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Question #1

In The Iliad of Homer, Paris, prince of Troy, battles one-on-one with Menelaus, husband of Helen. In the fight, Menelaus drags Paris around by the helmet strap. Paris escapes because the goddess Aphrodite:

A hands him a sword

B throws a mist over Menelaus’s eyes

C asks Zeus to save him

D breaks the helmet strap

Question #2

In The Aeneid of Virgil, the priestess Cassandra warns the Trojans that the Trojan Horse is dangerous. Although she has the gift of prophecy, no one believes her because:

A her prophecies have been wrong before

B the goddess Athena did not give her wisdom

C the god Apollo has cursed her

D they fear the wrath of Poseidon

Question #3

In The Iliad of Homer, the goddess Thetis asks the god Hephaestus to make armor for her son Achilles. This same thing happens with the goddess Venus and the god Vulcan in:

A the myth of Romulus and Remus

B The Odyssey of Homer

C The Theogony of Hesiod

D The Aeneid of Virgil

Question #4

The Torah is the oldest writing of the Hebrews, consisting of five scrolls. In addition to Hebrew literature, the text of these five scrolls can be found in:

A the first books of the New Testament in the bible

B the Qu’ran

C The first books of the Old Testament in the bible

D The Metamorphoses of Ovid

Question #5

The primal elements of Greek mythology include Gaia, the earth, Tartarus, the underworld, and Eros, which is:

A brotherly love

B the sky

C familial love

D the sexual urge

Question #6

In Greek mythology, the sister and wife of Zeus is considered queen of the gods and goddess of marriage and motherhood. Her name is:

A Hestia

B Artemis

C Hera

D Athena

Question #7

According to Hebrew mythology, Yahweh commands Abram to circumcise all males in his household, including boys at the age of:

A eight months

B eight years

C eight days

D puberty

Question #8

Two people who were important to the early spread of Christianity were Peter, a disciple of Jesus, and Paul, who converted to the faith. Paul’s writings make up much of the New Testament in the bible, and are in the form of:

A Oaths

B Analysis

C Poetry

D Epistles

Question #9

What is known of the life of Jesus is found in the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Many biblical scholars agree that there was once a fifth biography Jesus that is called the:

A Nicaean Creed

B Q Source

C Sanhedrin

D Apocrypha

Question #10

One of the Twelve Titans of Greek mythology is:

A Gaia, the Mother Goddess

B Hestia, protector of home and hearth

C Atlas, who holds creation on his shoulders

D Hercules, hero of the Twelve Labors

Question #11

In The Aeneid of Virgil, the harpy predicts that Aeneas will not triumph until he has become so hungry he “eats his tables.” What do the “tables” turn out to be?

A a shield provided by Venus

B his own words, written down

C honeycakes topped with fruit

D mathematical equations

Question #12

Winter happens every year because the earth goddess Demeter is sad that her daughter Persephone must live with her husband Hades. Persephone lives in the underworld for one season because she:

A fell in love with Hades

B picked a special flower

C ate pomegranate seeds

D violated her oath to remain a virgin

Question #13

According to Christian mythology, Jesus is “Christos,” which means “savior,” and a reliever of suffering from Hebrew mythology called the:

A Rabbi

B Messiah

C Epistle

D Mahatma

Question #14

In The Book of Genesis Chapter 16, Sarai encourages Abraham to “go into my maid; that I may obtain children by her.” When her maid Hagar becomes pregnant, Sarai is “despised in her eyes.” Sarai reacts by:

A forgiving her

B sending her into the desert

C dealing harshly with her

D circumcising her son, Ishmael

Question #15

In Islamic mythology, Hagar is considered equal to Sarah because the faith allows polygamy. Hagar’s son Ishmael is considered superior to Isaac, however, because he is:

A born first

B not circumcised

C from Egypt

D from an Arabic mother

Question #16

Before Rome became an empire, Tarquinius Superbus ruled harshly. His son Sextus raped a noblewoman named Lucretia, who committed suicide by:

A holding her breath

B drinking poison

C allowing a poisonous snake to bite her

D stabbing herself in the heart

Question #17

In Greek mythology, the goddess Hera is angry that Zeus has had a child with another woman and sends two snakes to kill baby Herakles in his crib. Herakles lives because:

A he strangles the snakes

B Zeus stops them

C he drinks the blood of Hydra

D Apollo twines the snakes around a staff

Question #18

In The Iliad, Achilles kills Hector and drags his naked body behind his chariot. This is a violation of one of Zeus’s highest laws, which is:

A do not dishonor the god of the dead

B unclothed men are an abomination

C all who die must be buried

D defeated enemies must be treated with respect

Question #19

The early Greek civilization was the Minoan, established on the island of Crete. The was named for the mythical King Minos who supposedly kept a terrible creature in a labyrinth called the:

A Scylla

B Laocoon

C Minotaur

D Hydra

Question #20

According to Hebrew mythology, Yahweh tests Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son Isaac. According to Islamic mythology, Allah asks Abraham to sacrifice Ishmael. The Islamic sacrifice is stopped by:

A a voice from a burning bush

B a tribe of people

C an angel

D the parting of the Red Sea

Question #21

The two primal elements that exist at the beginning of the Hebrew creation myth are:

A light and air

B day and night

C heaven and earth

D water and darkness

Question #22

In The Iliad, the war is going badly for the Greeks because Achilles refuses to fight. His best friend Patroclus encourages the Greek soldiers by entering the battle wearing the:

A golden fleece

B armor of Achilles

C shield of Heracles

D armor of Athena

Question #23

The Roman Republic grew strong by defeating the Carthaginians and taking control of the Mediterranean. The Roman general who ended the Punic Wars was:

A Julius Ceasar

B Marc Antony

C Scipio Africanus

D Ceasar Augustus

Question #24

Both Odysseus and Achilles attempt to avoid fighting in the Trojan War. Achilles’ mother hides her son by disguising him as a:

A rock

B god

C old beggar

D woman

Question #25

One of the labors of Heracles was to clean the Augean stables. He accomplishes this in one day with help from:

A his father Zeus

B the goddess Athena

C Iolaus, his companion

D a river, which he diverts

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