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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five. The Royal House of Athens.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the earliest kings was _______________, who ruled at the time Demeter brought agriculture to earth.
(a) Philomela.
(b) Erectheus.
(c) Perseus.
(d) Theseus.

2. Odysseus' adventures were told in the _________ poem The Odyssey.
(a) Idyll.
(b) Epic.
(c) Epigram.
(d) Short.

3. The two sisters escaped, but Tereus pursued them. The gods turned them all into what?
(a) Birds.
(b) Insects.
(c) Mammals.
(d) Reptiles.

4. What form did Tereus take?
(a) An ugly praying mantis.
(b) An ugly bear.
(c) An ugly alligator.
(d) An ugly bird with a huge beak.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Odysseus blinded the Cyclops, he angered whom?

2. When Alcyone's husband Ceyx was killed in ______________, the pitying gods sent her a dream to tell her the truth about what had happened to him.

3. These two sisters had __________ nieces.

4. Baucis and Philemon were an old couple who showed good hospitality towards ________________ when they visited them disguised as mortals.

5. It was a moral tale that taught proper behavior toward whom?

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