ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a PhD. Score one point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, two points on the Graduate Level and three points on the PhD Level.

SUBJECT: CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY

(e.g., A race of single-eyed giants. Answer: Cyclops.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. All that this king touched turned to gold. 2. He flew too near the sun. 3. These female monsters had snakes for hair and turned mortals to stone.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. This monster, half-man and halfbeast, was kept in the Labyrinth in Crete. 5. He fell in love with his image reflected in a pool. 6. He eloped with Helen.

PHD LEVEL

7. Three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades. 8. This Roman god of passages is represented with two opposite faces. 9. He was condemned to repeatedly roll a huge stone up a hill.

ANSWERS FOR TUES, NOV 14:

1. Soprano. 2. Tenor. 3. Bass. 4. Contralto (alto). 5. Baritone. 6. Mezzo-soprano. 7. Falsetto. 8. Countertenor. 9. Castrato.

SCORING:

18 points – congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points – honours graduate; 10 to 14 points – you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points – you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points – enrol in remedial courses immediately; 0 points – who reads the questions to you?