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National Mythology Exam General Review. Practice Exam #1 (Choose the best answer, and go to the next slide to see if you are correct.). 1) The gods lived on Mt. Aetna Olympus Aegea Parnassus. 1) The gods lived on Mt. Aetna Olympus Aegea Parnassus. 2) Gaea is better known as.
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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.)
1) The gods lived on Mt. • Aetna • Olympus • Aegea • Parnassus
1) The gods lived on Mt. • Aetna • Olympus • Aegea • Parnassus
2) Gaea is better known as • Goddess of Lands • Universe Creator • Mother Earth • Father Time
2) Gaea is better known as • Goddess of Lands • Universe Creator • Mother Earth • Father Time
3) Earth was created out of • darkness • an explosion • wars • the Titanesses’ wombs
3) Earth was created out of • darkness • an explosion • wars • the Titanesses’ wombs
4) The first gods were called the • Primarians • Olympians • Mountains • Titans
4) The first gods were called the • Primarians • Olympians • Mountains • Titans
5) How many Cyclopes were there? • one • two • three • four
5) How many Cyclopes were there? • one • two • three • four
6) What was the deepest, darkest pit under the earth called? • Tartarus • Hades • Hell • Elysian Fields
6) What was the deepest, darkest pit under the earth called? • Tartarus • Hades • Hell • Elysian Fields
7) Who overpowered Uranus with a sickle? • Gaea • Zeus • Cyclopes • Cronus
7) Who overpowered Uranus with a sickle? • Gaea • Zeus • Cyclopes • Cronus
8) Who nursed Zeus when he was a baby? • Ilithyia • Ino • Althea • Amaltheia
8) Who nursed Zeus when he was a baby? • Ilithyia • Ino • Althea • Amaltheia
9) Zeus’s first wife was • Thetis • Metis • Gaea • Graeae
9) Zeus’s first wife was • Thetis • Metis • Gaea • Graeae
10) Who were the only two Titans that did not fight against Zeus? • Prometheus and Pandora • Prometheus and Epimetheus • Epimetheus and Pandora • Poseidon and Hades
10) Who were the only two Titans that did not fight against Zeus? • Prometheus and Pandora • Prometheus and Epimetheus • Epimetheus and Pandora • Poseidon and Hades
11) Which object is not associated with Poseidon? • trident • spring of salty water • chariot • sea shell
11) Which object is not associated with Poseidon? • trident • spring of salty water • chariot • sea shell
12) Mount Aetna erupts because the following creature lies beneath it: • Echidna • Typhon • Inachos • Hephaestus
12) Mount Aetna erupts because the following creature lies beneath it: • Echidna • Typhon • Inachos • Hephaestus
13) Which pair does not belong together? • Hermes and winged sandals • Iris and the rainbow • Hades and the snake • Atlas and the heavens
13) Which pair does not belong together? • Hermes and winged sandals • Iris and the rainbow • Hades and the snake • Atlas and the heavens
14) Hermes was Zeus’s • brother • father • son • uncle
14) Hermes was Zeus’s • brother • father • son • uncle
15) What flowed through the gods’ veins? • blood • ichor • nectar • water
15) What flowed through the gods’ veins? • blood • ichor • nectar • water
16) What did Zeus disguise himself as in order to win Hera’s favor? • a cuckoo • an ibis • a swan • an eagle
16) What did Zeus disguise himself as in order to win Hera’s favor? • a cuckoo • an ibis • a swan • an eagle
17) What wedding gift did Mother Earth give Hera? • Golden Apples of the Hesperides • Cape of Golden Thread • Argus • White Cow for the Wedding Sacrifice
17) What wedding gift did Mother Earth give Hera? • Golden Apples of the Hesperides • Cape of Golden Thread • Argus • White Cow for the Wedding Sacrifice
18) How many eyes did Argus have? • 10 • 100 • 1,000 • 10,000
18) How many eyes did Argus have? • 10 • 100 • 1,000 • 10,000
19) Where were Argus’ eyes eventually placed? • on a rocky mountainside • on a leopard • on a peacock’s tail • in the heavens as stars
19) Where were Argus’ eyes eventually placed? • on a rocky mountainside • on a leopard • on a peacock’s tail • in the heavens as stars
20) By what was Io tormented? • a bee • a gadfly • a gnat • a vulture
20) By what was Io tormented? • a bee • a gadfly • a gnat • a vulture
21) Who helped Hephaestus recover from the wounds inflicted by his father? • Thetis • Nereus • Pan • Chiron
21) Who helped Hephaestus recover from the wounds inflicted by his father? • Thetis • Nereus • Pan • Chiron
22) Who was the only Olympian with no mother or father? • Hestia • Hera • the Graces • Aphrodite
22) Who was the only Olympian with no mother or father? • Hestia • Hera • the Graces • Aphrodite
23) What was the color of Athena’s eyes? • blue • gray • green • blood red
23) What was the color of Athena’s eyes? • blue • gray • green • blood red
24) Into what was Arachne changed? • cricket • spider • roach • ant
24) Into what was Arachne changed? • cricket • spider • roach • ant
25) Which god was known as the Earthshaker? • Zeus • Poseidon • Hades • Hephaestus