CLAS 104 Exam Questions and Answers with complete
solution
which of the following did not aid Zeus in his struggle with Cronus and the
Titans?
A) the Hecatonchires
B) Prometheus
C) Themis
D) Atlas
D) Atlas
what goddess does Hesoid invoke at the beginning of the Theogony?
A) the fates
B) the grace
C) the muse
D) the sirens
C) Muse
Why did Gaia punish Uranus?
A) he killed their children as soon as they were born
B) he refuse to lie with Gaia when she came to him
C) he refused to allow their children to leave the womb of earth
D )he wanted Themis to take her mother's place
C) he refuse to allow their children to leave the womb of earth
What mortal was beloved of the moon goddess?
A) tithonus
B) Endymion
C)Melampus
D) Lycaon
B) Endymion
What deities does homer credit the creation of the world?
A) zeus and hera
B) oceanus and thethys
C) aphrotdite and hephaestus
D)athena and prometheus
B) oceanus and thethys
who is the mother of zeus?
A)ge
B)rhea
C) gaea
D)cybele
b) rhea
who will eventually rescue Prometheus from his suffering?
A) Heracles
B) perseus
C) zeus
D) achilles
, A) Heracles
which were the most terrible children of gaia and uranus?
A) cyclops
B) titans
C) giants
D) hecatonichires
D) hecatonichires
in what lnad will Io end her wandering?
A) crete
B) oceanus
C) eygpt
D) italy
C) Eygpt
according to ovid, who fashions the first human being in the likeliness of the
gods?
A) zeus
B) hephaestus
C) prometheus
D) athena
C) prometheus
who is the hunter that caught artemis bathing?
A) orion
B) arcas
C) actaeon
D) tityos
C) actaeon
what bird, associated with apollo, informed him of cronois infidelity?
A) raven
B) wren
C) the kingfisher
D) hawk
A) raven
what does the term "pytho" mean?
A) i destroy
B)i prophesy
C) i rot
D)i sing
C) i rot
what is the most important sanctuary of asclepius?
A) crisa
B) epidaurus
C) corinth
D) ephesus
B) epidaurus
what was the name of the Satyr who was flayed alive?
A) silenus
solution
which of the following did not aid Zeus in his struggle with Cronus and the
Titans?
A) the Hecatonchires
B) Prometheus
C) Themis
D) Atlas
D) Atlas
what goddess does Hesoid invoke at the beginning of the Theogony?
A) the fates
B) the grace
C) the muse
D) the sirens
C) Muse
Why did Gaia punish Uranus?
A) he killed their children as soon as they were born
B) he refuse to lie with Gaia when she came to him
C) he refused to allow their children to leave the womb of earth
D )he wanted Themis to take her mother's place
C) he refuse to allow their children to leave the womb of earth
What mortal was beloved of the moon goddess?
A) tithonus
B) Endymion
C)Melampus
D) Lycaon
B) Endymion
What deities does homer credit the creation of the world?
A) zeus and hera
B) oceanus and thethys
C) aphrotdite and hephaestus
D)athena and prometheus
B) oceanus and thethys
who is the mother of zeus?
A)ge
B)rhea
C) gaea
D)cybele
b) rhea
who will eventually rescue Prometheus from his suffering?
A) Heracles
B) perseus
C) zeus
D) achilles
, A) Heracles
which were the most terrible children of gaia and uranus?
A) cyclops
B) titans
C) giants
D) hecatonichires
D) hecatonichires
in what lnad will Io end her wandering?
A) crete
B) oceanus
C) eygpt
D) italy
C) Eygpt
according to ovid, who fashions the first human being in the likeliness of the
gods?
A) zeus
B) hephaestus
C) prometheus
D) athena
C) prometheus
who is the hunter that caught artemis bathing?
A) orion
B) arcas
C) actaeon
D) tityos
C) actaeon
what bird, associated with apollo, informed him of cronois infidelity?
A) raven
B) wren
C) the kingfisher
D) hawk
A) raven
what does the term "pytho" mean?
A) i destroy
B)i prophesy
C) i rot
D)i sing
C) i rot
what is the most important sanctuary of asclepius?
A) crisa
B) epidaurus
C) corinth
D) ephesus
B) epidaurus
what was the name of the Satyr who was flayed alive?
A) silenus
