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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five. The House of Atreus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Moschus of Crete.
(c) King Minos of Crete.
(d) King Midas of Crete.

2. There are _______ different versions of the story of the creation of man.
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

3. On Circe's island the men were turned into what?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Cows.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Chickens.

4. The Odyssey was in many ways a celebration of what it meant to be ___________.
(a) Powerful, Greek.
(b) Wealthy, Greek.
(c) Civilized, Greek.
(d) Intelligent, Greek.

5. After killing some of the Sun-god's ______________, all of Odysseus' men were punished by drowning in a storm.
(a) Chickens.
(b) Horses.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Pigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Romans believed in the Olympian gods, giving them different ___________.

2. Hercules undertook ______________ seemingly impossible tasks for King Eurystheus of Mycenae in order to punish and purify himself for the murder of his family.

3. Jason was the hero who set out to retrieve the Golden Fleece from whom?

4. Zeus and the other gods took over when Zeus dethroned ____________ and seized his power.

5. The gods were furious and sent him to ______________, a section for punishment in the underworld.

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