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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. Jason was the hero who set out to retrieve the Golden Fleece from whom?
(a) King Titan of Colchis.
(b) King Nguyen of Siam.
(c) King Tut of Egypt.
(d) King Aeetes of Colchis.

2. Agamemnon had sacrificed whom to Artemis in order to set sail for Troy?
(a) His wife.
(b) His niece.
(c) His own daughter.
(d) His neighbor.

3. Theseus became a good and just king of _________ and took part in many more adventures, such as the Calydonian Boar hunt and the fight between Centaurs and Lapiths.
(a) Sparta.
(b) Rome.
(c) Athens.
(d) Delphi.

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

5. What did Medea do to the daughter of the king of Corinth?
(a) She saved her.
(b) She killed her.
(c) She tortured her.
(d) She hid her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the only Trojan prince to escape?

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

3. 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.

4. ______________ was a great inventor who built the labyrinth for the Minotaur.

5. What do these myths show?

(see the answer key)

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