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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two. Cupid and Psyche, and Eight Brief Tales of Lovers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Romans believed in the Olympian gods, giving them different ___________.
(a) Personalities.
(b) Jobs.
(c) Names.
(d) Attributes.

2. When a mortal committed a crime, broke an oath, or harmed a guest, they were seen to be ___________.
(a) God-like.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Barbaric.
(d) Displeasing and dishonoring the gods.

3. Endymion was a shepherd who was loved by the Moon goddess __________.
(a) Serenus.
(b) Severus.
(c) Sabinus.
(d) Selene.

4. Why did the Greeks create their myths, initially?
(a) As a way of connecting to the gods.
(b) As a way of teaching moral lessons.
(c) As a way of understanding the world.
(d) As a way of understanding the heavens.

5. When Zeus was born, what did Cronus' wife Rhea do?
(a) Fed Zeus to her husband.
(b) Buried Zeus before his father could find him.
(c) Fed Cronus a stone wrapped in blankets instead of Zeus.
(d) Poisoned Cronus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pyramus and Thisbe were neighbors who fell in love, but who would not allow them to marry?

2. These gods were the children of the ____________, who were the children of heaven and earth.

3. ______________ was the god of the sea and brother of Zeus.

4. Out of this came Night and Death, then Light, followed by Earth (_________) and Heaven (Ouranos, or Uranus).

5. _______________ was the goddess of wisdom, and protector of cities and civilization.

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