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Greek scientists as early as 320 BC realized the earth was a globe that orbits the sun. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Ancient Greek mythology saw the earth as a flat disk surrounded by water. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In the cosmology of ancient Greece, Chaos gives rise to… |
| | A) | Gaea. |
| | B) | Tartarus. |
| | C) | Eros. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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In the cosmology of ancient Greece, Tartarus is... |
| | A) | the subterranean abyss. |
| | B) | where the raging Mongols are born. |
| | C) | the home of Poseidon. |
| | D) | where the Gods and Goddesses live. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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In the cosmology of ancient Greece, Eros can be best defined as... |
| | A) | unconditional love. |
| | B) | independent city-state of Greece. |
| | C) | capital of the Greek empire. |
| | D) | the driving force of procreative love. |
| | E) | the primal mother. |
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In the cosmology of ancient Greece, Gaea can best be recognized as. |
| | A) | Earth. |
| | B) | the primordial mother. |
| | C) | a primal entity. |
| | D) | mother of the titans. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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In Theogony, Hesiod's main themes include... |
| | A) | interactive struggles of family life. |
| | B) | poverty. |
| | C) | complications of love. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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Mesopotamia was known for... |
| | A) | being the home of the biblical Abraham. |
| | B) | the home of the partially-divine Gilgamesh. |
| | C) | the first urban civilization. |
| | D) | early versions of creation myths. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Ziggarats were NOT... |
| | A) | tombs for buried kings. |
| | B) | early forms of pyramids. |
| | C) | a means of possible connection between Gods and humans. |
| | D) | representatives of the order of the cosmos. |
| | E) | representative of the genealogical descent of the Gods. |
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Which of the following is true of the Enuma Elish? |
| | A) | The sky god came to power after defeating an older generation of gods. |
| | B) | Is concerned with the god Marduk. |
| | C) | Is concerned with the creation of the Earth. |
| | D) | Is closely paralled by He siod's Theogony. |
| | E) | All of these are true. |
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There are many similarities between the myths of Babylon and Greek myth. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to the text, Zeus fights a dragon-like creature that could be symbolic of the Goddess-oriented religions of prehistory. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Which of the following does NOT correctly report a similarity between Zeus and Marduk? |
| | A) | Both eliminate threats to cosmic order. |
| | B) | Both defeat an older generation of gods. |
| | C) | Both govern by martial skill and schrewd policies. |
| | D) | Both must fight monster reptiles. |
| | E) | All of the similarities are true. |
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In addition to similarities to the Enuma Elish, Hesiod's Theogony also contains similarities to the Hurrian-Hittite Kingship of Heaven. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The "Three Storied Universe" refers to a ziggarut with three levels. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Muses serve as... |
| | A) | handmaidens to Zeus. |
| | B) | divine authority of artistic inspiration. |
| | C) | daughters of Poseidon dedicated to Aphrodite. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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Zeus was born of... |
| | A) | Hera and Uranus. |
| | B) | Uranus and Chronos. |
| | C) | Chronos and Rhea. |
| | D) | Nyx and Neread. |
| | E) | Gaea and Rhea. |
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Aphrodite, the Goddess of love, was born... |
| | A) | from the sea foam that surrounded the castrated genitals of Uranus that were flung into the sea. |
| | B) | before Zeus. |
| | C) | from violence. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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In myths of the separation of Earth and Sky... |
| | A) | the sky is always female. |
| | B) | the earth is always female. |
| | C) | it is necessary sacrifice the children. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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Athene was born of... |
| | A) | her father's forehead. |
| | B) | Hephaestus striking Zeus. |
| | C) | Zeus alone (having incorporated the mother, Metis, into himself.) |
| | D) | dominate male force. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The Oedipal threat that forms one of Freud's most prominent theories could be seen as related to the story of... |
| | A) | Chronos swallowing his children as they are born. |
| | B) | Chronos castration of Uranus. |
| | C) | the birth of Aphrodite. |
| | D) | all the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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Prometheus was known for... |
| | A) | tricking Zeus out of the best portions of sacrifices. |
| | B) | bringing fire to man in a fennel stalk. |
| | C) | being chained to a cliff and having his liver eaten by an eagle. |
| | D) | being saved by Hercules. |
| | E) | all the above. |
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Epimetheus, brother to Prometheus, was the bringer of good fortune to humans. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Atlas was doomed to hold the world on his shoulders as punishment for rejecting the advances of Aphrodite. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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