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Greek religious traditions encompassed a large pantheon of gods, complex mythologies, rituals and cult practices. Greece was a polytheistic society, and looked to its gods and mythology to explain natural mysteries as well as current events. Religious festivals and ceremonies were held throughout the year, and animal sacrifice and votive offerings were popular ways to appease and worship the gods. Religious life, rituals and practices were one of the unifying aspects of Greece across regions and poleis (cities, or city-states, such as Athens and Sparta).
Greek gods were immortal beings who possessed human-like qualities and were represented as completely human in visual art. They were moral and immoral, petty and just, and often vain. The gods were invoked to intervene and assist in all matters large, small, private and public.
City-states claimed individual gods and goddesses as their patrons. Temples and sanctuaries to the gods were built in every city. Many cities became cult sites due to their connection with a god or goddess and specific myths. For instance, the city of Delphi was known for its oracle and sanctuary of Apollo, because Apollo was believed to have killed a dragon that inhabited Delphi.
 The history of the Greek pantheon begins with the primordial deities Gaia (Mother Earth) and Uranus (Father Sky), who were the parents of the first of twelve giants known as Titans. Among these Titans were six males and six females. The males were named Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, Crius, Iapetus, and Kronos. The females were named Themis, Mnemosyne, Tethys, Theia, Phoebe, and Rhea.
Kronos eventually overthrew Uranus and ruled during a mythological Golden Age. Over time, he and Rhea had twelve children who would become the Olympian gods. However, Kronos heard a prophecy that his son would overthrow him, as he did to Uranus. In an effort to avert fate, he ordered Rhea to allow him to devour each of the children upon their birth.
Best known among the pantheon are the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses who resided on Mt. Olympus in northern Greece. Zeus, the youngest son of Rhea and Kronos, was hidden from his father, instead of being swallowed. Once he became a man, he challenged his father’s rule, forcing Kronos to regurgitate the rest of his swallowed children. These children were Zeus’s siblings, and together they overthrew Kronos,  making Zeus the father of gods and men.

1)

Kronos devoured his children at birth because:

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he was a titan who hated children

B)

it was a cult practice to please the gods

C)

his son was predicted to overthrow him

D)

he did not have faith in his wife

2)

The twelve Olympian Gods and Goddesses were the children of:

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Gaia and Uranus

B)

Kronos and Rhea

C)

Zeus and Phoebe

D)

Hyperion and Theia

3)

How did Zeus bring back his siblings?

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by making Kronos vomit the swallowed children

B)

by worshipping the sanctuary of Apollo

C)

by reviving them with an elixir

D)

by challenging and slaying Crius

4)

Which of the following statements about Greek Gods is NOT true?

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Some of them were immoral, petty and vain.

B)

Greek Gods were mortals.

C)

They possessed human qualities.

D)

They were invoked to aid in all matters.

5)

Animal sacrifices were made to Gods to:

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A)

pacify and worship them

B)

understand nature’s mysteries

C)

know about future events

D)

enrage and challenge them

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Fishing traps, baskets, cradles, bridges, rainproof hats and umbrellas, mats, musical instruments, water pipes—Indians have always used the bamboo in numerous ways. It is used for house construction, fencing and in the making of bullock carts. Low-cost domestic furniture and a vast range of domestic utility items made of bamboo can be easily seen in any of our bazaars. But we do not easily notice the countless little ways this modest material comes to be used by rural people. One can see it being used in the blacksmith’s bellows, or as bamboo pins in carpentry joints or in the fabrication of toys in village markets. But to the British foresters the multidimensional role that “the forest weed” played in the local Indian environment was of no account, as it did not figure in forest revenues. Bamboo also interfered with the growing of teak, an essential part of their colonial forest policy. It was only in the 1920s that the British realised that by mincing bamboo into millimetre shreds, cooking it in chemicals, pulping and flattening it, they could produce sheets of paper. This would bring the British increased forest revenue and ‘development’ (as defined by them) to the so-called backward regions of India. However, they chose to ignore the consequences this activity would have on the health of the forest. So while bamboo was sold at high prices to basket weavers, it was heavily subsidised for the paper industry. Even after Independence, supplying bamboo at extremely low prices to Indian paper mills became a ‘patriotic’ duty of the government, and bamboo supplies were assured for decades at unchanged prices. The disaster that this would cause to the forests, and to the craftsperson, still remained unforeseen.
Colonialism affected forests all across India and marginalised their inhabitants and the traditional occupations they practised. As late as the 1970s, the World Bank proposed that 4,600 hectares of natural Sal forest should be replaced by tropical pine to provide pulp for the paper industry. It was only after protests by local environmentalists that the project was stopped. Colonialism was therefore not only about repression, it was also a story of displacement, impoverishment and ecological crisis.

6)

The varied uses of bamboo were disregarded by the British till the 1920s because:

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they did not use bamboo products at all

B)

it was used in the backward regions only

C)

the bamboo products were cheaply available

D)

it did not increase the forest revenue

7)

What does the ‘forest weed’ refer to ?

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A)

Pine

B)

Bamboo

C)

Teak

D)

Sal

8)

Which of these is NOT a step in the production of paper ?

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A)

Mincing

B)

Weaving

C)

Flattening

D)

Pulping

9)

What was considered to be a patriotic duty of the government after independence ?

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A)

Supplying bamboo at low prices to paper mills

B)

Replacing Sal forests by tropical pines

C)

Handling the ecological crisis in India

D)

Preventing the displacement of foresters

10)

Bamboo is referred to as ‘modest material’ because:

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the British believed it was worthless

B)

it can be easily shredded and reduced to a pulp

C)

it is available in abundance in India

D)

it is inexpensive and not highly acclaimed