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mythology module 1 Questions and Answers A fairytale could be considered a sub-category of what genre? true myth/myth proper legend folktale Folktale According to the convention, "true myth" or "myth proper" is primarily concerned with which of the following? heroes everyday people t...

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A fairytale could be considered a sub-category of what genre?
true myth/myth proper
legend
folktale - answer Folktale

According to the convention, "true myth" or "myth proper" is primarily concerned with
which of the following?
heroes
everyday people
talking animals
gods - answer Gods

Which of the following is TRUE of legends?
it must be primarily concerned with gods
it must have a perceptible relationship to history
it must incorporate religious elements
its primary function is to entertain - answer It must have a perceptible relationship to
history

True or false, the vast majority of classical mythology are stories from the ancient Greek
world. - answer True

True or false, the word "mythos" strictly meant "false" in ancient Greek. - answer
False

Based on Buxton's introduction, which of the following are TRUE of his approach to
classical mythology in your textbook?
buxton's objective is to provide the historical context of Greek-myths
buxton primarily focuses on myth-telling by Greeks
buxton decided t transliterate Greek mythological names instead of Latinizing them
(Kadmos vs. Cadmus)
all of the above are false
all of the above are true - answer All of the above are true

What does the Greek word "mythos" mean? - answer "Mythos" means a story about
something important to society.

What is classical mythology? - answer Classical mythology is a collection of stories
from Ancient Greece.

, What is the provisional definition of a myth used in this class? - answer A myth is a
socially powerful traditional story.

Why is the distinction between myth/legend/folktale not always helpful when discussing
Greek myth? - answer The Greeks didn't think of their stories this way, so it creates
artificial interpretation.

True or false, the origin of Greek myths is Homer's writings. - answer False

True or false, in preliterate Greek society, the Greek goddess Gaia would have been
understood strictly as a personification of the earth. - answer False

Based on the Chronology of Greek Myth-Telling, the Iliad and Odyssey were written in
which period:
homer
hesiod
pindar
sophocles - answer Hesiod

In his discussion of "where was Greece?", Buxton claims which of the following?
the export of Hellenic culture during the Archaic period explains how Greek myths came
to be told Italy, Sicily and the northern African settlement of Kyrene
alexander the great carried Greek culture and therefore their myths from Egypt to
Afghanistan
roman domination provided a framework for the survival of Greek mythology and it led
to an even greater geographical reach of Greek myth - answer All of the above

The material evidence for Greek myth reveals which of the following:
greek myth was used to symbolize the identity of a city
mythological imagery was restricted to religious sites, such as temples
understanding of Greek myth in the 6th century BC was restricted to mainland Greece
statues of gods and heroes are the most common forms of material evidence we have
for Greek myth from the ancient Greek world - answer Greek myth was used to
symbolize the identity of a city.

Which of the following is FALSE of the famous "Francois Vase"?
it contains images of episodes in Greek myths such as the slaying of the Kalydonian
bear
it dates back to the 6th century BC
it is the first form of pottery found in Greece to have Greek mythological figures on it -
answer It is the first form of pottery found in Greece to have Greek mythological
figures on it.

True or false, we possess a finite amount of Greek texts and therefore the corpus of
Greek mythology is now closed. - answer False

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