QUIZ
The following questions are designed to be used as
a small quiz on oracles. (Formatted to be printed out)
(Short Answer)
What is the definition of the word oracle?
At the oracluar site at Claros, where was the spring located?
What was significant about the prophet at Didyma?
Is there a similarity between some of the oracular answers
and the ideas of Christianity? What is it?
What are the different types of oracles? Give an explanation of each.
(True/False)
Oracles were not very important in Classical Greek civilization.
TRUE / FALSE
Anyone could have been an oracle.
TRUE / FALSE
Some of the oracular places were springs, caves, and places struck by lightning.
TRUE / FALSE.
Cost of a consultation with an oracle was very expensive.
TRUE / FALSE
Oracles always gave accurate answers and were never ambiguous.
TRUE / FALSE
ANSWERS
1. Oracle means to pray or to speak. This word also reers to a divine pronouncement or response concerning the future or the unknown as well as to the place where such pronouncements were given. Oracle is also used to designate the human through whom such prophetic declarations or oracular sayings are given.
2. The spring was in an underground chamber which contained blue marble.
3. The oracle at Dydima was a woman.
4. Many of the questions and answers showed a similarity to answers given by the Christian faith and many oracles have been written down by Christian authors and used to back up their theology, or beliefs.
5. Lot oracles-supposition that the result either expresses the will of the gods or occasions insight into the course of events by providing a clue to an aspect of interrelated chain of events that constitutes the cosmic harmony. Incubation oracles-revelatory dreams sought in temples after the completion of preliminary ritual requirements. Inspired oracles-a cult functionary who acted as an intermediary of the god and responded to questions with oracular reposes pronounced in the god's name.
6. False
7. False
8. True
9. True
10. False