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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Endymion was a shepherd who was loved by the Moon goddess __________.
(a) Serenus.
(b) Selene.
(c) Sabinus.
(d) Severus.

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

5. 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.
(a) One of the most.
(b) At times one of the most.
(c) The most.
(d) Not one of the most.

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

7. Out of this came Night and Death, then Light, followed by Earth (_________) and Heaven (Ouranos, or Uranus).
(a) Parmenides.
(b) Gala.
(c) Ephesus.
(d) Xenophon.

8. ____________ was the god of light, archery, music, culture, healing, and prophecy.
(a) Apollo.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Athena.

9. According to the Greeks, in the beginning there was only __________.
(a) Light.
(b) God.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Darkness.

10. 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.

11. Cupid became Psyche's husband, but she was instructed that she must never _______.
(a) Touch him.
(b) Speak his name.
(c) Kiss him.
(d) Look upon him.

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

13. The Titan called Cronus fought his father and took his power. Fearing that his children would do the same when they grew up, what did he do to each newborn baby?
(a) He swallowed it.
(b) He buried it.
(c) He suffocated it.
(d) He poisoned it.

14. Pyramus and Thisbe were neighbors who fell in love, but who would not allow them to marry?
(a) Their parents.
(b) Their neighbors.
(c) Their religious leaders.
(d) The gods.

15. The abduction of Helen began a _____ year war between Greece and Troy, with many heroes on both sides.
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what did Atalanta challenge all her suitors?

2. ______________ was the god of the sea and brother of Zeus.

3. ______________ was a great inventor who built the labyrinth for the Minotaur.

4. When a mortal committed a crime, broke an oath, or harmed a guest, they were seen to be ___________.

5. 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 ____________.

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