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The God Apollo was taught... |
| | A) | prophecy. |
| | B) | to be Zeus' heir. |
| | C) | the personification of instinctual sensuality |
| | D) | military arts by Athene. |
| | E) | all of the above |
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The God Apollo was... |
| | A) | Hera's first son. |
| | B) | Zeus' son by Leto. |
| | C) | Zeus' son by Dione. |
| | D) | Zeus' son by Aphrodite. |
| | E) | Dionysus' first son. |
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3 | |
"Know Thyself" as inscribed on the temple of Apollo means... |
| | A) | introspection is the road to paradise. |
| | B) | self-adulation/admiration. |
| | C) | know your genealogical roots. |
| | D) | be aware of your mortal limitations. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Shrines to Gods and Goddesses were sites of... |
| | A) | worship of the God or Goddess. |
| | B) | offerings to the Gods and Goddesses. |
| | C) | rituals. |
| | D) | divine communication. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The oracles were... |
| | A) | mysterious and hard to interpret. |
| | B) | ancient healing gems. |
| | C) | only conveyed by Zeus. |
| | D) | megalithic structures. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The advice engraved on the temple of the God Apollo—"Nothing in Excess"— warns... |
| | A) | don't get fat. |
| | B) | don't get greedy. |
| | C) | store as much harvest as possible for winter. |
| | D) | orgiastic rituals are a release. |
| | E) | avoid behaving as if you were a god. |
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Delphi was founded when... |
| | A) | Gaea let loose the Titans. |
| | B) | Zeus released the miraculous fountain. |
| | C) | Zeus released two eagles who met there. |
| | D) | meteorite showers announced the birth of Apollo. |
| | E) | Dodona met the Gods and Goddesses. |
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Apollo fought, killed and left to rot the Python, who was... |
| | A) | a Titan. |
| | B) | Apollo's father. |
| | C) | a dragon. |
| | D) | an eagle. |
| | E) | a personification of patriarchy. |
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Python was... |
| | A) | a dragon/serpent son born of Hera alone. |
| | B) | the care-taker of Hera's dragon son. |
| | C) | Hera's daughter. |
| | D) | God of the Indus. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The predictions of Apollo were... |
| | A) | war-oriented. |
| | B) | spoken to men only. |
| | C) | part of a human sacrificial ritual. |
| | D) | roads to immortality. |
| | E) | generally peaceful and practical. |
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Apollo had many loves who were transformed into non-human forms. Which one of the following was NOT one of the forms? |
| | A) | a cow. |
| | B) | a flower. |
| | C) | a cypress tree. |
| | D) | a bay tree |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The mountain nymph, Daphne... |
| | A) | was transformed into a waterfall by Zeus. |
| | B) | begged Zeus to save her virginity. |
| | C) | was betrothed to Apollo by Zeus. |
| | D) | was drowned. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Apollo killed the mother of his son Asclepius because... |
| | A) | she was a Titan. |
| | B) | she was part gorgon. |
| | C) | she was old. |
| | D) | she was pregnant. |
| | E) | she ran off with a mortal man. |
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Apollo's son Asclepius was known as... |
| | A) | father of healing. |
| | B) | father of psychology. |
| | C) | father of history. |
| | D) | father of Agamemnon. |
| | E) | father of the titans. |
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15 | |
Zeus killed Apollo's son, Asclepius, because... |
| | A) | he stole fire for humankind. |
| | B) | he stole cattle meant for sacrifice. |
| | C) | he invented gunpowder. |
| | D) | he revived the dead. |
| | E) | he learned the gift of prophecy. |
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In the Hymn to Pythian Apollo, the Gods and Goddesses on Mount Olympus sing of... |
| | A) | the divine gifts of the Gods and Goddesses. |
| | B) | laments for mankind's inability to cure death. |
| | C) | laments for mankind's inability to defend the body against old age. |
| | D) | mankind's mindlessness. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Apollo gets priests to serve his temple by... |
| | A) | ritual examination. |
| | B) | sacrificing white barley. |
| | C) | shanghai-ing sailors off their course. |
| | D) | converting convicts. |
| | E) | sowing dragon's teeth. |
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Apollo promises his priests all they would want to eat, but warns against various customs among mortal men. Which one of the following is NOT one of the forbidden customs? |
| | A) | sex. |
| | B) | arrogance. |
| | C) | disobedience. |
| | D) | idle words. |
| | E) | incidents. |
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19 | |
Delphi is also known as... |
| | A) | Pytho |
| | B) | Pyro. |
| | C) | Philo. |
| | D) | Apollo. |
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20 | |
To secure his new temple location, Apollo must kill its present guardian, a mighty... |
| | A) | Bull. |
| | B) | Titan. |
| | C) | Dragon. |
| | D) | Hydra. |
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21 | |
Apollo's first priests were... |
| | A) | Athenian blacksmiths. |
| | B) | Minoan sailors. |
| | C) | Mycaennean soldiers. |
| | D) | Nymphs. |
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22 | |
Apollo promises that his oracles will be accurate. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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23 | |
Apollo kills Python with which of the following? |
| | A) | An arrow. |
| | B) | A sword. |
| | C) | Music. |
| | D) | His bare hands. |
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Which of the following is NOT one of things Apollo is called in the hymn? |
| | A) | Telphusian. |
| | B) | Pythian. |
| | C) | Phoebus. |
| | D) | Delphinus. |
| | E) | Pylos. |
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25 | |
In searching for his first temple priests, Apollo transforms into an eagle. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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26 | |
The first offering to Apollo at Delphi was white barley. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Oracle at Dephi was considered by the ancient Greeks to be... the navel of the Earth. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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the brains of the Earth. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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home of Apollo's shrine. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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birthplace of Apollo. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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31 | |
an oak tree. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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attended only by priests. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Oracle at Dephi was considered by the ancient Greeks to be... attended by a priestess. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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attended by a virgin. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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the center of the earth's surface. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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the site of prehistoric rites. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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the site of contact with the Gods and Goddesses. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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the site of human sacrifices to Apollo. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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