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The realm of Hades is... |
| | A) | surrounded by fire. |
| | B) | surrounded by Titans. |
| | C) | surrounded by night. |
| | D) | surrounded by water. |
| | E) | surrounded by forest. |
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The realm of Hades is the home of... |
| | A) | the Furies. |
| | B) | the centaurs. |
| | C) | the sybilles. |
| | D) | the satyrs. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The realm of Hades is described as... |
| | A) | the doorway to Elysium. |
| | B) | the realm of the libido. |
| | C) | the house of passion. |
| | D) | the bleakness of the soul. |
| | E) | the realm of human striving. |
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This was NOT one of the qualities that the Gods and Goddesses possessed... |
| | A) | shape changing. |
| | B) | perpetual youth. |
| | C) | everlasting life. |
| | D) | unrealized possibilities. |
| | E) | beauty. |
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The concept of imminent oblivion refers to... |
| | A) | going to war. |
| | B) | becoming a sacrificial victim. |
| | C) | personification of sleep. |
| | D) | becoming a god. |
| | E) | mortality. |
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The soul of the hero Achilles tells Odysseus he would rather be __________ than king of the dead. |
| | A) | a scorpion. |
| | B) | the poorest man living. |
| | C) | a prisoner in chains. |
| | D) | an ass. |
| | E) | condemned to Sparta. |
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According to ancient Greeks, in the image of the world's cosmology the realm of Hades was NOT located... |
| | A) | over Tartarus. |
| | B) | in the same place as Tartarus. |
| | C) | across the River of Ocean. |
| | D) | at the edge of the earth. |
| | E) | in the far West. |
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The realm of Hades was home to... |
| | A) | fallen heroes. |
| | B) | monsters. |
| | C) | Gods and Goddesses. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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The realm of Tartarus was home to... |
| | A) | fallen heroes. |
| | B) | monsters. |
| | C) | Gods and Goddesses. |
| | D) | Titans. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The concept of the "heroes passion" refers to... |
| | A) | lusty warriors. |
| | B) | heroes with several wives. |
| | C) | seizing opportunities for fame. |
| | D) | blood-rage. |
| | E) | seizing power. |
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When the enchantress Circe tells Odysseus that he must descend into the realm of Hades, Odysseus says... |
| | A) | his heart shattered. |
| | B) | his blood was on fire. |
| | C) | he trembled. |
| | D) | he prayed to Zeus. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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In ancient Greek mythology, the gulf between the living and the dead refers to... |
| | A) | water. |
| | B) | the Arabian Sea. |
| | C) | the River Achilles. |
| | D) | the invisibility of the dead souls. |
| | E) | the mindlessness of the dead souls. |
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The realm of Elysium was thought by ancient Greeks to be... |
| | A) | at the rising sun. |
| | B) | under the realm of the Gods and Goddesses. |
| | C) | under Earth. |
| | D) | northward. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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When Odysseus descends into the realm of Hades, he is distressed... |
| | A) | to see his father so oblivious. |
| | B) | because he can't see any souls. |
| | C) | because his mother can't feel him hugging her. |
| | D) | because his friends are not there. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The River Lethe is... |
| | A) | the personification of Sleep. |
| | B) | the personification of Death. |
| | C) | the river of suffering. |
| | D) | the river of forgetfulness. |
| | E) | the river of sensual pleasures. |
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The realm of Elysium housed... |
| | A) | Gods and Goddesses. |
| | B) | nymphs. |
| | C) | favored heroes. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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Zeus condemns Tantalus to Hades, where he eternally... |
| | A) | chases but can never catch nymphs. |
| | B) | eats fruit but can never gain weight. |
| | C) | stands in a pool of water but can never drink. |
| | D) | sees glimpses of earthly delights but can never stay awake. |
| | E) | stands in a pool of fiery desire but is never sated. |
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Tantalus gives rise to our modern term "tantalize" because it means... |
| | A) | desire eternally. |
| | B) | insatiable desire. |
| | C) | emasculate. |
| | D) | promise without intending to give. |
| | E) | endure pain. |
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Among the punishments meted out to those who displeased Zeus was NOT... |
| | A) | eternally rolling a stone up a hill. |
| | B) | eternally dancing. |
| | C) | eternally having to carry the world. |
| | D) | bound to a fiery wheel. |
| | E) | chained under Hades. |
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Among the frequent visitors to the realm of Hades is... |
| | A) | Hermes. |
| | B) | Hephaestus. |
| | C) | the Muses. |
| | D) | Demeter. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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21 | |
When Hercules descended into the Underworld, Hades allows him to... |
| | A) | take the dog. |
| | B) | take his wife, Persephone. |
| | C) | take his magical weapons. |
| | D) | take his mother back to the land of the living. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The king of Thebes, in his earlier days, descended into the realm of Hades to... |
| | A) | steal Hades' magical weapons. |
| | B) | prepare for Elysium. |
| | C) | steal Persephone. |
| | D) | find his mother's soul. |
| | E) | understand the concept of the afterlife. |
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Orpheus descended into the realm of Hades to... |
| | A) | steal Persephone. |
| | B) | purify the soul. |
| | C) | find his wife's soul. |
| | D) | confront his father's soul. |
| | E) | take the dog. |
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Orpheus does NOT... |
| | A) | save the dog. |
| | B) | ascend into heaven. |
| | C) | get past the dog. |
| | D) | save Persephone. |
| | E) | save his wife. |
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Orpheus was NOT known for... |
| | A) | having died by sparagonaos. |
| | B) | hating women. |
| | C) | playing the lyre. |
| | D) | esoteric knowledge. |
| | E) | having died of a broken heart. |
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Orphic teachings did NOT include... |
| | A) | extinction at death. |
| | B) | rebirth of the soul. |
| | C) | spiritual cleansing. |
| | D) | new bodies. |
| | E) | spells to get through Death's realm. |
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The Hades of Virgil differed from that of Homer and earlier writers in that... |
| | A) | only heroes souls were allowed. |
| | B) | only righteous souls were allowed. |
| | C) | only wicked souls were allowed. |
| | D) | only a waiting place of final judgment. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The fate of Eurydice turns upon... |
| | A) | the song of the Delphi. |
| | B) | a glance. |
| | C) | a lyre. |
| | D) | a dream. |
| | E) | a magical spell. |
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When Hades and Persephone confront Orpheus, he... |
| | A) | chains them below Tartarus. |
| | B) | leaves them in a dank cave. |
| | C) | turns them into angels. |
| | D) | reduces them to tears. |
| | E) | challenges them. |
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In "Myth of Er," Plato tells the story of ... |
| | A) | Atlantis. |
| | B) | a sailor. |
| | C) | a soldier. |
| | D) | King Theseus. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Plato's early works conceptualized the soul as... |
| | A) | originating in heaven. |
| | B) | descending to Earth in fall from grace. |
| | C) | descending into a material body. |
| | D) | corruptible. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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In the "Myth of Er," the first place the soul goes is... |
| | A) | the Fields of Elysium. |
| | B) | a waiting area before judgment. |
| | C) | a western island east of the River of Ocean. |
| | D) | the realm of Gods and Goddesses. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Plato sees the souls of the good (in their previous life) as choosing a new life... |
| | A) | with careful forethought. |
| | B) | with angel guides. |
| | C) | the day after their last life ends. |
| | D) | out of habit rather than virtue. |
| | E) | out of virtue. |
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Plato sees the souls of the evil (in their previous life) as choosing a new life... |
| | A) | for pleasure and power. |
| | B) | by learning the value of righteousness through punishment. |
| | C) | having learned righteousness divine inspiration. |
| | D) | for the need of love. |
| | E) | for the will of Gods and Goddesses. |
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For his new incarnation, the hero Odysseus chooses to be... |
| | A) | a woman. |
| | B) | a dog of war. |
| | C) | righteous. |
| | D) | obscurity. |
| | E) | a celebrity. |
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Orpheus chooses to become a swan in his next incarnation because... |
| | A) | he follows in the footsteps of his hero, Zeus. |
| | B) | swans have lovely voices. |
| | C) | swans are graceful. |
| | D) | swans symbolize unswerving loyalty. |
| | E) | he refuse to be born of woman. |
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