A. Mark the following statements as T(rue) or F(alse).
1.
"Cosmogonic" myths describe the origin of
important
ritual practices. F
2. The hero of ainos is severely
limited
by the power of fate and the gods. F
3. In immanent cosmogonies, the world is
created
by a detached deity F
4.
The story of Prometheus’ trick is an
instance
of an etiological myth. T
5. According to Jung, archetypes symbolize
repressed
sexual impulses. F
6. "Parthenogenesis" is the name for the
act by
which ancestors are said to spring from rocks or trees. F
B. Circle the best answer.
7.
According to Hesiod, which of the following
beings
is childless?
(A) Chaos (B) Cronus (C)
Eros
(D)
Uranus
8. The older Olympians are offspring of
(A) Gaea & Tartarus (B)
Zeus
& Hera (C) Uranus &
Gaea (D) Cronus &
Rhea
9. In terms of function, Zeus bears the closest
resemblance
to the Near Eastern god
(A) Enuma (B)
Prometheus (C)
Marduk (D) Apsu
10. To say
that myths are "homeostatic"
means
that
they
(A) remain constant over time
(B)
mirror the expectations of each new audience (C)
flourish only
in
preliterate societies (D) transmit traditional beliefs
11. Euhemerist interpretations of myths
attempt
to uncover their
(A) psychological significance (B)
moral message (C) hidden structure (D) historical basis
12. The major focus of Kingship in
Heaven
and The Song of Ullikummi is
(A)
father/son
conflict (B)
female
reproductive powers (C) separation of a primal pair (D)
categorization
of things in the world
13. In Hesiod’s account of origins, the
principal
function of Eros is to:
(A) mate with Chaos (B)
encourage
sexual desire (C) mate with Gaea (D)
give
birth to Uranus