5)

The heroes of the Trojan War, also called __________ heroes, were slightly different from the older mythological heroes such as Hercules, Perseus and Theseus. (from Part Four. The Trojan War, and The Fall of Troy)

Corinthian.
Spartan.
Homeric.
Trajan.
6)

After encountering some of the same dangers that Odysseus and Jason faced on their adventures, a storm washed Aeneas and his fellow travelers up near Carthage on the north coast of _________. (from Part Four. The Adventures of Aeneas)

Asia.
Africa.
North America.
South America.
7)

Odin and his brothers created the world and the things in it from the dead body of what? (from Part Seven. The Mythology of the Norsemen - The Stories of Signy and of Sigurd, and The Norse Gods)

The elf Ymir.
The polar bear Ymir.
The satyr Ymir.
The giant Ymir.
8)

Sigurd won Brynhild by doing what? (from Part Seven. The Mythology of the Norsemen - The Stories of Signy and of Sigurd, and The Norse Gods)

Beating everyone else in a foot race.
Solving a riddle the fastest.
Crossing a ring of fire to awaken her from her enchanted sleep.
Being the most deserved man for her.
9)

It was a moral tale that taught proper behavior toward whom? (from Part Four. The Adventures of Odysseus)

One's family.
Oneself.
The gods.
One's neighbors and the gods.
10)

To whom was Helen married? (from Part Four. The Trojan War, and The Fall of Troy)

King Perseus of Sparta.
King Theseus of Athens.
King Menelaus of Sparta.
King Midas of Athens.
11)

Procne became a ______________ that sang mournfully for her dead son whom she now regretted killing. (from Part Five. The Royal House of Athens)

Whippoorwhill.
Robin.
Cricket.
Nightingale.
12)

Queen Amata, the king's wife, was not happy with this and neither was Turnus, the Rutulian king. Why was Turnus not happy about this? (from Part Four. The Adventures of Aeneas)

He wanted Lavinia for himself.
He did not like Greeks.
He did not like the stranger.
He was in love with Queen Amata.
13)

Achilles could not stand the slight to his honor that Agamemnon brought about by ______________. (from Part Four. The Trojan War, and The Fall of Troy)

Claiming his wife.
Claiming his slave-girl.
Claiming his property.
Claiming his daughter.
14)

Pomona was a nymph of orchards who was loved by whom? (from Part Six. The Less Important Myths - Midas and Others)

Vertumnus.
Hermippus.
Lycophron.
Xenocles.
15)

Atalanta was raised by ____________ and became a great huntress. (from Part Three. The Great Heroes before the Trojan War - Perseus, Theseus, Hercules and Atalanta)

A she-fox.
A she-wolf.
A she-tiger.
A she-bear.
16)

Important themes in the myths connected to the House of Thebes include the importance of proper respect for the gods, and the importance of ________, (from Part Five. The Royal House of Thebes)

Proper burial.
Respect for one's elders.
Love.
Human life.
17)

Erysichthon was punished for cutting down a tree that was sacred to what goddess? (from Part Six. The Less Important Myths - Midas and Others)

Ceres.
Juno.
Athena.
Venus.
18)

Agamemnon's son Orestes was instructed by Apollo's oracle to slay the murderer of his father. This meant killing whom? (from Part Five. The House of Atreus)

His brother.
His sister.
His own mother.
His aunt.
19)

Zeus snatched Callisto to safety and put her in the stars, where she became the __________________ constellation. (from Part Six. Brief Myths Arranged Alphabetically)

The Wild Duck.
Great Bear.
The Butterfly.
The Owl.
20)

Signy was a woman whose ______________ killed her father and brothers. (from Part Seven. The Mythology of the Norsemen - The Stories of Signy and of Sigurd, and The Norse Gods)

Cousin.
Husband.
Friend.
Uncle.
21)

The Odyssey was in many ways a celebration of what it meant to be ___________. (from Part Four. The Adventures of Odysseus)

Powerful, Greek.
Intelligent, Greek.
Wealthy, Greek.
Civilized, Greek.
22)

King Laius heard a prophecy that his own son would kill him, so the baby was sent away to be left to die on a hillside. What did the servant do with the baby? (from Part Five. The Royal House of Thebes)

He took it to the king and queen of Corinth.
He killed it himself.
He kept it and raised it as his own.
He left it as he was told.
23)

When Aeneas and his group arrived in Italy, they were greeted warmly by __________, the local king. (from Part Four. The Adventures of Aeneas)

Longitude.
Latitude.
Latinus.
Latissimus.
24)

Proper _____________ was also considered very important in order to appease the spirits of the dead. (from Part Five. The Royal House of Thebes)

Dress.
Prayer.
Mourning.
Memorial services.
25)

Hercules was the son of Zeus and whom? (from Part Three. The Great Heroes before the Trojan War - Perseus, Theseus, Hercules and Atalanta)

A mortal woman.
Athena.
Hera.
A nymph.
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