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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Creüsa was raped by what god?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Zeus.

2. What happened to Antigone when she ignored Creon's edict and buried her brother?
(a) She was run through with a sword.
(b) She was send to the underworld to suffer.
(c) She was praised for her love for her brother.
(d) She was punished by being buried alive, hanging herself in the tomb rather than facing death by starvation.

3. Important themes in the myths connected to the House of Thebes include the importance of proper respect for the gods, and the importance of ________,
(a) Human life.
(b) Respect for one's elders.
(c) Proper burial.
(d) Love.

4. The story of Agamemnon shows how terrible acts could cause what?
(a) Problems for an entire city or nation.
(b) Punishment from the gods on the individual performing these terrible acts.
(c) Disease.
(d) A form religious pollution.

5. Why was Dryope transformed into a tree?
(a) She accidentally harmed a nymph by picking flowers from a tree.
(b) She cut a tree down to build a fire.
(c) She loved trees.
(d) She carved her name into a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Agamemnon's wife have an affair?

2. This chapter gives brief summaries of _______________ more myths.

3. Amalthea was a _________ whose milk fed Zeus.

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

5. The Odyssey was in many ways a celebration of what it meant to be ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare one of these stories to a fairly tale or tall tale with which you are familiar.

2. How are some of the stars explained in this section?

3. How did Odysseus' adventures make him a hero?

4. Summarize two stories found in this section. How do they explain the qualities of a hero?

5. What are the Danaids known for doing? Why might they have done this?

6. Who are two members of this family who did not deserve the bad luck they received? Why?

7. Why might Zeus have struck Aesculapius dead?

8. How is Aeneas like both Jason and Odysseus?

9. How is Odysseus set apart from other heroes? What does this say about the Greeks at this time?

10. How is this bad luck tied to the future of the city of Thebes?

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