希腊罗马神话——考试样卷.pdf

word 文档 可自由复制编辑 A Mid-term Examination in Greek and Roman Mythology Name:_ Class:_ Score:_ I.Match the gods/goddesses and their roles in mythology.(10%)()1.Diana A.goddess of grain()2.Poseidon B.goddess of hunting,the moon()3.Hades C.god of the sea()4.Hera D.queen of Olympus;goddess of marriage and childbirth()5.Ceres E.goddess of arts and crafts and defensive war;goddess of wisdom()6.Athena F.goddess of beauty and sexual desire()7.Aphrodite G.god of war()8.Mars H.metal smith of the gods()9.Hermes I.ruler of the Underworld;lord of the dead ()10.Hephaestus J.Zeus messenger,guardian of travelers,merchants and thieves K.one of the Fates who determine the length of each mortals life II.Choose a word/phrase from the following list to fill in each of the blanks with,changing their forms if necessary.(20%)1.The report presented by the scientist to the government was extremely _-no one could understand it.2.He was _ by her beauty,but lacked the courage to speak to her.3.Another round of negotiations were conducted on the Middle East under the _ of the UN.4.Seeing the _ expression on his fathers face,the boy immediately knew what was awaiting him.5.While the president was casually chatting with his supporters,his body-guards were _,looking for any single sign of danger.6.The scientist spent all his life researching the _ of his hometown.7.Showing disrespect to gods according to many cultures is to invite _.8.The young man had about him a(n)_ of youth and health.9.When the theater caught fire,there was a great_.10.The desk was a _ of papers and unopened letters.delphic,nemesis,argus-eyed,tantalize,chaos,promethean,aegis,bacchic,aureole,stygian,panic,fauna and flora word 文档 可自由复制编辑 III.Multiple Choice Questions(10%)()1.The Iliad and the Odyssey were both written by _.A.Virgil B.Ovid C.Hesiod D.Homer()2.Many transformation stories can be found in _,a collection of poems written by _.A.Metamorphosis;Ovid B.Theogony,Hesiod C.Persians,Aeschylus D.Aeneid,Virgil()3.The spinners of the thread of human destiny were _.A.the Muses B.the Graces C.the Fates D.the Furies()4.Zeus changed Io a _ hide her from Hera.A.bear B.heifer C.snake D.bull()5.Leda and the Swan was supposedly painted by _.A.Peter Paul Rubens B.Gustave Moreau C.Sandro Botticelli D.Leonardo da Vinci()6.Pandora replaced the lid of her box,with only one thing left at the bottom-_.A.war B.famine C.hope D.disease()7.Arachne was a _,who was punished by _.A.hunter;Diana B.titan;Zeus C.weaver;Minerva D.king;Hera()8.When we say someone has Midas ears,we are commenting on his _.A.wealth B.poor judgment C.pride D.avarice()9.The gods who ruled the heavens,the ocean and the Underworld,respectively,were _.A.Jupiter,Pluto and Saturn B.Jupiter,Apollo and Neptune D.Jupiter,Neptune and Pluto ()10.If you throw a sop to Cerberus,you are trying to _.A.kill someone B.bribe someone C.avoid being killed by someone D.enjoy a blissful afterlife.IV.Read each literary excerpt carefully and do the following:(a)underline all the mythological allusions,and(b)explain their meanings according to the context of the excerpt.(20%)1.We feasted that evening as on nectar and ambrosia.(Charlotte Bront,Jane Eyre,1847)_ _ 2.There was,as I have said,a Minerva fully armed.(Marilynne Robinson,Mother Country,1889)_ _ 3.Trinity College had undertaken the Sisyphean task of repairing all of its historic Front Square.(John Brady,A Stone of the Heart,1988)_ _ word 文档 可自由复制编辑 4.Antoine and Francoise with their children,but without ever knowing why,joined the refugees for the sake of their vision of elysium and because of Don Emmanuels enthusiasm.(Louis De Bernires,The War of Don Emmanuels Nether Parts,1990)_ _ 5.It was hard to imagine H.E.sniffing after some other country woman,or being discovered mounting one of the milking girls.H.E.,even when he was twenty-seven,would not have made a credible farmyard satyr.(Thomas Keneally,The Playmaker,1987)_ _ V.Look at the following paintings and tell briefly the mythological stories depicted therein.(20%)1._ _ _ _ _ 2._ _ _ _ 3._ _ _ _ _ 4._ _ _ _ _ word 文档 可自由复制编辑 5 _ _ _ _ VI.Essay question:(A)choose ONE from the list of questions and answer the question youve chosen,and(B)tell what you have learned from this course.You should write at least 150 words.(20%)1.What is the significance of the story of Proserpine?2.What are the different character traits between Apollo and Bacchus?3.What is the relationship between hubris and nemesis(cite at least one mythological story as an example)?4.What aspect does the Pandora myth show about the ancient Greek society?Your question：_ _