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Question #1

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

A. Epistle

B. Messiah

C. Rabbi

D. Mahatma

Question #2

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

A. eight years

B. eight days

C. puberty

D. eight months

Question #3

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

A. allowing a poisonous snake to bite her

B. drinking poison

C. holding her breath

D. stabbing herself in the heart

Question #4

Before the play Oedipus Rex begins, Oedipus becomes King of Thebes by answering the riddle of the Sphinx: "What goes on four legs in the morning, two in the day, and three at night?" What is the answer?

A. Cerberus

B. a man

C. the goddess Eris

D. a Pokemon

Question #5

Catholicism was the only type of Christianity in the world for over 1,000 years until a new type was created by a monk named Martin Luther. This new type of Christianity is called:

A. Eastern Orthodox

B. Protestantism

C. Polytheism

D. Deism

Question #6

Greek mythology begins with Homer, who wrote The Iliad, The Odyssey and 33 Homeric Hymns. Hesiod, another early writer, created a genealogy of the gods called:

A. The Shield of Heracles

B. The Theogony

C. Works and Days

D. Bibliotecha

Question #7

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. Apollo twines the snakes around a staff

C. Zeus stops them

D. he drinks the blood of Hydra

Question #8

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. Athena

B. Artemis

C. Hestia

D. Hera

Question #9

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. not circumcised

B. born first

C. from Egypt

D. from an Arabic mother

Question #10

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. mathematical equations

D. honeycakes topped with fruit

Question #11

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. the goddess Athena did not give her wisdom

B. they fear the wrath of Poseidon

C. the god Apollo has cursed her

D. her prophecies have been wrong before

Question #12

In The Aeneid, a priest named Laocoon suspects the Trojan Horse is a trick, saying “I fear the Greeks even when they are bearing gifts.” Serpents strangle Laocoon and his two sons, sent by:

A. Odysseus

B. Virgil does not say

C. the god Poseidon

D. the goddess Athena

Question #13

In The Aeneid, Aeneas is a prince of Troy who escapes the burning of the city. He finds refuge in Carthage, because Queen Dido:

A. is advised to by her sister, Anna

B. falls in love with him

C. sees political advantage in welcoming him

D. the harpy predicted it

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. circumcising her son, Ishmael

C. dealing harshly with her

D. sending her into the desert

Question #15

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. breaks the helmet strap

B. hands him a sword

C. throws a mist over Menelaus's eyes

D. asks Zeus to save him

Question #16

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 Aeneid of Virgil

B. the myth of Romulus and Remus

C. The Theogony of Hesiod

D. The Odyssey of Homer

Question #17

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. unclothed men are an abomination

B. all who die must be buried

C. defeated enemies must be treated with respect

D. do not dishonor the god of the dead

Question #18

In the play Oedipus Rex, when King Oedipus learns that his wife has hanged herself, he is consumed by grief and humiliation. What does he do?

A. stabs out his own eyes

B. offers a sacrifice to Zeus

C. never speaks to his children again

D. sings a hymn to Apollo

Question #19

Islam has sacred writings in addition to The Qu'ran, written by many authors at different times. Collectively, these other writings are called:

A. The Apocalypse

B. The Hadith

C. The Torah

D. The Apocrypha

Question #20

Numerous writers have told the Greek myths at different times in history. One Roman writer translated many myths into Latin in a single work. It is called:

A. The Bibliotecha of Apollodorus

B. The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

C. The Metamorphoses of Ovid

D. The Theogony of Hesiod

Question #21

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

A. a river, which he diverts

B. his father Zeus

C. the goddess Athena

D. Iolaus, his companion

Question #22

One of the Twelve Titans of Greek mythology is:

A. Hestia, protector of home and hearth

B. Gaia, the Mother Goddess

C. Hercules, hero of the Twelve Labors

D. Atlas, who holds creation on his shoulders

Question #23

The cause of the Trojan War was the abduction of Helen, Queen of Sparta. The reason the men of Greece fight to get her back is because:

A. they all took an oath to rescue her

B. the goddess Aphrodite decrees it

C. Zeus's law against abduction

D. her wealthy husband pays them

Question #24

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. Hydra

D. Minotaur

Question #25

The goddess Athena was born in an unusual way, wearing full armor and springing up fully-grown from:

A. an egg

B. the head of Zeus

C. her mother's womb

D. the earth

Question #26

The play Oedipus Rex begins with a plague raging through the city of Thebes. King Oedipus has sent Creon, the queen's brother, to learn how the plague can be cured. Creon returns with the solution to the problem, given to him by whom?

A. the blind prophet Terisias

B. Athena, goddess of wisdom

C. Asclepius, god of medicine

D. the Oracle of Delphi

Question #27

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. Ceasar Augustus

C. Marc Antony

D. Scipio Africanus

Question #28

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 Qu'ran

B. The first books of the Old Testament in the bible

C. The Metamorphoses of Ovid

D. the first books of the New Testament in the bible

Question #29

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

A. heaven and earth

B. day and night

C. water and darkness

D. light and air

Question #30

There is a substantial record of Hebrew mythology because that culture created the oldest written language still in use today. The basis of Hebrew is a language group called:

A. Cuneiform

B. Semite

C. Torah

D. Bedouin

Question #31

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 #32

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 #33

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. violated her oath to remain a virgin

B. ate pomegranate seeds

C. fell in love with Hades

D. picked a special flower

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