1998 VJCL Mythology Test
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Which is true of Atropos?
a. She spins the thread of life
b. She measures the thread of life
c. She cuts the thread of life
d. She is not a Fate - c. She cuts the thread of life
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Which of the gods was physically imperfect?
a. Hades
b. Ares
c. Hephaestus
d. Hermes - c. Hephaestus
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Which of these names was NOT a classical name for the god of forge and fire?
a. Prometheus
b. Mulciber
c. Vulcan
d. Hephaestus - a. Prometheus
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The Symplegades ("clashing islands") were a hazard the Argonauts overcame. Where was this dangerous strait?
a. Gibraltar
b. Bosporus
c. Sicily
d. England - b. Bosporus
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Which Greek warrior was part of the hunt for the Calydonian boar?
a. Achilles
b. Nestor
c. Ajax
d. Agamemnon - b. Nestor
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Whom did Perseus rescue and later marry?
a. Medusa
b. Scylla
c. Andromeda
d. Cassiopeia - c. Andromeda
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What nymph joined with Hermaphroditus to become a being "neither male nor female, but seeming at once both and neither?"
a. Clymene
b. Chalcithoe
c. Salmacis
d. Oenone - c. Salmacis
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Who was commissioned to build the labyrinth on Crete?
a. Theseus
b. Icarus
c. Minos
d. Daedalus - d. Daedalus
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Which was NOT a son of Jason and Hypsipyle?
a. Euneus
b. Deiphylus
c. Hyllus
d. Nebrophonus - c. Hyllus
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Zeus appeared to Danae in what form?
a. bull
b. golden rain
c. eagle
d. her husband - b. golden rain
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When Zethus married Thebe, and named his city after her, Aphion married
a. Electra
b. Dirce
c. Dia
d. Niobe - d. Dirce
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Which of the following in the correct chronological order?
a. Nemean Lion, Lernaean Hydra, Stymphalian Birds, Capture or Cerberus
b. Stymphalian Birds, Capture of Cerberus, Nemean Lion, Lernaean Hydra
c. Capture of Cerberus, Stymphalian Bi - a. Nemean Lion, Lernaean Hydra, Stymphalian Birds, Capture of Cerberus
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Boreas, Zephyrus, Notus, Eurus were ruled by whom?
a. Circe
b. Atlas
c. Vulcan
d. Aeolus - d. Aeolus
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The most famous is Celaeno. Her sisters are Aello and Ocypete. They are better known as:
a. Sirens
b. Graces
c. Harpies
d. Fates - c. Harpies
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Who carried a staff entwined with one serpent?
a. Hermes
b. Orpheus
c. Dionysus
d. Asclepius - d. Asclepius
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Which of these heroes was a son of Zeus?
a. Hercules
b. Odysseus
c. Aeneas
d. Jason - a. Hercules
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Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera are the names of the
a. Fates
b. Furies
c. Graces
d. Muses - b. Furies
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Who lived on the island of Ortgygia?
a. the Sirens
b. the Harpies
c. the Gorgons
d. Calypso - d. Calypso
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She was cursed to see the future but never be believed, a punishment for having rejected Apollo.
a. Daphne
b. Pythia
c. Cassandra
d. Briseis - c. Cassandra
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His mother caused his death when she threw a log on the fire.
a. Jason
b. Meleager
c. Alcestis
d. Admetus - b. Meleager
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For the murder of what man was Ares tried and acquitted on the Areopagus in Athens?
a. Clymenus
b. Halirrothius
c. Glaucus
d. Haliartus - b. Halirrothius
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Which of the following does not belong?
a. Moirae
b. Eumenides
c. Dirae
d. Erinyes - a. Moirae
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Who of these heroes was not aboard the ARGO?
a. Orpheus
b. Heracles
c. Jason
d. Odysseus - d. Odysseus
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Who slew the Chimaera?
a. Theseus
b. Hercules
c. Bellerephon
d. Apollo - c. Bellerephon
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The Aegean Sea is named for the father of
a. Ariadne
b. Agammemnon
c. Hercules
d. Theseus - d. Theseus
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This creature had the body of a lion and the upper part of a woman. She was
a. a Siren
b. the sphinx
c. a Harpy
d. a Nereid - b. the sphinx
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Jason and the Argonauts were in quest of what prize?
a. Troy
b. the golden fleece
c. the Amazon queen
d. the Minotaur - b. the golden fleece
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Which of these Roman deities was NOT a member of the Capitoline Triad?
a. Mars
b. Juno
c. Jupiter
d. Minerva - a. Mars
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What man, told not to open a box unless he planned to return, opened it and was driven mad?
a. Daedalion
b. Cipus
c. Acamas
d. Astyages - c. Acamas
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The lyre, laurel, and Delphic oracle are associated with
a. Artemis
b. Orpheus
c. Apollo
d. Athena - c. Apollo
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The mother of the winged horse Pegasus was
a. Cassiopeia
b. Andromeda
c. Circe
d. Medusa - d. Medusa
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Who was the famous son of Peleus and Thetis, at whose wedding began the events leading to the Trojan War?
a. Aeneas
b. Paris
c. Achilles
d. Hector - c. Achilles
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Hera, jealous of Zeus's attraction to Callisto, transformed her into what animal?
a. spider
b. bear
c. scorpion
d. hound - b. bear
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She was a nymph of Diana's grove who advised Numa
a. Aglaia
b. Hygeia
c. Egeria
d. Amymone - c. Egeria
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What was the gift of Nessus to Deianeira?
a. a golden apple
b. his blood
c. a jewel
d. immortality - b. his blood
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Julius Caesar traced his leneage to this goddess, mother of Aeneas.
a. Minerva
b. Pomona
c. Juno
d. Venus - d. Venus
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The olive is sacred to this goddess.
a. Minerva
b. Pomona
c. Juno
d. Venus - a. Minerva
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Thalia is one of the three
a. Graces
b. Harpies
c. Fates
d. Furies - a. Graces
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This fierce group of soldiers loyal to Achilles gave their name to or got their name from a species of ants. They were known as
a. Myrmidons
b. Amazons
c. Argonauts
d. Atlantans - a. Myrmidons
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The first woman in Greek myth was
a. Eurydice
b. Metis
c. Rhea
d. Pandora - d. Pandora
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The mares of Diomedes were unusual in that they
a. were immortal
b. ate human flesh
c. were able to speak
d. pulled the chariot of the sun - b. ate human flesh
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Hermes was the son of Zeus and
a. Mnemosyne
b. Europa
c. Juno
d. Maia - d. Maia
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The famous "Midas touch" was given to him by which god?
a. Jupiter
b. Bacchus
c. Mars
d. Neptune - b. Bacchus
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Which of the Seven Against Thebes was a son of Atalanta?
a. Capaneus
b. Adrastus
c. Tydeus
d. Parthenopaeus - d. Parthenopaeus
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Mnemosyne was their mother, Zeus their father. They are
a. Muses
b. Sirens
c. Graces
d. Amazons - a. Muses
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Triton's father was Poseidon. Who was his mother?
a. Thetis
b. Scylla
c. Medusa
d. Amphitrite - d. Amphitrite
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Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Aeacus were judges in Hades. Who was their father?
a. Hades
b. Zeus
c. Prometheus
d. Cronus (Saturn) - b. Zeus
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Tithonus, the beloved of Aurora, was turned into
a. a grasshopper
b. a spider
c. a tree
d. a fountain - a. a grasshopper
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Who of the Olympians besides Zeus had access to the thunderbolts?
a. Hermes
b. Apollo
c. Athena
d. Hestia - c. Athena
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What Giant was killed by Hercules when Hercules moved him to a country other than his native land?
a. Alcyoneus
b. Porphyrion
c. Typhoeus
d. Ephialtes - a. Alcyoneus
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Which does not belong?
a. Cilix
b. Phoenix
c. Cadmus
d. Neleus - c. Cadmus
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The sum of the heads of Cerberus, the number of Muses, and the bodies of Geryon is
a. 10
b. 12
c. 13
d. 15 - d. 15
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The goddess of the rainbow gives her name ot which of these chemical elemts?
a. Au.
b. Ta.
c. Ir.
d. Ce. - c. Ir.
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Pelops, served by his father to the Olympians, was reincarnated, but needed a prosthetic shoulder because one of the divinities had distractedly eaten it. Who ate this part?
a. Zeus
b. Demeter
c. Hera
d. Ares - b. Demeter
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What occupation is shared by the following: Coprreus, Talthybius, Stentor?
a. Heralds
b. Cherioteers
c. Bards
d. Prophets - a. Heralds
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The hyacinth is a flower named for a youth beloved by
a. Venus
b. Bacchus
c. Apollo
d. Jupiter - c. Apollo
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Which goddess was NOT involved in the judgment of Paris?
a. Juno
b. Diana
c. Venus
d. Minerva - b. Diana
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Helen: Clytemnestra ::
a. Pollux: Castor
b Zeus : Leda
c. Aeneas : Hecotr
d. Zeus : Europa - a. Pollux: Castor
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Polephemus is the most famous one of these "wheel eyes."
a. a satyr b. a dolphin
c. a Cyclops
d. a Titan - c. a Cyclops
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Who was the father of Callisto?
a. Lyncus
b. Nileus
c. Tantalus
d. Lycaon - d. Lycaon
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"The Pillars of Hercules" are a nickname for what geographic area?
a. the Strait of Messina
b. the Strait of Gibraltar
c. seven hills of Rome
d. the Alps - b. the Strait of Gibraltar
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Which of the following does not belong?
a. Polydorus
b. Semele
c. Autonoe
d. Laius - d. Laius
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Which of the following does not belong?
a. Pylades
b. Orestes
c. Electra
d. Crysothemis - a. Pylades
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The eldest of Olympian deities was
a. Zeus
b. Demeter
c. Hestia
d. Hades - c. Hestia
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Python and Pythia are associated with which god?
a. Neptune
b. Apollo
c. Mercury
d. Mars - b. Apollo
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The father of Rome's legendary founder and first king was
a. Aeneas
b. Ascanius
c. Jupiter
d. Mars - d. Mars
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Which of these was NOT tutored by the centaur Chiron?
a. Hercules
b. Aesculapius
c. Jason
d. Achilles - b. Aesculapius
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The monster mother of the Hydra, Cerberus, and Chimaera was
a. Typhon
b. Rhea
c. Echidna
d. Metis - c. Echidna
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What occupation is shared by the following: Autolycus, Troilus, Myrtilus
a. Heralds
b. Charioteers
c. Helmsmen
d. Prophets - b. Charioteers
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What occupation is shared by the following: Phemius, Demodocus?
a. Heralds
b. Charioteers
c. Bards
d. Prophets - c. Bards
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Which muse would Vergil or Homer invoke?
a. Clio
b. Melpomene
c. Erato
d. Calliope - d. Calliope
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Athena turned Arachne into a hideous creature. Whom did Circe treat the same way?
a. Ganymede
b. Psyche
c. Scylla
d. Maryas - c. Scylla
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Who of the following was NOT turned into a bird?
a. Philomela
b. Itys
c. Tereus
d. Procne - b. Itys
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This Cretan, the last of the ancient bronze race, shared Achilles' vulnerability. He was
a. Talus
b. Proteus
c. Cacus
d. Deiphobus - a. Talus
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Which priest or seer was killed by two serpents?
a. Calchas
b. Helenus
c. Laocoon
d. Tiresias - c. Laocoon
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Apollo:Daphne :: Selene:
a. Endymion
b. Hyperion
c. Helios
d. Psyche - a. Endymion
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Who was NOT a member of the royal family of Thebes?
a. Antigone
b. Ismene
c. Iphigenia
d. Eteocles - c. Iphigenia
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Troy could not fall as long as the Palladium remained inside. Of which deity was this statue?
a. Zeus
b. Poseidon
c. Athena
d. Apollo - c. Athena
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The Greeks could also not conquer Troy without the bow of Hercules, held by this Greek.
a. Polyneices
b. Polydectes
c. Achilles
d. Philoctetes - d. Philoctetes
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The cornucopia was said to be the horn of a sacred goat. What was the name of the goat, Zeus's foster-mother?
a. Atalanta
b. Aurora
c. Antiope
d. Amalthea - d. Amalthea
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The peacock, sacred to Juno has eyes in his tail a transfiguration of what creature slain by Mercury?
a. Python
b. Argus
c. Geryon
d. Cacus - b. Argus
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Who was Aeneas' navigator who drowned before reaching Italy?
a. Polyneices
b. Palinurus
c. Achates
d. Ascanius - b. Palinurus
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Who was Heracles' great-grandfather?
a. Cronus
b. Zeus
c. Uranus
d. Erebus - c. Uranus
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Baucis and Philemon were rewarded for their piety by being transformed into
a. serpents
b. constellations
c. birds
d. trees - d. trees
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The Hellespont is named for a character whose death is associated with which myth?
a. Pyramus and Thisbe
b. The Golden Fleece
c. The Trojan War
d. Hero and Leander - b. The Golden Fleece
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Into what were the daughters of Anius transformed?
a. bats
b. sirens
c. magpies
d. doves - d. doves
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Who was the daughter of Thyestes and mother of Aegisthus?
a. Iphis
b. Pelopia
c. Tantala
d. Niobe - b. Pelopia
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This satyr was the tutor of Dionysus?
a. Tmolus
b. Marsyas
c. Silenus
d. Satyrus - c. Silenus
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Who was the daughter of Tiresias?
a. Tilphusa
b. Manto
c. Chryseis
d. Dryope - b. Manto
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What hero in the course of his career killed the A,azon warrior Penthesilea?
a. Ulysses
b. Hercules
c. Achilles
d. Theseus - c. Achilles
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He was the father of Parpessa. All of his daughter's suitors had to race him in a chariot, and death was the price of defeat.
a. Evander
b. Oenomaus
c. Evenus
d. Idas - c. Evenus
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Into what were the daughters of Minyas transformed?
a. bats
b. sirens
c. magpies
d. doves - a. bats
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Castor : Polydeusces :: Idas :
a. Eurytus
b. Proetus
c. Ephialtes
d. Lynceus - d. Lynceus
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Hercules : Iolaus :: ? : Meleager
a. Oeneus
b. Plexippus
c. Epaphus
d. Peleus - b. Plexippus
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Which of the following was not an Amazon queen?
a. Camilla
b. Antiope
c. Hippolyta
d. Penthesilea - a. Camilla
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Nisus : Euryalus :: ? : Orestes.
a. Thersander
b. Eurylochus
c. Pylades
d. Lycus - c. Pylades
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What food caused Persephone to have to remain in Hades for part of the year?
a. apple
b. honey
c. pomegranate
d. grapes - c. pomegranate
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Hercules in his labors freed two other great heroes from punishments. Who were they?
a. Ulysses and Theseus
b. Prometheus and Theseus
c. Prometheus and Ulysses
d. Ulysses and Achilles - b. Prometheus and Theseus
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Deucalion and Pyrrha survived the flood and landed on what mountain?
a. Olympus
b. Helicon
c. Ida
d. Parnassus - d. Parnassus
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Who was the mother of the Minotaur?
a. Pasiphae
b. Ariadne
c. Medea
d. Andromeda - a. Pasiphae