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April 2012 Quiz

Myth Resources
  • Dioscuri
  • Aphrodite
  • Artemis
  • Zeus
Poet Resources
  • Which Ancient Greek Invented Genres of Poetry?
  • Greek Poets Timeline
  • The Roots of Roman Satire
Ephesus Resources
  • The History of Ancient Ephesus
  • Artemis of Ephesus
  • The Founding of the Ionian City of Ephesus
  • The Theater at Ephesus
Image Galleries
  • Diana
  • Wordless Wednesday Pictures
This set of 5 questions with 5 choices for answer for each is based on articles added or updated recently. Some have been highlighted in the blog. At least one involves an alternative version of a common myth. You may find the information you need to pick the right one by reviewing the articles listed in the sidebar.

Pick the one right answer for each.

1. Who Was Actaeon?
One of the Dioscuri
The gorgeous human Aphrodite fell in love with
The human upon whom Artemis placed a deer skin
The name of the stag that accompanies Diana the Huntress
The name of Zeus' cupbearer

2. Which is the Greek poet credited with inventing multiple genres?
Aesop
Archilochus
Callimachus
Ennius
Lucilius

3. Where does legend say the colonists to Ephesus came from?
Arcadia
Athens
Boeotia
Corinth
Delphi

4. Which woman's rape is said to have triggered a revolution?
Boudicca
Clodia
Cornelia
Lucretia
Servilia

5. Which goddess is shown with a clamshell?
Aphrodite
Artemis
Athena
Hera
Demeter

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