Clc 106 Final Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Define divine myth - CORRECT ANSWERS Etiological stories;
characters are gods/goddesses; plot: creation stories, relationships among the
gods and humans, explaining the origin of things; settings: before and outside
the present order, before human chronology
Define legend - CORRECT ANSWERS Have some element of truth;
Characters: heroes/heroines, gods play supporting roles, people with
extraordinary abilities; plots: quests or journeys, monster slaying, rescues,
waging wars; setting: Earth, but in the distant past
Define folktale - CORRECT ANSWERS A traditional story that is not a
divine myth or legend; function to entertain and teach (ex. Snow White, Little
Red Riding Hood, Cinderella). Characters: ordinary human beings, often
children, fantastical beings; plot: persecution, reversal of fortune, happily ever
after; setting: timeless and placeless
Define hubris - CORRECT ANSWERS Excessive pride, wanton
arrogance
What are the Legends of Iolcus? - CORRECT ANSWERS Jason, the
Argonauts, and Medea
Who is Aeson? - CORRECT ANSWERS Father of Jason; he is the king
of Aeolus
Who is Pelias? - CORRECT ANSWERS Jason's uncle; he takes over the
throne from Aeson; he is told a prophesy that one day a man with one sandal
would take away his throne. Pelias sends Jason on his quest to retrieve the
golden fleece
,How does Hera test Jason? - CORRECT ANSWERS Jason meets an old
woman and carries her across a stream, but the old woman is actually Hera in
disguise; this is when Jason loses one of his sandals
Who is Medea? - CORRECT ANSWERS Heroine of Jason; she is from
Colchis, daughter of Aeetis; she is very good with potions
What is the golden fleece? - CORRECT ANSWERS The golden wool of
a ram that is guarded by a deadly serpent at the end of a treacherous journey
Who designs the Argo and what magical element does Athena insert in it? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Argus, a ship builder; Athena gives Jason a
talking oracular wooden beam made out of oak from one of Zeus's oak trees
Who are the original Argonauts? - CORRECT ANSWERS Argus (the
builder), Castor and Polydeuces (the Dioscuri), Zetes and Calais (the Boreads)
Who are the later Argonauts? - CORRECT ANSWERS Heracles and
Hylas
What happens when the Argonauts stop at Lemnos? - CORRECT ANSWERS
The Lemnian women have insulted Aphrodite, who has punished them
by making them smell horrible so that none of the Lemnian men would sleep
with them. The men have been going to Thessaly to get wives and children, so
the Lemnian women go crazy and kill all of the other men, women and children.
The Argonauts arrive and give the Lemnian women attention, except for
Heracles.
What happens when the Argonauts stop at Cios? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Heracles sets out to find wood to make another oar because his is
broken; Hylas goes out with him and he is taken by some water nymphs and
, drowned; Heracles goes to search for Hylas and the Argonauts ditch both of
them at Cios.
What happens when the Argonauts stop at Salmydessus? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Phineus (a blind oracle) is tortured by the Harpies because
he used his oracular gifts to give people too much information, insulting both
Apollo and Zeus. The Argonauts are here because they don't really know where
they are. Phineus agrees to help them if they get rid of the Harpies, so the
Boreads chase them away and Phineus gives them directions. He also warns
them about the "Symplegades" (Crashing Rocks) and suggests that they test the
timing by sending a dove ahead of them.
At Colchis, what three tasks does King Aeetes have Jason perform? -
CORRECT ANSWERS 1) yoke 2 fire-breathing, bronze-hoofed bulls
and plow the ground, 2) sow dragon's teeth into the ground, 3) destroy the
armed soldiers that will spring up
Who gives Jason a magic ointment to help him and also helps him to get the
Golden Fleece with a magic potion? - CORRECT ANSWERS Medea
Who is Talus? - CORRECT ANSWERS A giant bronze man, guard of
Crete; weak spot is the back of one of his feet; Medea puts Talus to sleep
Does Pelias accept the golden fleece from Jason and relinquish the throne? -
CORRECT ANSWERS NO
What does Medea accomplish by the trick of the rejuvenated ram? - CORRECT
ANSWERS She tells Pelias's daughters that she can make him young
again and uses an old ram as proof that she can do it. So, the daughters chop up
Pelias, who is now dead, and give the parts to Medea.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Define divine myth - CORRECT ANSWERS Etiological stories;
characters are gods/goddesses; plot: creation stories, relationships among the
gods and humans, explaining the origin of things; settings: before and outside
the present order, before human chronology
Define legend - CORRECT ANSWERS Have some element of truth;
Characters: heroes/heroines, gods play supporting roles, people with
extraordinary abilities; plots: quests or journeys, monster slaying, rescues,
waging wars; setting: Earth, but in the distant past
Define folktale - CORRECT ANSWERS A traditional story that is not a
divine myth or legend; function to entertain and teach (ex. Snow White, Little
Red Riding Hood, Cinderella). Characters: ordinary human beings, often
children, fantastical beings; plot: persecution, reversal of fortune, happily ever
after; setting: timeless and placeless
Define hubris - CORRECT ANSWERS Excessive pride, wanton
arrogance
What are the Legends of Iolcus? - CORRECT ANSWERS Jason, the
Argonauts, and Medea
Who is Aeson? - CORRECT ANSWERS Father of Jason; he is the king
of Aeolus
Who is Pelias? - CORRECT ANSWERS Jason's uncle; he takes over the
throne from Aeson; he is told a prophesy that one day a man with one sandal
would take away his throne. Pelias sends Jason on his quest to retrieve the
golden fleece
,How does Hera test Jason? - CORRECT ANSWERS Jason meets an old
woman and carries her across a stream, but the old woman is actually Hera in
disguise; this is when Jason loses one of his sandals
Who is Medea? - CORRECT ANSWERS Heroine of Jason; she is from
Colchis, daughter of Aeetis; she is very good with potions
What is the golden fleece? - CORRECT ANSWERS The golden wool of
a ram that is guarded by a deadly serpent at the end of a treacherous journey
Who designs the Argo and what magical element does Athena insert in it? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Argus, a ship builder; Athena gives Jason a
talking oracular wooden beam made out of oak from one of Zeus's oak trees
Who are the original Argonauts? - CORRECT ANSWERS Argus (the
builder), Castor and Polydeuces (the Dioscuri), Zetes and Calais (the Boreads)
Who are the later Argonauts? - CORRECT ANSWERS Heracles and
Hylas
What happens when the Argonauts stop at Lemnos? - CORRECT ANSWERS
The Lemnian women have insulted Aphrodite, who has punished them
by making them smell horrible so that none of the Lemnian men would sleep
with them. The men have been going to Thessaly to get wives and children, so
the Lemnian women go crazy and kill all of the other men, women and children.
The Argonauts arrive and give the Lemnian women attention, except for
Heracles.
What happens when the Argonauts stop at Cios? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Heracles sets out to find wood to make another oar because his is
broken; Hylas goes out with him and he is taken by some water nymphs and
, drowned; Heracles goes to search for Hylas and the Argonauts ditch both of
them at Cios.
What happens when the Argonauts stop at Salmydessus? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Phineus (a blind oracle) is tortured by the Harpies because
he used his oracular gifts to give people too much information, insulting both
Apollo and Zeus. The Argonauts are here because they don't really know where
they are. Phineus agrees to help them if they get rid of the Harpies, so the
Boreads chase them away and Phineus gives them directions. He also warns
them about the "Symplegades" (Crashing Rocks) and suggests that they test the
timing by sending a dove ahead of them.
At Colchis, what three tasks does King Aeetes have Jason perform? -
CORRECT ANSWERS 1) yoke 2 fire-breathing, bronze-hoofed bulls
and plow the ground, 2) sow dragon's teeth into the ground, 3) destroy the
armed soldiers that will spring up
Who gives Jason a magic ointment to help him and also helps him to get the
Golden Fleece with a magic potion? - CORRECT ANSWERS Medea
Who is Talus? - CORRECT ANSWERS A giant bronze man, guard of
Crete; weak spot is the back of one of his feet; Medea puts Talus to sleep
Does Pelias accept the golden fleece from Jason and relinquish the throne? -
CORRECT ANSWERS NO
What does Medea accomplish by the trick of the rejuvenated ram? - CORRECT
ANSWERS She tells Pelias's daughters that she can make him young
again and uses an old ram as proof that she can do it. So, the daughters chop up
Pelias, who is now dead, and give the parts to Medea.
