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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. Pomona was a nymph of orchards who was loved by whom?
(a) Vertumnus.
(b) Xenocles.
(c) Hermippus.
(d) Lycophron.

2. ________________ was the son of Apollo and a mortal woman whom Apollo killed for being unfaithful.
(a) Archias.
(b) Antimachus.
(c) Aulus.
(d) Aesculapius.

3. Odysseus' journey home to Ithaca took him ______ years, and he faced many fierce monsters and dangerous people along the way.
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifteen.

4. Midas asked for whatever he touched to turn to what?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Platinum.

5. Pelops married Princess Hippodamia after defeating her father in ____________ to win her hand.
(a) A jousting match.
(b) A chariot race.
(c) Game of chess.
(d) A foot race.

Short Answer Questions

1. The two sisters escaped, but Tereus pursued them. The gods turned them all into what?

2. Oedipus saved the city from _____________, a monster that asked riddles of travelers who passed by.

3. This chapter gives brief summaries of _______________ more myths.

4. The House of Atreus was one of the unluckiest __________ in Greek mythology.

5. Procne became a ______________ that sang mournfully for her dead son whom she now regretted killing.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might someone want a cornucopia?

2. How did visiting the underworld mark Aeneas as a special hero? What does this say about the Greek's view of the afterlife?

3. How does the story of Procne, Philomela, and Tereus explain the origins of species?

4. What is the moral message of this family's stories?

5. How are the lessons learned from these stories relevant today?

6. What are two important lessons taught in the Odyssey?

7. How did Odysseus' adventures make him a hero?

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

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

10. How is Aeneas' story unique?

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