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Multiple Choice


This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 According to the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, which three goddesses are forever immune to Aphrodite's power.
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 Who is being referred to in this line from the Hymn to Aphrodite: "Instead of wedlock, Zeus granted a noble reward to the goddess: she sits in the midst of his palace by his side at the head of the table, picking the finest of morsels."
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 Who is the speaker of this line: "Now we need some refreshment, as fair-haired Niobê did, who had seen her children butchered before her, watching in horror, twelve of them, six fair maidens, and with them six handsome sons."
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 Who's the young man being referred to in this sentence: "The cause of Cadmus's sorrow, when all things were going so well, was his grandson, upon whose forehead great antlers suddenly sprouted, whose hounds were horribly sated on the flesh and blood of their master."
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 What is being described in this passage: "From it a hundred tassels, all woven of gold, hang free, each worth a hundred oxen. Sparkling, bright with its gleam, Athena marched down the ranks, arousing their will to attack."
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 A common use of mythic etiologies is to explain the patterns visible in the distribution of the stars. Which one is the earliest named constellation?
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 The Olympians are ferociously protective of their powers and honor. Many of their myths are about how mortals or minor divinities are punished after having offended one or having dared to compete with one. Which of the following is NOT a minor divinity or mortal who was punished for this?
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 Which of the follow is not among Athena's inventions?
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 Which of these is an incorrect attribution?
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 Who is being referred to in this passage: "She hangs up curved bow and arrows to lead off the chorus, decking her body with loveliest raiment. With heavenly voices they carol, how Leto of beautiful ankles bore her children, most famous by far for wisdom and action, of all who sit in the council on high, among the immortals."
 
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