Mary Renault seems to most admire    
 * the Hellenes   
 the Shore People   
 the Cretans   
 None of the above.  She holds all of these peoples in contempt.   
    

Moira    
 * means fate or destiny   
 was the name of Aigeus' sword   
 was the witch which bewitched Aigeus   
 is a type of Greek sailing vessel   
 is a coin worth about two dinero   

The Greek god of wine, revelry, and fertility.  Greek theatre originated as a part of the celebrations honoring this god.  The diety was sometimes worshipped in frenzied, sensual, orgiastic rites.  In the legend of Theseus, this god offers solace to Ariadne.  
 Poseidon   
 Herakles   
 * Dionysos   
 Aphrodite   
 Apollo   

The term from the study guide meaning a member of a people believed by the ancient Greeks to live beyond the north wind is (Mary Renault used it to refer to the people of Britain.)  
 Mycenaens   
 Centaurs   
 Minotaurs   
 * Hyperboreans   
 Kerkyons   

Which of the following is the God of the Sea, Patron of Horses, and the Earth Shaker?    
 Zeus   
 * Poseidon   
 Dionysos   
 Aphrodite   
 Apollo   

The legendary Theseus was a man of great physical strength.    
 * True   
 False   
    
    
    

Mary Renault    
 was educated at Oxford   
 is a novelist   
 is a student of history   
 lived much of her adult life in South Africa   
 * all of the above   

Which of the following would best be described as "the land of women"?    
 Athens   
 Troizen   
 * Eleusis          
 Phaia   
 Aigeus   

. Phaia (Phaea) was    
 a Queen of Eleusis   
 one of the cranes   
 * a pig   
 the original home city of the mother of Theseus   
 Mino's daughter who helped Theseus escape the labyrinth   

If one were to hang a "historic" date on the legendary Theseus, the most reasonable would be   
 2300 B.C.   
 * 1300 B.C.   
 490 B.C.   
 338 B.C.   
 1066 A.D.   

The King Horse    
 was the horse that Theseus rode into battle after he became King   
 * was sacrificed to Poseidon   
 was turned out to pasture after he passed his prime   
 ruled the island of Naxos   
 none of the above   

The Hellenes were indigenous (original native stock) to the Greek peninsula.    
 True   
 * False   
    
    
    

Mary Renault seems to have the least admiration for    
 courage   
 physical bravery   
 * sophistication   
 piety   
 The author is contemptuous of all of the above.   

Within Hellene society women and men held equal status and power.    
 True   
 * False   
    
    
    

Which of the following was the principal deity of the Shore People?    
 Zeus   
 Poseidon   
 * Mother Dia   
 Plutarch   
 Kerkyon   

The term from the study guide that means pure in thought and act; innocent of premarital or extramarital sexual indulgence is   
 maenad   
 frieze   
 lyre   
 tutelary   
 * none of the above   

The term from the study guide that means a fortress that commands a city or means the  keep, the strongest and most secure part of a fortress or castle is   
 Hyperborean   
 * citadel   
 tutelary   
 diadem   
 labyrinth   

The harp used by the ancient Greeks to accompany song and recitation was the    
 frieze   
 diadem   
 * lyre   
 tutelary   
 Attic   

The mythological monster half-bull and half-man, who periodically devoured seven youths and seven maidens until slain by Theseus was the   
 Centaur   
 Kerkyon   
 * Minotaur   
 Medea   
 Mycenaean   

The theme "the king must die" was carried out in Athens by    
 slaughtering the King Horse   
 the killing of the "old" king by the "new" king in a no holds barred wrestling match that was fought to the death  
 the mutilating and slaughter of the king by young women crazed by religious ecstasy and alcohol  
 Theseus, wielding the ancient "king-eater" ax, kills the king   
 * King Aigeus leaping to his death   

The theme "the king must die" was carried out in Crete by    
 slaughtering the King Horse   
 the killing of the "old" king by the "new" king in a no holds barred wrestling match that was fought to the death  
 the mutilating and slaughter of the king by young women crazed by religious ecstasy and alcohol  
 * Theseus, wielding the ancient "king-eater" ax, kills the king   
 King Aigeus leaping to his death   

The theme "the king must die" was carried out in Eleusis by    
 slaughtering the King Horse   
 * the killing of the "old" king by the "new" king in a no holds barred wrestling match that was fought to the death  
 the mutilating and slaughter of the king by young women crazed by religious ecstasy and alcohol  
 Theseus, wielding the ancient "king-eater" ax, kills the king   
 King Aigeus leaping to his death   

The theme "the king must die" was carried out in Troizen by    
 * slaughtering the King Horse   
 the killing of the "old" king by the "new" king in a no holds barred wrestling match that was fought to the death  
 the mutilating and slaughter of the king by young women crazed by religious ecstasy and alcohol  
 Theseus, wielding the ancient "king-eater" ax, kills the king   
 King Aigeus leaping to his death   

The theme "the king must die" was carried out in Naxos by    
 slaughtering the King Horse   
 the killing of the "old" king by the "new" king in a no holds barred wrestling match that was fought to the death  
 * the mutilating and slaughter of the king by young women crazed by religious ecstasy and alcohol  
 Theseus, wielding the ancient "king-eater" ax, kills the king   
 King Aigeus leaping to his death   

Which of the following is the diety of love and beauty?    
 Ariadne   
 Moira   
 Medea   
 * Aphrodite   
 Dionysos