The Portrayal of Women (Leaving Cert Classical Studies): Quizzes
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What three key virtues did Penelope embody according to Greek society's expectations of wives?
What three key virtues did Penelope embody according to Greek society's expectations of wives?
Loyalty, chastity, and intelligence
How did Penelope delay choosing a new husband whilst waiting for Odysseus to return?
How did Penelope delay choosing a new husband whilst waiting for Odysseus to return?
Weaving by day, unravelling by night
What did Athena represent in the Odyssey?
What did Athena represent in the Odyssey?
Wisdom and strategic thinking
What do Calypso and Circe embody according to the Odyssey?
What do Calypso and Circe embody according to the Odyssey?
Male anxieties about female sexuality
What did the contrast between Eurycleia and the disloyal maids illustrate?
What did the contrast between Eurycleia and the disloyal maids illustrate?
Harsh moral standards applied to women
What happened to Dido when she fell in love with Aeneas?
What happened to Dido when she fell in love with Aeneas?
She abandoned her duties as ruler
What does Dido's story serve as a cautionary tale about?
What does Dido's story serve as a cautionary tale about?
Dangers of female political power
What does Lavinia represent in the Aeneid?
What does Lavinia represent in the Aeneid?
Women as instruments of political alliance
How is Juno portrayed compared to Venus in the Aeneid?
How is Juno portrayed compared to Venus in the Aeneid?
Irrational and destructive when opposed
What do the Trojan women who attempt to burn the ships represent?
What do the Trojan women who attempt to burn the ships represent?
Women as emotional and disruptive
Whose role in the Aeneid reflects Roman marriage practices using women to cement alliances?
Whose role in the Aeneid reflects Roman marriage practices using women to cement alliances?
Lavinia's
When was female power portrayed as acceptable according to the epics?
When was female power portrayed as acceptable according to the epics?
When it served male goals
How did Penelope challenge traditional gender expectations?
How did Penelope challenge traditional gender expectations?
By testing Odysseus with their bed