1. Which celestial object was strongly associated with Artemis, sometimes even depicted upon her forehead?
A)
Sirius
B)
The Sun
C)
The Moon
D)
Comet Hale-Bopp
2. The hunter Actaeon was transformed into a stag by Artemis and torn apart by hounds for committing what act?
A)
Seeing her while she swam nude
B)
Bragging about sleeping with her
C)
Being a son of Niobe
D)
Killing one of her nymphs
3. One tale of Artemis's birth states that she was born on ______ and then helped her mother give birth to her twin the next day in a different location.
A)
Capua
B)
Ephesus
C)
Ortygia
D)
Delos
4. The sacrifice of Iphigenia was punishment for ______, who killed a sacred animal of Artemis.
A)
Achilles
B)
Agamemnon
C)
Calchis
D)
Orion
5. You’re halfway there, so here’s an easy one to encourage you onward: Name the twin of Artemis!
A)
Ares
B)
Selene
C)
Cybele
D)
Apollo
6. True or false: Maera eventually became the Plough following her seduction by Zeus?
A)
True
B)
False, it was Callisto
7. This adventurer, abandoned in infancy, was sent a female bear to suckle by Artemis. Later, this same person drew blood from the Calydonian Boar, created by the goddess to punish King Oeneus.
A)
Peleus
B)
Atalanta
C)
Meleager
D)
Nestor
8. True or false: Artemis achieved the greatest prominence in Asia Minor, not the Greek city-states?
A)
True
B)
False
9. Although there is no consensus as to how and why Orion was killed, there is a general agreement that Artemis was responsible for his death. In one version, when Orion is immortalized among the stars his killer was placed opposite him in the sky. Who, or what, was it?
A)
His dog
B)
A centaur
C)
A scorpion
D)
Gas
10. Final question! In which festival of Artemis did "Arkteia" carrying twigs and torches during a parade while wearing crowns of leaves?
A)
Brauronia
B)
Charisteria
C)
Thargelia
D)
Elaphebolia