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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hercules undertook ______________ seemingly impossible tasks for King Eurystheus of Mycenae in order to punish and purify himself for the murder of his family.
(a) Five.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

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

3. The behavior of the Greek gods reflects the Greek attitude towards the beauty and perfection of _______.
(a) Nature.
(b) Animals.
(c) Man.
(d) God.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Zeus was born, what did Cronus' wife Rhea do?

2. Endymion was a shepherd who was loved by the Moon goddess __________.

3. Persephone was enchanted by Orpheus' music, and Hades agreed to release Eurydice, on what condition?

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

5. The Roman poet ________ wrote a lot about the myths, but presented them as silly stories that held no inner meaning.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the appearance and behavior of the Greek gods. What does this reflect, regarding the attitude towards mankind?

2. Describe Demeter and Dionysus. How were Demeter and Dionysus unique?

3. How does the story of the Trojan War support the fact that many heroes have the same fatal flaw?

4. How were Homeric heroes different from earlier Greek heroes? What does this say about the Greeks at the time?

5. Choose one of the love stories in this section. Summarize this story. How does it reflect someone's jealousy?

6. Overall, what were the initial roles of the Greek and Roman gods? How might this have been beneficial for mankind?

7. How did Zeus become the king of the gods?

8. Choose another love story from this section. How does this story show control or the lack of control?

9. How was Theseus honored by the Athenians? Why was he honored in this way?

10. What led to the Trojan War? Was this war necessary? Why or why not?

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