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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. Homer, an ancient Greek _________, provided a lot of important insight in his epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
(a) Singer.
(b) Poet.
(c) Novelist.
(d) Musician.

2. In one version of the story of the creation of man, the gods created different races of men based on _________.
(a) Wood.
(b) Music.
(c) Food.
(d) Metals.

3. Why did Oedipus leave home and travel to Thebes?
(a) He was unhappy at home.
(b) He heard a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother.
(c) He had a falling-out with his parents.
(d) He wanted adventure.

4. Persephone was enchanted by Orpheus' music, and Hades agreed to release Eurydice, on what condition?
(a) Orpheus must never touch her.
(b) Orpheus must not look back at her until she was in the land of the living again.
(c) Orpheus must not touch her until she was in the land of the living again.
(d) Orpheus must not ever look upon her.

5. Whose family survived Zeus' anger?
(a) Zeus'.
(b) Aristophanes'.
(c) Prometheus'.
(d) Diogenes'.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Circe's island the men were turned into what?

2. King Laius of Thebes was a descendant of ______________, married to a distant cousin called Jocasta.

3. Who was the only Trojan prince to escape?

4. The gods were furious and sent him to ______________, a section for punishment in the underworld.

5. Theseus was honored by the Athenians as a protector of _____________ and a great king of their city.

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