Clas 260 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following words is used in the book's basic definition of "myth"? Select one: a. Literary b. Etiological c. Traditional d. Legendary Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Traditional

The voyage of the Argo takes place in the generation _______________ the Trojan War. Select one: a. During b. After c. Before d. The chronology is so confused, it's hard to tell. The correct answer is: Before

How did Myrtilus sabotage Oenomaüs' chariot? Select one: a. He detached the reins to the horses. b. He sawed the spokes of the wheels halfway so they broke during the race. c. He undermined the chariot floor so that Oenomaüs fell through. d. He replaced the bronze linchpins with wax ones. The correct answer is: He replaced the bronze linchpins with wax ones

CLAS 260 FINAL EXAM_ Trojan War, Agamemnon, Odysseus _ Fall 2020 – San Francisco State University Question 1 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 How did Myrtilus sabotage Oenomaüs' chariot? Select one: a. He detached the reins to the horses. b. He sawed the spokes of the wheels halfway so they broke during the race. c. He undermined the chariot floor so that Oenomaüs fell through. d. He replaced the bronze linchpins with wax ones.

CLAS 260 QUIZ 6 Athens, Crete _ Fall 2020 – San Francisco State University Question 1 Correct 6.00 points out of 6.00 Match the following labor of Theseus with its location: Sciron Megara Sow Crommyon Periphetes Epidaurus Procrustes Erinus Sinis Corinth Cercyon Eleusis Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Sciron → Megara, Sow → Crommyon, Periphetes → Epidaurus, Procrustes → Erinus, Sinis → Corinth, Cercyon → Eleusis Question 2 Correct 1.00 points out...

CLAS 260 QUIZ 5_ Herakles_ Fall 2020 – San Francisco State University Question 1 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 What was Heracles' first miraculous act? Select one: a. Winning the chariot race at Nemea. b. Strangling the two serpents sent by Hera to kill him. c. Killing his music teacher, the centaur Linus. d. Leading the Thebans against their old enemy, Erginus. e. Siring fifty sons by the fifty daughters of Thespius. Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Strangling the...

CLAS 260 Quiz 4 creation, Demeter Fall 2020 San Francisco State University Question 1 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Why is Prometheus punished by Zeus? Select one: a. Zeus feared that Prometheus would one day set the other Titans free. b. He hid the new-born god, Dionysus, who Zeus feared would overthrow him one day. c. He tried to rape Zeus' wife, Hera. d. He tricked Zeus twice, once in a sacrifice and another in giving fire to human beings. Your answer is correct. The correct ans...

CLAS 260 QUIZ 2_ Theogony_Fall 2020 – San Francisco State University Question 1 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Which of the following are not produced by Gaea? Select one: a. Cyclopes b. Eros c. Typhoeus d. Hecatonchires e. Ouranos Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Eros Question 2 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 According to the standard accounts, which two Titans were the parents of the first gods known as the Olympians? Select one: a. Gaea and Uranus b. Ocean...

CLAS 260 QUIZ 7_ Jason, Argonauts, Medea Fall 2020 – San Francisco State University Question Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 The voyage of the Argo takes place in the generation _______________ the Trojan War. Select one: a. During b. After c. Before d. The chronology is so confused, it's hard to tell. The correct answer is: Before Question 2 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Who are the two principal sources for the story of Jason? Select one: a. Apollonius of Rhodes and Eurip...

CLAS 260 FINAL EXAM_ Trojan War, Agamemnon, Odysseus _ Fall 2020 – San Francisco State University Question 1 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 How did Myrtilus sabotage Oenomaüs' chariot? Select one: a. He detached the reins to the horses. b. He sawed the spokes of the wheels halfway so they broke during the race. c. He undermined the chariot floor so that Oenomaüs fell through. d. He replaced the bronze linchpins with wax ones. The correct answer is: He replaced the bronze linchpin...