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1 CLAS C205, Spring 2003 Prof. Wareh, section #0885 Midterm Examination #1 February 18, 2003 Instructions: NAME Write and bubble your name (Last, First). Also, find some blank space to write your network ID (=indiana.edu ). SPECIAL CODES Under K, write and bubble in 1. EXAM There are 35 multiple-choice questions. You have until 10:45 a.m. 1

2 1. The narrative poems of Homer and are the oldest & most prestigious sources for Greek myth. A) Herodotus B) Hesiod C) Plato D) Euripides 2. The god Zeus enriches Greek mythology with A) an explanation of the origin of the universe (creation story) B) a representative of wisdom and the arts C) a way of thinking about justice in the universe D) a symbol of release and celebration 3. The importance of the Panathenaea and the Festival of Dionysus has to do with the fact that A) they were Panhellenic B) they took place in Athens C) they were occasions for the performance of myth and poetry D) all of the above 4. Euhemerus of Messene devised a revolutionary theory of mythology which stated that A) people can only imagine gods in their own image B) the truth of myth is not literal but symbolic C) the gods were originally mortal D) none of the above 5. All of the following threaten the cosmic order EXCEPT A) Hera (as told in Hymn to Pythian Apollo) B) Demeter (as told in Hymn to Demeter) C) Apollo (as told in Hymn to Pythian Apollo) D) Typhoeus (as told in Theogony) 6. Who is the god of luxuriant and irrepressible plant growth? A) Gaia B) Demeter C) Dionysus D) Persephone 7. Hesiodic poetry and Homeric poetry differ in that A) Hesiod wrote in Latin, and Homer wrote in Greek B) Hesiod is extremely traditional and lacks the universal appeal of Homer C) Homer is extremely traditional and lacks the universal appeal of Hesiod D) There is no contrast between the two. 2

3 8. The Titanomachy resulted in A) a break in, followed by a restoration of, relations between humans and gods B) the defeat of the Titans by human heroes C) the gift of fire given by the Titan Prometheus to human beings D) the Titans imprisonment in Tartarus by Zeus and the Olympians 9. The myth of the Ages of Man or the Races of Man is told in A) Hesiod s Theogony B) Hesiod s Works and Days C) the Hymn to Demeter D) the Orphic poems 10. The meaning of the Pandora story can be compared to that of which Bible story? A) the creation of Eve B) the expulsion from Eden and the curse laid on Adam C) Noah and the Flood D) all stories in which human beings are punished for denying God 11. Both the story of Pandora and the story of the Ages of Man A) explain the relations between the sexes B) explain the deterioration of the human condition C) explain the reason for sacrifice to the gods D) explain how human beings acquired fire and technology 12. Hesiod s Works and Days celebrates A) Athena B) Demeter C) Zeus D) Apollo 13. An example of an extrinsic evil is A) jealousy B) greed C) illness D) injustice 14. The Hymn to Demeter offers a story that explains the origins of A) the art of agriculture B) Demeter s identity as the goddess of grain and farming C) the Mysteries celebrated at Eleusis D) womankind 15. Which is NOT an important topic of the Hymn to Demeter? A) the subjective female experience of marriage B) the withdrawal-and-return story C) the mother-child relationship D) the justice of Zeus 3

4 16. Which of the following literary works are comic in nature? A) Hesiod s Theogony and Works and Days B) the Hymn to Dionysus and the Hymn to Hermes C) the Hymn to Hermes and The Loves of Ares & Aphrodite D) the Hymn to Pythian Apollo and the Hymn to Demeter 17. The term sparagmos refers to A) union with the god through the consumption of wine B) the tearing apart of a living animal or human being C) the unveiling of the sacred objects at the Eleusinian Mysteries D) ritual purification 18. Satyrs and maenads are companions of A) Artemis B) Apollo C) Dionysus D) Aphrodite 19. Dionysus is rarely represented as a struggling or fighting god because A) he paradoxically embodies calm and frenzy at the same time B) he is purely associated with the state of relaxation C) such a representation would violate the principles of Greek artistic aesthetics D) those under his influence avoid bloodshed or vigorous activity 20. An aetiological myth is one that A) explains death B) explains the creation of the cosmos C) explains the origin of a practice or institution D) explains the identity and attributes of a god 21. A theme common to both of Hesiod s poems (Theogony and Works and Days) is A) the triumph of Zeus over the old order B) the justice of Zeus C) the complexity of the human condition D) the glory of Athens 22. In the context of its performance, what was the function of The Loves of Ares and Aphrodite? A) to convey a message about adultery B) to provoke listeners to take action (resorting to violence, if necessary) to solve their problems C) to emphasize the importance of keeping in balance the forces represented by Ares and Hephaestus D) to defuse tensions and give an example of reconciliation 23. Who is the god of thievery, rascality, and good luck? A) Apollo B) Ares C) Dionysus D) Hermes 4

5 24. The battle between Apollo and the Python can be seen as A) the triumph of the Olympians over the children of Earth B) the triumph of civilization over monstrous savagery C) the triumph of light over darkness D) the triumph of male over female E) all of the above 25. Asclepius was A) a son of Apollo famous for his musical talents B) the leader of the Satyrs C) a son of Apollo associated with the craft of medicine D) one of the warriors in the Greek army at Troy 26. Treasuries for the storage and display of dedications were especially prominent at A) Athens B) Crete C) Delphi D) Olympia 27. In the Orpheus story, the theme of sexual jealousy is connected to all of the following EXCEPT A) Aristaeus, the shepherd B) Eurydice s unfaithfulness C) the Thracian women D) Orpheus s young male companions after he lost Eurydice 28. In the film Black Orpheus, Hades is located A) in the power station of the Rio streetcar line B) in a smoky nightclub where no one is let back out through the locked door C) at a meeting where contact is made with the spirits of the dead D) in a meadow outside the city, suggestive of the sites where Persephone and Eurydice were taken to Hades 29. In the film Black Orpheus, the power of Orpheus s music is A) to bring Eurydice back from the dead B) to melt away trees and rocks C) to make the sun rise each day D) an evil and sinister force 30. In the film Black Orpheus, which Classical element is NOT worked in? A) the hound Cerberus B) Hermes C) a sexual predator who frightens Eurydice to her death D) the King and Queen of Hades reduced to tears by Orpheus music 5

6 31. Sisyphus, Ixion, and Tantalus were A) famous for the punishments they received in Hades B) the three Eleusinian princes in the Hymn to Demeter C) Apollo s first priests at Delphi D) Dionysus s loyal followers 32. In the Hymn to Demeter, at Eleusis, Demeter A) looks for a new husband for Persephone B) takes a life in revenge for her daughter s abduction C) serves as surrogate mother for one of the Eleusinian princes D) establishes the art of agriculture 33. Which of the following is a didactic poem addressed to Perses that considers how there are two kinds of strife? A) Hymn to Dionysus B) Hymn to Pythian Apollo C) Hesiod, Theogony D) Hesiod, Works and Days 34. Which hero was at the center of a religious movement that involved purification of the soul and promises of rebirth in a new body after death? A) Heracles B) Silenus C) Orpheus D) Asclepius 35. The Muses are the daughters of A) Memory B) Apollo C) Orpheus D) Gaia 6

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