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Ancient Greek myths see the cosmos as |
| | A) | dynamically changing. |
| | B) | hierarchical. |
| | C) | patriarchal. |
| | D) | ordered by the male principle of divinity. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Hesiod sees the role of women in the cosmic order as |
| | A) | patriots. |
| | B) | Divine. |
| | C) | help mate. |
| | D) | catalysts of human decline. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The Gift of Zeus to mankind was... |
| | A) | the end of the Golden Age. |
| | B) | the decline of humanity. |
| | C) | woman. |
| | D) | evil. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The Gift of Prometheus to mankind was... |
| | A) | Cattle. |
| | B) | lyre. |
| | C) | gold. |
| | D) | grain. |
| | E) | fire. |
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Zeus punishes Prometheus for... |
| | A) | giving mankind fire. |
| | B) | tricking him out of the best parts of the sacrifice. |
| | C) | giving mankind the spark of civilization. |
| | D) | for giving mankind potential domination over nature. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Zeus punishes Prometheus by... |
| | A) | turning him into a human. |
| | B) | giving him Pandora as a wife. |
| | C) | giving him to Hades. |
| | D) | chaining him to a cliff where an eagle torments his immortal body. |
| | E) | making him bear the earth on his shoulders. |
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The order of the Ages of metals is... |
| | A) | Gold, Silver Bronze, Heroes, Iron. |
| | B) | Gold, Silver, Bronze, Iron, Heroes. |
| | C) | Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Heroes. |
| | D) | Heroes, Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold. |
| | E) | Heroes, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Iron. |
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The Golden Age ends with… |
| | A) | the advent of war amongst the Gods and Goddesses. |
| | B) | the advent of woman. |
| | C) | the advent of man. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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The Ages of Silver and Bronze are characterized by Hesiod as… |
| | A) | filled with violence and mindless aggression. |
| | B) | children and adolescents. |
| | C) | in terms of male warriors. |
| | D) | declines in mankind. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Hesiod does NOT link the decline of man to… |
| | A) | women. |
| | B) | fire. |
| | C) | inhaling smoke. |
| | D) | the male principle of divinity. |
| | E) | cooked meat. |
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Hesiod links foods to the decline of man because… |
| | A) | it is toxic to inhale the fumes. |
| | B) | it makes men stronger. |
| | C) | cooking with fire breaks man's link to nature. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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There are two myths concerning the creation of Pandora: The first myth says… |
| | A) | Athena created her to be a sacrifice to Zeus. |
| | B) | she was manufactured by men from clay and water. |
| | C) | she fell from the sky in a meteor shower. |
| | D) | she was created by Hephaestus from Mt. Olympus snow and flowers. |
| | E) | she was created by Hephaetus at Zeus' command. |
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There are two myths concerning the creation of Pandora: The second myth says… |
| | A) | she is the personification of blessings of many of the Gods and Goddesses. |
| | B) | she was created by Aphrodite of wheat and mist. |
| | C) | she was created by Prometheus along with men. |
| | D) | she was created by Gaea along with men. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Pandora is seen as… |
| | A) | Zeus' tempting gift. |
| | B) | a sacrifice to Zeus. |
| | C) | the Goddess of World Order. |
| | D) | the Goddess of Allure. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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According to Hesiod, which does NOT describe Pandora? |
| | A) | A curse of mankind. |
| | B) | A thievish nature. |
| | C) | An irresistible beauty. |
| | D) | A complex creature. |
| | E) | A blessing of mankind. |
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When Pandora is described as having the "mind of a bitch," it refers to... |
| | A) | admirable survival instincts. |
| | B) | assertive communication skills. |
| | C) | the same mentality, cares and morality of a female dog. |
| | D) | maternal attributes. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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In other myths, such as Gilgamish, Pandora could be seen as indicating woman's mythic role is… |
| | A) | to help humanity distance itself from mindless nature. |
| | B) | benefactress of civilization. |
| | C) | a threat to masculine autonomy. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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In looking for comparisons between the mythic roles of Pandora and Eve, the most obvious is... |
| | A) | the blame for man's evils is woman's curiosity. |
| | B) | the blame for man's evils is woman's insatiable lust. |
| | C) | the blame for man's evils is childbirth. |
| | D) | the role of woman as nature goddess. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Just as the "forbidden fruit" of the Greek myths is fire—symbolic of bringing enlightenment to man—the "forbidden fruit" of the Biblical myth is symbolic of... |
| | A) | the knowledge of Good and Evil. |
| | B) | an awareness of the spectrum of human existence. |
| | C) | usurping the exclusive property of the divine. |
| | D) | independence. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The Age of Heroes is NOT... |
| | A) | when the hero, Odysseus, lived. |
| | B) | the days of the Trojan war. |
| | C) | the days when Hesiod lived. |
| | D) | the age when the deserving were carried by Zeus to the far-away lands of Elysium. |
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In the Silver Age, Zeus punishes men for... |
| | A) | not worshipping the Gods and Goddesses. |
| | B) | worshipping Ash trees. |
| | C) | leaving paradise. |
| | D) | intoxication. |
| | E) | making women. |
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One element NOT common to myths of global deluge is... |
| | A) | warning to a just man. |
| | B) | ark. |
| | C) | animals. |
| | D) | sending a bird to find land. |
| | E) | gold. |
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In the myth told by Apollodorus, to repopulate the Earth, the couple must "throw the bones of your mother" which means... |
| | A) | the graves of the dead must be annihilated. |
| | B) | leaving behind memories in the evil past. |
| | C) | casting small stones that magically become people. |
| | D) | casting small bones to the hungry animals to lure them to the fire. |
| | E) | incest |
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