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Mythology Midterm Review Questions
and Answers Graded A+
The goddess Athene burst from Zeus's thigh, wearing a warrior's spear and shield. -
answer False

In Greek myth, supernatural beings are almost always present. - answer True

Metis, the goddess of music and dance, was the first wife of Zeus. - answer False

All mythic events are grounded in the values, attitudes, and expectations of the society
producing the myths. - answer True

The word "myth" literally means false speech. - answer False

Scholars recognize that myth may have a truth of its own that transcends mere fact. -
answer True

The City Dionysia was a dramatic festival dedicated to worship of Athene - answer
False

The term anthropomorphic means gods who can change their shape - answer False.
Having human characteristics

Virgil, the author of the metamorphoses of gods, is generally thought to be a staunch
supporter of Roman imperialism - answer False

The metamorphoses of gods was written by the Roman poet Ovid during the reign of
Augustus - answer True

The archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann excavated the traditional site of Mount Olympus
- answer False

The Mycenaean civilization was strongly influenced by an even older civilization, the
Minoan civilization. - answer True

According to Hesiod, Zeus created the first human being. - answer False

It is possible for literary works of myth to contain elements of folklore. - answer True

The Greek poets reinterpreted Greek mythology with an orientation toward humanistic
values. - answer True

, The hero in Greek myth is usually assertive, noble, and invulnerable. - answer False

Greek myth typically emphasizes competitiveness and individual achievement. - answer
True

Since Greek myth was so closely related to Greek religion, it never served any social or
political functions. - answer False

The story of Athene's victory over Poseidon in the contest about Athens granted Athens
a special place in the favor of Athena and also justified the subordinate status of
Athenian women in public life. - answer True

Since Athena was the special deity of Athens, Athenian women were particularly active
in the public life of the city. - answer False

Athena, though always a virgin goddess, could be the "founding mother" of Athens
because she gave birth without any interaction with a male. - answer False

Roman mythology really is just a retelling of the old Greek mythological tales with
different names. - answer False

Aphrodite was the mother of Paris, who took Helen to Troy and started a great war. -
answer False

The Greek philosopher Aristotle defines myth as - answer a plot structure in a literary
work

According to some scholars, there is a difference between the terms legendary and
mythic. What is the difference? - answer Legendary means that the story has some
nucleus of historical truth, and mythic means fictional.

Scholars agree that most Greek myths originated - answer Between about 1600 and
1100 BC

Ovid's epic Metamorphoses begins with a story of the creation or beginning of things
and ends with - answer the death and deification of Julius Cesar.

The greeks believed that myths were always literally true - answer False

Myth and ritual originate because the people of a community or society feel particularly
comfortable and confident about their ability to survive. - answer False

The Greek philosophical movement changed the way Greek writers viewed their
mythology virtually overnight, plunging Greece into an age of general skepticism. -
answer False

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