Mythology Final Exam 2023 with complete solution-
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Who designed and built the Trojan Horse?
Designed by: Odysseus
Built by: Epeus
In what form did Zeus mate with Leda?
swan
Who was the husband of Leda?
King Tyndareus of Sparta
What was Paris' occupation while living on Mt. Ida?
shepherd
Who were the parents of Achilles?
Thetis and Peleus
Who threw a golden apple into a wedding celebration?
Eris (Apple of Discord)
What was Achilles' point of vulnerability?
his heel
Who sacrificed whom so that favorable winds would blow the Greek fleet towards
Troy?
Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia
The quarrel between which two Greek warriors forms the backbone of the Iliad?
Agamemnon and Achilles
Where can one read about the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles?
The Iliad
Who were the wife and son of Hector?
Andromache and Astyanax
What caused Hector's son to be afraid of his father?
his bronze battle helmet
Name the close companion of Achilles and the Trojan warrior who killed him.
Patroclus was killed by Hector
Whose friend Patroclus was killed by Hector?
Achilles' friend
Which top Trojan warrior was killed by Achilles?
Hector
Whose body did Priam ransom?
Hector's body
Name the Trojan priest who was killed by two giant snakes.
Laocoon
Which two warriors contended for the armor of Achilles?
Odysseus and Ajax
Where did the Greek army assemble before sailing to Troy?
Aulis
Which army embarked from Aulis?
Greek army
, What is the Greek word for "homecoming?"
Nostos
Which Greek warrior was left with a festering wound and on which island?
Philoctetes is left on Lemnos
Who were the parents, wife, and son of Odysseus?
Father: Laertes
Mother: Anticlea
Wife: Penelope
Son: Telemachus
Who was the son of Laertes and Anticlea?
Odysseus
How did Odysseus attempt to avoid going to Troy?
He pretended to be insane by plowing the seashore.
What caused Odysseus' men to lose the desire of returning home?
They tasted the lotus plant.
Who dragged whose body behind a chariot?
Achilles dragged Hector's body
Name the Cyclops blinded by Odysseus.
Polyphemus
What did Odysseus do to Polyphemus?
He blinded him.
What was controlled by Aeolus?
the wind
What did Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name was?
Nobody
Who turned some of Odysseus' men into what kind of animal?
Circe turned them into swine (pigs).
Who were the king, queen, and princess of the Phaeacians?
King: Alcinous
Queen: Arete
Princess: Nausicaa
How was Odysseus alone able to hear the singing of what group of temptresses?
His crew put wax in their ears and bound Odysseus to the mast of the ship so he could
hear the Sirens.
The Sirens were the temptresses.
Odysseus had to sail to a course between what two dangers? Which did he
choose?
Charybdis and Scylla
He chose Scylla.
Who chose Scylla over Charybdis?
Odysseus
Odysseus spent seven years on whose island?
Calypso
Whose ghost refused to speak to Odysseus in the Underworld?
Ajax
What is the technical term for a visit to the Underworld?
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Who designed and built the Trojan Horse?
Designed by: Odysseus
Built by: Epeus
In what form did Zeus mate with Leda?
swan
Who was the husband of Leda?
King Tyndareus of Sparta
What was Paris' occupation while living on Mt. Ida?
shepherd
Who were the parents of Achilles?
Thetis and Peleus
Who threw a golden apple into a wedding celebration?
Eris (Apple of Discord)
What was Achilles' point of vulnerability?
his heel
Who sacrificed whom so that favorable winds would blow the Greek fleet towards
Troy?
Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia
The quarrel between which two Greek warriors forms the backbone of the Iliad?
Agamemnon and Achilles
Where can one read about the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles?
The Iliad
Who were the wife and son of Hector?
Andromache and Astyanax
What caused Hector's son to be afraid of his father?
his bronze battle helmet
Name the close companion of Achilles and the Trojan warrior who killed him.
Patroclus was killed by Hector
Whose friend Patroclus was killed by Hector?
Achilles' friend
Which top Trojan warrior was killed by Achilles?
Hector
Whose body did Priam ransom?
Hector's body
Name the Trojan priest who was killed by two giant snakes.
Laocoon
Which two warriors contended for the armor of Achilles?
Odysseus and Ajax
Where did the Greek army assemble before sailing to Troy?
Aulis
Which army embarked from Aulis?
Greek army
, What is the Greek word for "homecoming?"
Nostos
Which Greek warrior was left with a festering wound and on which island?
Philoctetes is left on Lemnos
Who were the parents, wife, and son of Odysseus?
Father: Laertes
Mother: Anticlea
Wife: Penelope
Son: Telemachus
Who was the son of Laertes and Anticlea?
Odysseus
How did Odysseus attempt to avoid going to Troy?
He pretended to be insane by plowing the seashore.
What caused Odysseus' men to lose the desire of returning home?
They tasted the lotus plant.
Who dragged whose body behind a chariot?
Achilles dragged Hector's body
Name the Cyclops blinded by Odysseus.
Polyphemus
What did Odysseus do to Polyphemus?
He blinded him.
What was controlled by Aeolus?
the wind
What did Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name was?
Nobody
Who turned some of Odysseus' men into what kind of animal?
Circe turned them into swine (pigs).
Who were the king, queen, and princess of the Phaeacians?
King: Alcinous
Queen: Arete
Princess: Nausicaa
How was Odysseus alone able to hear the singing of what group of temptresses?
His crew put wax in their ears and bound Odysseus to the mast of the ship so he could
hear the Sirens.
The Sirens were the temptresses.
Odysseus had to sail to a course between what two dangers? Which did he
choose?
Charybdis and Scylla
He chose Scylla.
Who chose Scylla over Charybdis?
Odysseus
Odysseus spent seven years on whose island?
Calypso
Whose ghost refused to speak to Odysseus in the Underworld?
Ajax
What is the technical term for a visit to the Underworld?
