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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Seven. The Mythology of the Norsemen - The Stories of Signy and of Sigurd, and The Norse Gods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Procne was married to Tereus of Thrace, a son of Ares, who fell in love with ______________ and tricked her into a marriage before cutting out her tongue and locking her up.
(a) Perseus.
(b) Erectheus.
(c) Philomela.
(d) Theseus.

2. When Odysseus blinded the Cyclops, he angered whom?
(a) The monster's cousin, Poseidon.
(b) The monster's uncle, Poseidon.
(c) The monster's father, Poseidon.
(d) The monster's brother, Poseidon.

3. Later, Midas was given ___________ by Apollo for siding with Pan instead of Apollo in a music contest.
(a) Asses' ears.
(b) Elephant ears.
(c) A pig's snout.
(d) A pig's tail.

4. Pygmalion fell in love with the statue of a woman that he had created. Venus took pity on his aching heart and turned the statue into a real, living woman. Pygmalion married her and named her ____________.
(a) Gaetulicus.
(b) Galatea.
(c) Gnaeus.
(d) Gallus.

5. Aurora, goddess of ___________, loved a mortal named Tithonus.
(a) Dusk.
(b) The night.
(c) The dawn.
(d) The evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. The society Aeneas founded would one day flourish into ___________.

2. In Norse mythology, Odin was the ______________ and king of the gods.

3. Why did the Greeks create their myths, initially?

4. This king had been told in a prophecy that his daughter Lavinia was destined to marry __________, and he believed this referred to Aeneas.

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

(see the answer key)

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