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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. The story of Agamemnon shows how terrible acts could cause what?
(a) Disease.
(b) Problems for an entire city or nation.
(c) A form religious pollution.
(d) Punishment from the gods on the individual performing these terrible acts.

2. Cadmus founded the city of ___________ by killing a dragon and sowing its teeth.
(a) Thebeius.
(b) Thebes.
(c) Athens.
(d) Sparta.

3. Pelops' sons Atreus and Thyestes quarreled over Thyestes' affair with whom?
(a) Atreus' wife.
(b) Their mother.
(c) Princess Hippodamia.
(d) Hera.

4. Proper _____________ was also considered very important in order to appease the spirits of the dead.
(a) Prayer.
(b) Mourning.
(c) Memorial services.
(d) Dress.

5. After encountering some of the same dangers that Odysseus and Jason faced on their adventures, a storm washed Aeneas and his fellow travelers up near Carthage on the north coast of _________.
(a) South America.
(b) North America.
(c) Africa.
(d) Asia.

Short Answer Questions

1. This son was worshiped afterward by the Greeks and the Romans as what?

2. On Circe's island the men were turned into what?

3. When Aeneas and his group arrived in Italy, they were greeted warmly by __________, the local king.

4. Erysichthon was punished for cutting down a tree that was sacred to what goddess?

5. 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.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Danaids known for doing? Why might they have done this?

2. What story explains the creation of spiders? How does this explain the creation of spiders?

3. How did the bad luck of the House of Atreus begin? Why did it continue?

4. Of these two families, which deserved their bad luck the least? Why?

5. Summarize two stories found in this section. How do they explain the qualities of a hero?

6. How are some of the stars explained in this section?

7. How is Aeneas like both Jason and Odysseus?

8. How is Aeneas tied to the great Roman Republic?

9. Why is the Odyssey considered an epic poem? Why was it so important to the Greeks?

10. Compare one of these stories to a fairly tale or tall tale with which you are familiar.

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