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National Mythology Exam General Review

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 Exam General Review

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  1. National Mythology ExamGeneral Review Practice Exam #1 (Choose the best answer, and go to the next slide to see if you are correct.)

  2. 1) The gods lived on Mt. • Aetna • Olympus • Aegea • Parnassus

  3. 1) The gods lived on Mt. • Aetna • Olympus • Aegea • Parnassus

  4. 2) Gaea is better known as • Goddess of Lands • Universe Creator • Mother Earth • Father Time

  5. 2) Gaea is better known as • Goddess of Lands • Universe Creator • Mother Earth • Father Time

  6. 3) Earth was created out of • darkness • an explosion • wars • the Titanesses’ wombs

  7. 3) Earth was created out of • darkness • an explosion • wars • the Titanesses’ wombs

  8. 4) The first gods were called the • Primarians • Olympians • Mountains • Titans

  9. 4) The first gods were called the • Primarians • Olympians • Mountains • Titans

  10. 5) How many Cyclopes were there? • one • two • three • four

  11. 5) How many Cyclopes were there? • one • two • three • four

  12. 6) What was the deepest, darkest pit under the earth called? • Tartarus • Hades • Hell • Elysian Fields

  13. 6) What was the deepest, darkest pit under the earth called? • Tartarus • Hades • Hell • Elysian Fields

  14. 7) Who overpowered Uranus with a sickle? • Gaea • Zeus • Cyclopes • Cronus

  15. 7) Who overpowered Uranus with a sickle? • Gaea • Zeus • Cyclopes • Cronus

  16. 8) Who nursed Zeus when he was a baby? • Ilithyia • Ino • Althea • Amaltheia

  17. 8) Who nursed Zeus when he was a baby? • Ilithyia • Ino • Althea • Amaltheia

  18. 9) Zeus’s first wife was • Thetis • Metis • Gaea • Graeae

  19. 9) Zeus’s first wife was • Thetis • Metis • Gaea • Graeae

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 11) Which object is not associated with Poseidon? • trident • spring of salty water • chariot • sea shell

  23. 11) Which object is not associated with Poseidon? • trident • spring of salty water • chariot • sea shell

  24. 12) Mount Aetna erupts because the following creature lies beneath it: • Echidna • Typhon • Inachos • Hephaestus

  25. 12) Mount Aetna erupts because the following creature lies beneath it: • Echidna • Typhon • Inachos • Hephaestus

  26. 13) Which pair does not belong together? • Hermes and winged sandals • Iris and the rainbow • Hades and the snake • Atlas and the heavens

  27. 13) Which pair does not belong together? • Hermes and winged sandals • Iris and the rainbow • Hades and the snake • Atlas and the heavens

  28. 14) Hermes was Zeus’s • brother • father • son • uncle

  29. 14) Hermes was Zeus’s • brother • father • son • uncle

  30. 15) What flowed through the gods’ veins? • blood • ichor • nectar • water

  31. 15) What flowed through the gods’ veins? • blood • ichor • nectar • water

  32. 16) What did Zeus disguise himself as in order to win Hera’s favor? • a cuckoo • an ibis • a swan • an eagle

  33. 16) What did Zeus disguise himself as in order to win Hera’s favor? • a cuckoo • an ibis • a swan • an eagle

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 18) How many eyes did Argus have? • 10 • 100 • 1,000 • 10,000

  37. 18) How many eyes did Argus have? • 10 • 100 • 1,000 • 10,000

  38. 19) Where were Argus’ eyes eventually placed? • on a rocky mountainside • on a leopard • on a peacock’s tail • in the heavens as stars

  39. 19) Where were Argus’ eyes eventually placed? • on a rocky mountainside • on a leopard • on a peacock’s tail • in the heavens as stars

  40. 20) By what was Io tormented? • a bee • a gadfly • a gnat • a vulture

  41. 20) By what was Io tormented? • a bee • a gadfly • a gnat • a vulture

  42. 21) Who helped Hephaestus recover from the wounds inflicted by his father? • Thetis • Nereus • Pan • Chiron

  43. 21) Who helped Hephaestus recover from the wounds inflicted by his father? • Thetis • Nereus • Pan • Chiron

  44. 22) Who was the only Olympian with no mother or father? • Hestia • Hera • the Graces • Aphrodite

  45. 22) Who was the only Olympian with no mother or father? • Hestia • Hera • the Graces • Aphrodite

  46. 23) What was the color of Athena’s eyes? • blue • gray • green • blood red

  47. 23) What was the color of Athena’s eyes? • blue • gray • green • blood red

  48. 24) Into what was Arachne changed? • cricket • spider • roach • ant

  49. 24) Into what was Arachne changed? • cricket • spider • roach • ant

  50. 25) Which god was known as the Earthshaker? • Zeus • Poseidon • Hades • Hephaestus

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