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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three. The Great Heroes before the Trojan War - Perseus, Theseus, Hercules and Atalanta.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Theseus was honored by the Athenians as a protector of _____________ and a great king of their city.
(a) The poor.
(b) Children.
(c) The defenseless.
(d) The sick.

2. Zeus and the other gods took over when Zeus dethroned ____________ and seized his power.
(a) Crispus.
(b) Cromagden.
(c) Cronus.
(d) Callinus.

3. Apollo (also known as Apollo to the Romans) and _________ were the children of Zeus and Leto.
(a) Artemis/Diana.
(b) Diana/Venus.
(c) Aphrodite/Venus.
(d) Artemis/Aphrodite.

4. Hercules undertook ______________ seemingly impossible tasks for King Eurystheus of Mycenae in order to punish and purify himself for the murder of his family.
(a) Twelve.
(b) Five.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.

5. These gods were the children of the ____________, who were the children of heaven and earth.
(a) Devils.
(b) Titans.
(c) Godfather.
(d) Angels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Medea do to the daughter of the king of Corinth?

2. ________________ was the goddess of marriage and women.

3. Hesiod's _______________ is another main source, which asked questions about the origins of things.

4. There are _______ different versions of the story of the creation of man.

5. Pegasus was used to help kill the fearsome monster called the Chimaera, which had the body and head of a fire-breathing _______, a goat's head in the middle of its back, and a snake for a tail.

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