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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Greek gods act?
(a) In a very odd manner.
(b) In a very god-like manner.
(c) Very kindly.
(d) In a very human manner.

2. ________________ was the hero who rode the famous winged horse Pegasus, whom Athena helped him to catch.
(a) Bellerophon.
(b) Barnabe.
(c) Babrius.
(d) Bion of Smyrna

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

4. What did Medea do to the daughter of the king of Corinth?
(a) She hid her.
(b) She tortured her.
(c) She killed her.
(d) She saved her.

5. Hercules was the son of Zeus and whom?
(a) Athena.
(b) A nymph.
(c) A mortal woman.
(d) Hera.

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

7. Of what did Psyche become the goddess?
(a) The heart.
(b) The soul.
(c) The body.
(d) The mind.

8. In one version of the story of the creation of man, the gods created different races of men based on _________.
(a) Music.
(b) Wood.
(c) Metals.
(d) Food.

9. Theseus was the son of ____________, king of Athens, but he was brought up in a city in southern Greece.
(a) Aristeas.
(b) Aegeus.
(c) Aratus.
(d) Automedon.

10. Otus and Ephialtes were ___________ who wanted to prove that they were the equals of the gods.
(a) Giants.
(b) Dwarves.
(c) Chimaera.
(d) Elves.

11. The myths conveyed developing religious ideas concerning ____________.
(a) The Bible.
(b) God and heaven.
(c) Morality and justice.
(d) Birth and death.

12. Zeus imprisoned the Titans and forced _______ to hold up the sky.
(a) Athena.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Atlas.
(d) Artemisia.

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

14. Another story tells that Zeus was angry with early men and sent what to destroy them?
(a) A great snow storm.
(b) A plague.
(c) A swarm of locusts.
(d) A great flood.

15. Perseus was the son of Zeus and whom?
(a) A mortal woman.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Venus.
(d) Hera.

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ was the king of the gods and ruler of Olympus.

2. The story of the Trojan War was ______________ important and popular myths of the Greeks, and one which every educated Greek and Roman would have been familiar with.

3. Who was Medea?

4. ____________ was the god of light, archery, music, culture, healing, and prophecy.

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

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