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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four. The Trojan War, and The Fall of Troy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pyramus and Thisbe agreed to meet by _________.
(a) A pine tree.
(b) A mulberry tree.
(c) An oak tree.
(d) A spruce tree.

2. Theseus saved Athens from the cruelty of _______________, who demanded a tribute of seven maidens and seven young men every nine years to feed to the Minotaur.
(a) King Mimnermus of Crete.
(b) King Midas of Crete.
(c) King Minos of Crete.
(d) King Moschus of Crete.

3. The Greeks finally won the war with __________.
(a) One last bloody battle.
(b) A sacrifice to the gods.
(c) A huge wooden horse.
(d) An expensive bribe.

4. The Roman poet ________ wrote a lot about the myths, but presented them as silly stories that held no inner meaning.
(a) Cercops.
(b) Oppian.
(c) Ovid.
(d) Homer.

5. On Perseus' return, he flew over _____________ where the maiden Andromeda was being sacrificed to a sea-monster to appease the anger of the sea-god and his nymphs.
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Arabia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Siam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The behavior of the Greek gods reflects the Greek attitude towards the beauty and perfection of _______.

3. In one version of the story of the creation of man, the gods created different races of men based on _________.

4. Why was Venus jealous of Psyche?

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

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