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1

When Christianity became the official religion of Roman in the 4th century AD
A)Greek myths were denounced.
B)Greek deities were thought to be demons.
C)Greek myths were thought to be opposed to Church teachings.
D)all of the above.
E)none of the above.
2

The term "mythology" does NOT include... the study of how myths are made.
A)theories of internal, psychological origins to myths.
B)theories of world creation.
C)collections of classical Greek tales.
D)an accepted unified theory of what myths are about.
3

Exponents of External interpretations for mythmaking would NOT include...
A)personification of natural phenomenon.
B)anxieties regarding floods, harvests.
C)the exploration of the human condition.
D)dreams.
E)explanations of the origins of things.
4

Exponents of Internal interpretations for mythmaking would NOT include...
A)dreams.
B)natural phenomenon.
C)mental processes.
D)subconscious.
E)displacement.
5

The Freudian theories regarding myth do NOT include the concept of...
A)natural phenomenon.
B)symbolism.
C)id, ego, superego.
D)taboos.
E)libido.
6

Jung's theories regarding myth do NOT include the concept of...
A)historical accuracy.
B)archetypes.
C)dreams.
D)major life events.
E)unconscious collective.
7

Greek gods and Goddesses were seen as paradigm for a whole class or category of human types.
A)True
B)False
8

Personification is a term used in mythology to represent persons related by blood to the Greek or Roman deities.
A)True
B)False
9

In later Roman myths, Helios is replaced by the Goddess Aurora.
A)True
B)False
10

Rituals give an understanding of the bond between humans and the Gods and Goddesses, and serve to act out or commemorate.
A)True
B)False
11

The Charter theory of mythmaking notes that myth is used to...
A)validate legal procedures.
B)validate social customs.
C)validate sacrifices.
D)validate social institutions.
E)all of the above.
12

The term "Etiology" in mythology refers to...
A)myth as primitive science.
B)myth as accounts of vengeance.
C)myths about heroic deeds.
D)all of the above.
E)none of the above.
13

To punish Prometheus for giving fire to mankind, Zeus commands the creation of the "lovely evil."
A)True
B)False
14

Psychology does NOT link myth to...
A)expressions of natural phenomenon.
B)spontaneous expressions of the human mind.
C)mental processes.
D)the center of consciousness.
E)all of the above.
15

The concept of anima/animus refers to the tension between love and hate.
A)True
B)False
16

The concept of the "shadow" in Jungian theory refers to a mythical other, dark sun.
A)True
B)False
17

Other theories of mythmaking do NOT include myth as...
A)rite of passage.
B)a symbolic meaning imposed on the real world.
C)emissaries from alien planets.
D)easing people through life's troubles.
E)none of the above.
18

Structuralism in mythology refers to...
A)the binary order of the mind.
B)comparing natural phenomenon.
C)spheres of action.
D)action and its consequences.
E)all of the above.
19

Theories of internal processes involved in mythmaking try to...
A)ignore the contradictions and complexities of reality.
B)find a universal pattern.
C)control events.
D)reconcile opposites.
E)all of the above.
20

According to Freud, dreams allow us to ignore social taboos.
A)True
B)False
21

According to Freud, dreams and myths contain symbols that allow the mind to indulge in forbidden behavior.
A)True
B)False
22

According to Freud, the subconscious contains the social authority that inhibits wrong behavior.
A)True
B)False
23

In beheading Medusa, Perseus' killing the ravaging beast is symbolic of envy for a father's power.
A)True
B)False
24

Oedipus is a tale of a man who kills his father and marries his mother.
A)True
B)False
25

Freud's concept of the Oedipal complex centers, like most Greek myths, on the interactions between members of a single family.
A)True
B)False
26

Zeus could be called an archetype of all of the following: patriarchal authority, a nature God, the animus, promiscuity.
A)True
B)False
27

Icarus disobeys his father and is punished by...
A)becoming an outcast.
B)losing his inheritance.
C)turning into a jackal.
D)falling into the sea.
E)all of the above.
28

Icarus' father, Daedelus, designed the labyrinth, an intricate maze which housed...
A)the Gorgon.
B)the Minotaur.
C)Pandora.
D)Medusa.
E)Caliban.
29

The study of form and narrative in mythmaking is the quest to find...
A)one over-riding pattern.
B)one universal truth.
C)one supreme deity.
D)immortality.
E)all of the above.







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