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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. These two sisters had __________ nieces.
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

2. When Odysseus blinded the Cyclops, he angered whom?
(a) The monster's cousin, Poseidon.
(b) The monster's brother, Poseidon.
(c) The monster's uncle, Poseidon.
(d) The monster's father, Poseidon.

3. On Circe's island the men were turned into what?
(a) Cows.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Snakes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Venus jealous of Psyche?

2. One of the earliest kings was _______________, who ruled at the time Demeter brought agriculture to earth.

3. Odysseus rescued the men before visiting the dead prophet ________________ in the underworld.

4. Odysseus' journey home to Ithaca took him ______ years, and he faced many fierce monsters and dangerous people along the way.

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

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