CLCS EXAM 1 QUESTION AND
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
2025/2026
The original meaning of the greek term mythos is... - correct answer ✔true statement
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Mesopotamian ziggurat? - correct answer ✔It
represents the primal waters of creation at the beginning of the world
So-called "foundation" or "charter" myths... - correct answer ✔provide justification for contemporary
power structures
The Sumerian term ME refers too... - correct answer ✔an element of civilization
In the traditional societies that use myths, those myths... - correct answer ✔are generally transmitted
orally
The setting for sacred myths is generally... - correct answer ✔the time of origins
During the course of the 5th century BCE, the term mythos... - correct answer ✔came to mean its
opposite
The hero's battle with a monster... - correct answer ✔repeats a more ancient, cosmic battle
Mesopotamian hero myths generally confirm that... - correct answer ✔death is final and inevitable
, Myths claim to be monolingual, but this is contradicted by the fact that they are also... - correct answer
✔multiform
On the whole, myths tend to... - correct answer ✔confirm what the audience thinks is true
To say that myths are "homeostatic" means that they... - correct answer ✔adapt to the expectations of
their audience
The Mesopotamian term APSU refers too... - correct answer ✔the primordial, watery chaos
Which of the following statements is true of folktale? - correct answer ✔The hero generally succeeds
by cleverness, not strength
In which of the following types of myth is the power of destiny weakest? - correct answer ✔folktale
The Enemy in the traditional combat myth is generally always associated with... - correct answer
✔nature
The corpse of the fallen Tiamat is... - correct answer ✔used to create the world
A seemingly unique feature of Canaanite myths as preserved is the fact that... - correct answer
✔goddesses play prominent roles
A common feature in "regeneration myths" is... - correct answer ✔the absence or death of a god
In all evolved-world cosmogonies... - correct answer ✔nature is represented as alive and dynamic
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
2025/2026
The original meaning of the greek term mythos is... - correct answer ✔true statement
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Mesopotamian ziggurat? - correct answer ✔It
represents the primal waters of creation at the beginning of the world
So-called "foundation" or "charter" myths... - correct answer ✔provide justification for contemporary
power structures
The Sumerian term ME refers too... - correct answer ✔an element of civilization
In the traditional societies that use myths, those myths... - correct answer ✔are generally transmitted
orally
The setting for sacred myths is generally... - correct answer ✔the time of origins
During the course of the 5th century BCE, the term mythos... - correct answer ✔came to mean its
opposite
The hero's battle with a monster... - correct answer ✔repeats a more ancient, cosmic battle
Mesopotamian hero myths generally confirm that... - correct answer ✔death is final and inevitable
, Myths claim to be monolingual, but this is contradicted by the fact that they are also... - correct answer
✔multiform
On the whole, myths tend to... - correct answer ✔confirm what the audience thinks is true
To say that myths are "homeostatic" means that they... - correct answer ✔adapt to the expectations of
their audience
The Mesopotamian term APSU refers too... - correct answer ✔the primordial, watery chaos
Which of the following statements is true of folktale? - correct answer ✔The hero generally succeeds
by cleverness, not strength
In which of the following types of myth is the power of destiny weakest? - correct answer ✔folktale
The Enemy in the traditional combat myth is generally always associated with... - correct answer
✔nature
The corpse of the fallen Tiamat is... - correct answer ✔used to create the world
A seemingly unique feature of Canaanite myths as preserved is the fact that... - correct answer
✔goddesses play prominent roles
A common feature in "regeneration myths" is... - correct answer ✔the absence or death of a god
In all evolved-world cosmogonies... - correct answer ✔nature is represented as alive and dynamic
