Chapter 2 Self-Quiz

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. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus expressed which view regarding religions during antiquity? (Page 36)

All they amounted to was irrational superstition. correct incorrect

All of them were based upon Greek myths. correct incorrect

He equated the Egyptian gods with their Greek counterparts. correct incorrect

The Egyptian concept of the afterlife was his favorite. correct incorrect

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. Archeological evidence from the site at Gobekli Tepi offers grounds for what theory regarding human pre-history? (Page 31)

That humans were constructing monuments dedicated to religious/symbolic practice as early as 9500 BCE. correct incorrect

That early human societies practiced cat worship. correct incorrect

That early human societies had complex religious texts. correct incorrect

That early human societies had no concept of religion and were solely pre-occupied with survival in a hostile environment. correct incorrect

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. In the epic "Enuma Elish," how is Babylon described? (Page 34)

As an ungodly place correct incorrect

As the meeting place of a thousand heroes correct incorrect

As doomed correct incorrect

As the meeting place of 300 gods from on high and 300 more from below correct incorrect

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. The Greek word "daimones" refers to what? (Page 35)

Winged monsters from Greek mythology correct incorrect

Groups of actors during antiquity correct incorrect

A category of minor gods correct incorrect

The priests who tended to the Oracle at Delphi correct incorrect

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. The goddess Minerva is equated to which Greek deity? (Page 34)

Athena correct incorrect

Aphrodite correct incorrect

Hera correct incorrect

Diana correct incorrect

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. What did the Greek geographer and historian Strabo say about women in the first century CE? (Page 38)

That all agree they are the chief founders of religion. correct incorrect

That their place was at home, not in the temple. correct incorrect

That they embody divinity. correct incorrect

That they pose a risk to the laws of purity. correct incorrect

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. What does Desrochers claim to have been intellectuals' mode of explanation during antiquity? (Page 38)

Philosophical dialogues correct incorrect

Collections of theses correct incorrect

Myths correct incorrect

Rhetorical Speeches correct incorrect

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. According to Plato, what was it impossible for the divine to do? (Page 63)

Interact with humans correct incorrect

Introduce evil into the world correct incorrect

Change the predicament of human societies correct incorrect

Accept sacrificial offerings correct incorrect

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. According to Desrochers, what was the foremost ritual act amongst the cultures of antiquity? (Page 44)

Supplication correct incorrect

Prayer Song correct incorrect

Holy Festivals correct incorrect

Sacrifice correct incorrect

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. What was the significance of votive gifts made to deities? (Page 44)

They were offered up by devotees as fulfillment of vows. correct incorrect

They were candles and oil lamps meant to represent the divine light of the deity. correct incorrect

They were used to gain favor with temple priests. correct incorrect

They were given to the poor in the name of a deity. correct incorrect

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. The "Great Hymn to Aten" is derived from which religious tradition of antiquity? (Page 56)

Greek correct incorrect

Egyptian correct incorrect

Roman correct incorrect

Mesopotamian correct incorrect

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. Why were sacrificial offerings often burned in ancient rituals? (Page 44)

Because fire represented the all-consuming power of the divine. correct incorrect

Because smoke was understood as the means for transmitting the offerings to the gods and goddesses. correct incorrect

Because fire purified the offerings. correct incorrect

Because they needed to cook the offerings so that they could be eaten by the priests. correct incorrect

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. Mesopotamians dismissed as uncivilized any people whose gods had no what? (Page 45)

Temples correct incorrect

Oracles correct incorrect

Spouses correct incorrect

Priestesses correct incorrect

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. What did the god Osiris rule over in the Egyptian tradition? (Page 47)

The harvest correct incorrect

War correct incorrect

The underworld correct incorrect

The sea correct incorrect

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. Which Greek god was thought to speak through the Pythia? (Pages 58, 59)

Apollo correct incorrect

Demeter correct incorrect

Athena correct incorrect

Diana correct incorrect

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. Who, and/or what, were the Vestals? (Page 64)

Barbarian raiders correct incorrect

Lists of ancient virtues correct incorrect

A group of Roman priestesses correct incorrect

A series of ancient Roman festivals correct incorrect

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. How did the common people often come to learn the myths which were central to their cultures during Antiquity? (Page 42)

Popular books correct incorrect

Schools correct incorrect

Travelling preachers correct incorrect

Public festivals and theater correct incorrect

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. To which of the four civilizations does the "Epic of Gilgamesh" belong? (Page 37)

Greek correct incorrect

Mesopotamian correct incorrect

Egyptian correct incorrect

Roman correct incorrect

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. The goddess Isis spread from the Egyptian tradition throughout other cultures of antiquity. What was a reason for her widespread appeal? (Page 37)

Her power over procreation correct incorrect

Her protection in battle correct incorrect

Her role as a nurturing mother correct incorrect

Her association with bountiful harvests correct incorrect

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. As the concept of access to a divine afterlife was opened up to elites other than the rulers in the Egyptian tradition, what was thought to aid those seeking to negotiate the journey? (Page 40)

The Pyramid Texts correct incorrect

The Book of the Dead correct incorrect

The Enuma Elish correct incorrect

The Coffin Texts correct incorrect

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. Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest monotheistic faiths in the world. Who is the central deity in Zoroastrianism? (Page 69)

Ahura Mazda correct incorrect

Gathas correct incorrect

Angra Mainyu correct incorrect

Mani correct incorrect