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Among the characteristics common to Heroes is NOT... |
| | A) | extraordinary ambition. |
| | B) | extraordinary self-control. |
| | C) | extraordinary violence. |
| | D) | extraordinary courage. |
| | E) | extraordinary birth. |
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Among the quests common to the Heroic mythology is NOT... |
| | A) | fame |
| | B) | wealth |
| | C) | immortality |
| | D) | cosmic powers |
| | E) | universal peace. |
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The mythic Hero is usually... |
| | A) | half god |
| | B) | half beast |
| | C) | a spiritual leader |
| | D) | half Greek |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Other creatures that are half-human, half-beast are representative of... |
| | A) | the fragmented nature of experience. |
| | B) | the instinctual aspect of experience. |
| | C) | the tension between intellect and appetite. |
| | D) | the conscious and the subconscious. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The tension inherent in the character of the Hero is the expression of... |
| | A) | savagery. |
| | B) | compassion. |
| | C) | femininity. |
| | D) | psychic powers. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The tension inherent in the character of the Hero is the drive to... |
| | A) | excel. |
| | B) | immortality. |
| | C) | achieve the impossible. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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Inherent in the tension expressed in the Heroic character is the conflict between... |
| | A) | gods and demons. |
| | B) | divine and mortal. |
| | C) | beasts and dragons. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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The concept of Hero as threat does NOT include... |
| | A) | the instinct for aggression |
| | B) | excessive ambition |
| | C) | the need for social acceptance |
| | D) | the need for dominance |
| | E) | the fulfillment of godlike capacity. |
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Which of these is NOT usually part of the Hero's background? |
| | A) | Part divine ancestry. |
| | B) | Born in unusual circumstances. |
| | C) | Unusual powers or skills. |
| | D) | Psychic abilities. |
| | E) | Journey of discovery. |
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If the Hero's journey is considered symbolically, he... |
| | A) | achieves fame |
| | B) | reclaims his throne |
| | C) | achieves spiritual rebirth |
| | D) | goes to heaven |
| | E) | achieves sexual contentment. |
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What would be an aspect of the symbolic nature of the Hero's journey? |
| | A) | Integrating the anima/animus. |
| | B) | Integrating the fragmented psyche. |
| | C) | Connecting to the female side of the universe. |
| | D) | Confrontation of divinity. |
| | E) | All of the above. |
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The symbolic implications of the Hero's confrontations with monsters represents... |
| | A) | the tension between violence and compassion. |
| | B) | confrontations of the id. |
| | C) | confrontations with aliens. |
| | D) | cultural concerns with animal cruelty. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The symbolic implications of the Hero's journey into the Underworld do NOT usually include... |
| | A) | cultural concerns about femininity. |
| | B) | concerns about returning to the womb. |
| | C) | concerns about joining anima/animus. |
| | D) | concerns about the nature of consciousness. |
| | E) | concerns about the life of instinct. |
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The concepts surrounding the Hero as Redeemer depend on... |
| | A) | humanity as an instrument of divine prophecy. |
| | B) | the decline of human population. |
| | C) | devolvement of humans into savagery. |
| | D) | humanity's desire for geographic expansion. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The objective for the Hero as Redeemer is... |
| | A) | to remind humans of the godlike potential. |
| | B) | to lift up humans from their dismal condition. |
| | C) | irresistible in its impossibility |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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The Hero is condemned to... |
| | A) | pursue unjust codes of behavior. |
| | B) | pursue death to achieve immortality. |
| | C) | achieve domestic bliss. |
| | D) | achieve personal economic bankruptcy. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The concept of the Hero as doomed to isolation is based on his... |
| | A) | inability to achieve immortality. |
| | B) | uniqueness. |
| | C) | violence. |
| | D) | wealth. |
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Women, or female characters, often function as a threat to the Hero. Which of the following methods does the Hero NOT use to deal with that threat? |
| | A) | Kills women. |
| | B) | Tames women. |
| | C) | Tames himself. |
| | D) | Beheads women. |
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Women, or female characters, often represent a threat to the Hero because... |
| | A) | they are outside the patriarchal system. |
| | B) | they are interested in taming him. |
| | C) | they condemn him to death by obscurity. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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To the Hero, which of the following would NOT be an aspect of domesticity/civilization? |
| | A) | Love. |
| | B) | Sexual indulgence. |
| | C) | Divinity. |
| | D) | Contentment. |
| | E) | Companionship. |
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The role of Hero as Protector refers to... |
| | A) | rejecting the sexual advances of Goddesses. |
| | B) | rejecting the sexual advances of Gods. |
| | C) | rejecting fame and glory. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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The better a Hero is at achieving his extraordinary goals the more... |
| | A) | wealth he attains. |
| | B) | he grows spiritually. |
| | C) | of a threat he becomes to the Gods and Goddesses. |
| | D) | he returns to savagery. |
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The symbolic, and sometimes literal, quest of the Hero as Protector is to... |
| | A) | kill as many enemies as possible. |
| | B) | maintain the level of economic growth attained. |
| | C) | maintain a strict code of morality. |
| | D) | backslide into barbarism. |
| | E) | threaten the monarchy of the Gods and Goddesses. |
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The mythical creature, the Centaur, is... |
| | A) | part horse. |
| | B) | part snake. |
| | C) | part God. |
| | D) | part Gorgon. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Centaurs were known for their... |
| | A) | voracious appetites for food. |
| | B) | voracious appetites for wine. |
| | C) | their intellectual capability. |
| | D) | their lustfulness. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The wise Centaur Chiron was known for... |
| | A) | instructing Athene in the use of the Medusa shield. |
| | B) | guiding the Titans. |
| | C) | being transformed into a constellation. |
| | D) | poisoning Heracles. |
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The Centaur can be seen as representing... |
| | A) | conflicting urges of the human psyche. |
| | B) | creativity. |
| | C) | merciless war. |
| | D) | interspecies love. |
| | E) | the compassion of nature. |
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The Hero Perseus is considered exemplary in his... |
| | A) | kindness to animals. |
| | B) | good relationships with women. |
| | C) | sailing of all seven seas |
| | D) | attaining of more territory for the Greek empire. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Perseus' mother was raped by Zeus in the form of a... |
| | A) | Gorgon. |
| | B) | silver horse. |
| | C) | white cow. |
| | D) | shower of gold. |
| | E) | rainbow. |
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Perseus cuts off the head of Medusa to... |
| | A) | save his wife, Eurydice. |
| | B) | save his mother from unwanted advances. |
| | C) | compete with the Giant Orpheus. |
| | D) | become invisible. |
| | E) | all of above. |
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Medusa was NOT... |
| | A) | castrated |
| | B) | known for her luxurious silken hair. |
| | C) | compassionate to wayfarers. |
| | D) | symbolic of the patriarchal concern for women's rights. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The Twelve labors of Hercules... |
| | A) | are a metaphor for Greek history. |
| | B) | are symbolic of the aggression of men toward women. |
| | C) | display the Heroic need and ability to accomplish impossible deeds. |
| | D) | idealize the Greek attitude toward murder. |
| | E) | allow Hercules to attain immortality. |
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The formula followed by most heroes on their journey is... |
| | A) | departing from home, testing, triumph, returning home. |
| | B) | falling from grace, departing from Olympus, attaining fame, achieving immortality. |
| | C) | departing from home, achieving immortality, descending into the Underworld, returning to Olympus. |
| | D) | fighting monsters, being cast out of his home, drinking with Centaurs, redeeming his spirituality, achieving immortality. |
| | E) | departing from home, descending into the Underworld, fighting monsters, getting home and getting married. |
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The Hero Theseus was known for... |
| | A) | fighting along with the Argonauts and Hercules. |
| | B) | killing the Minotaur. |
| | C) | trying to abduct the Goddess Persephone. |
| | D) | abandoning his women on his travels. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The Minotaur was... |
| | A) | a Gorgon, with snakes for hair. |
| | B) | half bull. |
| | C) | half eagle. |
| | D) | a sea monster. |
| | E) | a prince captive of King Theseus. |
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The Hero Jason was... |
| | A) | the embodiment of the west wind. |
| | B) | the grandson of a Wind God. |
| | C) | born lame. |
| | D) | the son of Medusa. |
| | E) | born with golden "fleece." |
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The Hero Jason was the... |
| | A) | leader of the Argonauts. |
| | B) | killer of Medusa. |
| | C) | murderer of his teacher, the centaur Chiron. |
| | D) | lover of Persephone, who Hades turned into a white cow constellation. |
| | E) | only hero to achieve immortality. |
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Jason's Heroic fame is compromised by... |
| | A) | becoming greedy of human status and wealth. |
| | B) | hiding behind the women in his life. |
| | C) | succumbing to the magic and sorcery representative of the chtonic forces of the Goddess. |
| | D) | pursuing, using, and then abandoning his women along his journey. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Medea was known... |
| | A) | as the sister of Medusa. |
| | B) | for the killing of her children by Jason. |
| | C) | for the killing of her rival Circ.e |
| | D) | for killing Jason as he sat in his ship's rotted prow. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The Hero Phaeton could be compared to the mortal ___________in his fatal aspirations. |
| | A) | Orpheus |
| | B) | Hephaestus |
| | C) | Icarus |
| | D) | Circe |
| | E) | Medea |
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The Hero Phaeton tried to _________with disastrous results. |
| | A) | tame the Minotaur |
| | B) | kill the dog Cerebus |
| | C) | redirect the River Styx |
| | D) | drive the sun chariot |
| | E) | fly to the moon on one of Zeus' thunderbolts |
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To Slay Medusa, Perseus does NOT... |
| | A) | don the cap of invisibility. |
| | B) | call on Aphrodite to make him irresistible. |
| | C) | use his shield as a mirror. |
| | D) | walk backwards. |
| | E) | do any of the above. |
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Medusa's power was said to turn men to stone by... |
| | A) | the incredible beauty of face. |
| | B) | looking at her face. |
| | C) | a curse on her. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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Medusa was said to have... |
| | A) | snakes for hair. |
| | B) | golden wings. |
| | C) | birthed Pegasus. |
| | D) | represent patriarchal concerns with women's mysteries. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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When Perseus cuts off Medusa's head, he... |
| | A) | turns Atlas into stone with it. |
| | B) | turns Zeus into stone with it. |
| | C) | reconstructs the beauty of Helen from it. |
| | D) | buries it to appease the volcano Etna. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Perseus rescues Andromeda, who is being sacrificed to the sea-monster because... |
| | A) | her mother has been bragging. |
| | B) | she is to wed Poseidon in the Afterlife. |
| | C) | Perseus killed Medusa. |
| | D) | every seven years the monster sacks the town. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Perseus ends his Heroic life by... |
| | A) | falling off a boat. |
| | B) | being killed by Medusa's two sisters. |
| | C) | becoming a Titan. |
| | D) | settling down. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Hercules was also known as... |
| | A) | Hera's glory. |
| | B) | Heracles. |
| | C) | the son of Zeus. |
| | D) | unusually hairy and prone to drunkenness. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Hercules is sentenced to perform his Twelve labors because he... |
| | A) | killed the king's favorite lion. |
| | B) | killed his own wife and children. |
| | C) | killed Theseus. |
| | D) | tried to get into Hades while still alive. |
| | E) | was too hairy. |
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Despite all he accomplishes, Hercules, like all the other heroes he represents, is condemned by the knowledge that... |
| | A) | he is deformed physically. |
| | B) | he is not loved. |
| | C) | he must one day die. |
| | D) | his true father is not Zeus. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Hercules is killed by... |
| | A) | his second wife. |
| | B) | a shirt poisoned with his own blood and semen. |
| | C) | the scheme of a centaur. |
| | D) | his wife's attempts to domesticate him. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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