CLA Exam 2 Questions and Answers
Theseus leaves her on an island
Ariadne
Jason is from
Iolchis (Thessaly)
He built the labyrinth
Daedalus
His story, during which he meets an untimely death because "he is overly rash in his adolescent bravado" is a mythical illustration of t...
CLA Exam 2 Questions and Answers
Theseus leaves her on an island - answer Ariadne
Jason is from - answer Iolchis (Thessaly)
He built the labyrinth - answer Daedalus
His story, during which he meets an untimely death because "he is overly rash in his
adolescent bravado" is a mythical illustration of the Greek maxim "nothing too much" -
answer Icarus
Which god was Cadmus forced to serve for eight years in penance for killing the
dragon, which led to the founding of Thebes? - answer Ares
What two items did Madea poison and give to Jason's bride as a wedding gift? - answer
a dress and a crown
This sister is sentenced to death by the king for giving her brother a proper burial? -
answer Antigone
In addition to appeasing the gods, what reason does Aigeus/Aegeus give to Medea for
giving her asylum? - answer she promises him children
Which ancient author wrote Metamorphosus and Ars amatoria (The art of love), which
include some of the most famous accounts of the myths of Crete and Thebes? - answer
ovid
Which one of the seven heroes who fought against Thebes lost his chance to be saved
by Athena because he was eating his enemy's brains? - answer Tydeus
Why does Jason want to marry a new wife? - answer Jason finds a more
advantageous bride
T/F: The city of Thebes is unique in Greek legend bc it lacks any yth about which
god/goddess/her founded it. - answer false
Why did Medea kill her sons? - answer -to punish Jason
-She was afraid her enemies would kill them anyway
Why does Oedipus summon Teiresias to ask him who killed Laius? - answer -
Because avenge Laius was the only way to appease the gods
Zeus came to Europa in the form of what animal? - answer bull
, Author of the play Medea - answer Euripides
Who blinds himself when he learns the truth about killing his father and marrying his
mother - answer oedipus
Who saved Alcestis from death - answer Heracles
Oedipus summons Teiresias to ask him to kill Laius b/c avenging Laius was the only
way to __________________. - answer appease the gods and to end the plague on
the city.
According to Homer's Iliad, what finally caused Achilles to enter back into fighting during
the Trojan War? - answer Achilles sought revenge for the death of his best friend,
Patroclus
According to Roman legend, which of the following men were part of the story of
Rome's foundation? Remus Aeneus Odysseus Romulus - answer Romulus Remus
Aeneus
In Homer's Odyssey, how does Helen almost reveal that Greeks are waiting inside the
Trojan Horse? - answer Calling each of the Greeks by name, imitating their wives'
voices
The end of Aeschylus's Eumenides play represents a major shift in the Greek
perception of justice. In the older, clan-based system, justice was achieved through
___(A)___. In the newer system, justice could be achieved through ___(B)___. - answer
revenge; due process of civic law
The native Roman deities (or numina) were originally ______________ that could
inhabit a variety of objects and serve a variety of functions - answer personified
spirits
What did Paris win as a result of judging the beauty competition between Hera, Athena,
and Aphrodite? - answer the most beautiful woman
In Homer's Odyssey, what method does Penelope employ to delay marrying one of the
suitors? - answer She claimed to be finishing a funeral shroud for her husband first
before remarrying, but undid the progress during the nights
What was the best way for a Roman man to demonstrate his virtus? - answer
Participating in wars of foreign conquest
The return of the Heraclids from Athens to Mycenae is thought to correspond to which
historical event? Select one: a. The battles of Alexander the Great b. The
Pelopponesian War c. The Dorian invasion d. The Persian War - answer
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