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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six. The Less Important Myths - Midas and Others.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Midas was a king rewarded by ______________ with any gift he chose.
(a) Apollo.
(b) Dionysius.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Bacchus.

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

3. The Romans believed in the Olympian gods, giving them different ___________.
(a) Personalities.
(b) Names.
(c) Jobs.
(d) Attributes.

4. Homeric hymns, written from the end of the ______________ century BC to the fifth or even fourth century BC, were written to honor various gods.
(a) Fourth.
(b) Second.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Eighth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Zeus and the other gods took over when Zeus dethroned ____________ and seized his power.

2. What happened to Antigone when she ignored Creon's edict and buried her brother?

3. Pyramus and Thisbe were neighbors who fell in love, but who would not allow them to marry?

4. The myths conveyed developing religious ideas concerning ____________.

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

(see the answer key)

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