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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three. The Great Heroes before the Trojan War - Perseus, Theseus, Hercules and Atalanta.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To punish men, Zeus sent them ___________.
(a) Plagues.
(b) Women.
(c) Disasters.
(d) Children.

2. Pegasus was used to help kill the fearsome monster called the Chimaera, which had the body and head of a fire-breathing _______, a goat's head in the middle of its back, and a snake for a tail.
(a) Horse.
(b) Dragon.
(c) Lion.
(d) Tiger.

3. Hercules undertook ______________ seemingly impossible tasks for King Eurystheus of Mycenae in order to punish and purify himself for the murder of his family.
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Five.
(d) Twelve.

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

5. Why did Hercules kill his wife and children?
(a) He was tortured into killing them.
(b) He was evil.
(c) Hera had put him under a spell.
(d) He was framed for the killing of his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a mortal committed a crime, broke an oath, or harmed a guest, they were seen to be ___________.

2. In one version of the story of the creation of man, the gods created different races of men based on _________.

3. Pyramus and Thisbe agreed to meet by _________.

4. The Romans believed in the Olympian gods, giving them different ___________.

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

(see the answer key)

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