Mary Renault seems to most admire
A. the Hellenes
B. the Shore People
C. the Cretans
D. None of the above.  She holds all of these peoples in contempt.
E.
Answer: A
Moira
A. means fate or destiny
B. was the name of Aigeus' sword
C. was the witch which bewitched Aigeus
D. is a type of Greek sailing vessel
E. is a coin worth about two dinero
Answer: A
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.
A. Poseidon
B. Herakles
C. Dionysos
D. Aphrodite
E. Apollo
Answer: C
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.)
A. Mycenaens
B. Centaurs
C. Minotaurs
D. Hyperboreans
E. Kerkyons
Answer: D
Which of the following is the God of the Sea, Patron of Horses, and the Earth Shaker?
A. Zeus
B. Poseidon
C. Dionysos
D. Aphrodite
E. Apollo
Answer: B
The legendary Theseus was a man of great physical strength.
A. True
B. False
C.
D.
E.
Answer: A
Mary Renault
A. was educated at Oxford
B. is a novelist
C. is a student of history
D. lived much of her adult life in South Africa
E. all of the above
Answer: E
Which of the following would best be described as "the land of women"?
A. Athens
B. Troizen
C. Eleusis       
D. Phaia
E. Aigeus
Answer: C   
. Phaia (Phaea) was
A. a Queen of Eleusis
B. one of the cranes
C. a pig
D. the original home city of the mother of Theseus
E. Mino's daughter who helped Theseus escape the labyrinth
Answer: C
If one were to hang a "historic" date on the legendary Theseus, the most reasonable
would be
A. 2300 B.C.
B. 1300 B.C.
C. 490 B.C.
D. 338 B.C.
E. 1066 A.D.
Answer: B
The King Horse
A. was the horse that Theseus rode into battle after he became King
B. was sacrificed to Poseidon
C. was turned out to pasture after he passed his prime
D. ruled the island of Naxos
E. none of the above
Answer: B
The Hellenes were indigenous (original native stock) to the Greek peninsula.
A. True
B. False
C.
D.
E.
Answer: B
Mary Renault seems to have the least admiration for
A. courage
B. physical bravery
C. sophistication
D. piety
E. The author is contemptuous of all of the above.
Answer: C   
Within Hellene society women and men held equal status and power.
A. True
B. False
C.
D.
E.
Answer: B
Which of the following was the principal deity of the Shore People?
A. Zeus
B. Poseidon
C. Mother Dia
D. Plutarch
E. Kerkyon
Answer: C
The term from the study guide that means pure in thought and act; innocent of
premarital or extramarital sexual indulgence is
A. maenad
B. frieze
C. lyre
D. tutelary
E. none of the above
Answer: E
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
A. Hyperborean
B. citadel
C. tutelary
D. diadem
E. labyrinth
Answer: B
The harp used by the ancient Greeks to accompany song and recitation was the
A. frieze
B. diadem
C. lyre
D. tutelary
E. Attic
Answer: C
The mythological monster half-bull and half-man, who periodically devoured
seven youths and seven maidens until slain by Theseus was the
A. Centaur
B. Kerkyon
C. Minotaur
D. Medea
E. Mycenaean
Answer: C
The theme "the king must die" was carried out in Athens by
A. slaughtering the King Horse
B. the killing of the "old" king by the "new" king in a no holds barred wrestling match
that was fought to the death
C. the mutilating and slaughter of the king by young women crazed by religious ecstasy
and alcohol
D. Theseus, wielding the ancient "king-eater" ax, kills the king
E. King Aigeus leaping to his death
Answer: E
The theme "the king must die" was carried out in Crete by
A. slaughtering the King Horse
B. the killing of the "old" king by the "new" king in a no holds barred wrestling match
that was fought to the death
C. the mutilating and slaughter of the king by young women crazed by religious ecstasy
and alcohol
D. Theseus, wielding the ancient "king-eater" ax, kills the king
E. King Aigeus leaping to his death
Answer: D
The theme "the king must die" was carried out in Eleusis by
A. slaughtering the King Horse
B. the killing of the "old" king by the "new" king in a no holds barred wrestling match
that was fought to the death
C. the mutilating and slaughter of the king by young women crazed by religious ecstasy
and alcohol
D. Theseus, wielding the ancient "king-eater" ax, kills the king
E. King Aigeus leaping to his death
Answer: B
The theme "the king must die" was carried out in Troizen by
A. slaughtering the King Horse
B. the killing of the "old" king by the "new" king in a no holds barred wrestling match
that was fought to the death
C. the mutilating and slaughter of the king by young women crazed by religious ecstasy
and alcohol
D. Theseus, wielding the ancient "king-eater" ax, kills the king
E. King Aigeus leaping to his death
Answer: A
The theme "the king must die" was carried out in Naxos by
A. slaughtering the King Horse
B. the killing of the "old" king by the "new" king in a no holds barred wrestling match
that was fought to the death
C. the mutilating and slaughter of the king by young women crazed by religious ecstasy
and alcohol
D. Theseus, wielding the ancient "king-eater" ax, kills the king
E. King Aigeus leaping to his death
Answer: C
Which of the following is the diety of love and beauty?
A. Ariadne
B. Moira
C. Medea
D. Aphrodite
E. Dionysos
Answer: D