Review Questions over the Roman Gods.

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1. Greek gods are more anthropomorphic than Roman gods. True or False?
2. Roman gods are less associated with cult than Greek gods. True or False?
3. Romans had more stories about their gods than did the Greeks. True or False?
4. What did Dumezil believe about Roman mythology?

5. ____________ are kindly spirits that protect the Roman household.

6. Which of the following peoples did not contribute a lot to Roman religion?

7. Which of the following is not a member of the Capitoline Triad?

8 Mars the god of War is also thought to be assoicated with :

9. The god who repelled invading Sabines with jets of boiling water was

10. The _________represented the creative power of a human being.

11. ________were associated with the the dead, as we can see on Roman gravestones.

12. The god who was identified with deified Romulus was:

13. The pontifices were priests probably once associated with the building of:

14. ____________ was identified with deified Aeneas.

15. __________ was invited by the Romans to leave the Etruscans after the defeat of Veii in 396 B.C.

16. The guardians of the cupboard and storeroom were the 

17. The title  'Ponifex Maximus' is still used by the 

18. Tellus Mater was a goddess

19. The Sibyl was once loved by 

20. Spirits who could do great harm who were the object of a rite performed by the head of the household were called the:


21. The water-spirits called the Camenae were identified with which  Greek goddesses?

22. The most important temple of Rome, dedicated to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, was on what  hill in Rome?

23. There were a large number of very minor Roman gods so that a very  wide variety of objects and activities had their own god.

24. Julius Caesar traced the lineage of his family back to 
25. According to Dumezil, the myth of the war between the Sabines and the men of Romulus is really a myth about:

 
 Some Fill in the blank Questions. These may be a bit harder..........

1. The chief Roman god was: 
2. The Roman queen of the gods was:
3. The Roman god of the hearth was:
Venus corresponds to what Greek god?
4. The Roman main, female goddess of grain, often identified with Demeter was:
5. Diana is identified with what Greek god?
6. The Roman god whose ceremonial door near the Forum was closed in time of peace and opened in time of war was
7. ________ is a son of Vulcan that Hercules killed.
8. Juno corresponds to what Greek god?
9. Athena is identified with what Roman god?
10. The Roman god of profit, trade as well as messengers was?
11. The Roman god who whom were dedicated virgins who tended a sacred fire was?
12. The main Roman god of the Sea was:
13. Hephaestus is identified with what Roman god?
14. Of the twelve main Roman gods, which is a Greek god whose name remains unchanged?
15. The Roman god of crossroads and bridges, who also is a god of beginnings, was called:
16. What god gives his name to a title Roman orators often address the Roman people by, perhaps because his god may have been patrons of the people assembled for battle?
17. When Numa manipulates Jupiter into accepting an inferior type of sacrifice, he is acting like ________ did in an earlier Greek myth.
18. What Roman home gods are the gods of the cupboard, where food is stored?
19. What Roman god gives his name to the study of volcanoes as well as to a process by which rubber is made more useful?
20. The Roman gods of livestock and cattle were the:
21. The god who was identified with the Greek Cronos and whose festival in December was a time of gift-giving and merriment was
22. The Roman God identified with Dionysos was:
23. In the Satyricon of Petronius, a central character seems to be pursued by the wrath of _____________, like Odysseus is pursued by the wrath of Poseidon. 
24. The Roman god identifed with Demeter was:
25. What Greek god was Silvanus and Faunus identifed with?
26. What god did Augustus Caesar choose as his special patron, perhaps because he embodies qualities of rationality and order? 
27. _______were the books often consulted by the Romans in times of calamity or when ominous events took place. 
28. Dis Pater was the equivalent of what Greek god?
29. Mercury and ____________ were patrons of traders in Rome. 
30. The priest of __________ was  a fugitive slave, who had the title of "King of the Grove" and won his office by killing the former priest in a duel  after getting hold of a sacred branch. 
31. The __________, in a ritual connected to Faunus, ran naked, smeared with blood, around Rome hitting women with leather straps. 
32. _________ was the goddess associated with the great drainage sewer of Rome. 
33. Statues of ____________ was often set up to protect Roman gardens. 

34.According to Dumezil, what three gods composed the early, central triad of gods at Rome?

35. According to Dumezil, which of these three gods represented the class of priests and kings?
36. According to Dumezil, which of these three gods represented the class of warriors?
37. According to Dumezil, which of these three gods represented the class of producers (farmers, agriculturalists, also artisans) ?
38. According to Dumezil, Romans prefer to cast their myth as history. Thus, whereas in Greek myth Prometheus manipulated  Zeus into accepting an inferior sacrifice, in Roman myth the human ______ did something very similar with Jupiter.

 

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