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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two. The Quest of the Golden Fleece, and Four Great Adventures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________________ was the hero who rode the famous winged horse Pegasus, whom Athena helped him to catch.
(a) Barnabe.
(b) Bion of Smyrna
(c) Babrius.
(d) Bellerophon.

2. Hesiod's _______________ is another main source, which asked questions about the origins of things.
(a) Theology.
(b) Theogony.
(c) Meogony.
(d) Monogamy.

3. What turned crimson in honor of Pyramus and Thisbe's great love?
(a) The white apple.
(b) The white mulberry berries.
(c) The white poinsettia leaves.
(d) The white strawberries.

4. ________________ was the goddess of marriage and women.
(a) Poseidon/Neptune.
(b) Hera/Juno.
(c) Hades/Pluto.
(d) Zeus/Jupiter.

5. How did the Greek gods act?
(a) In a very odd manner.
(b) In a very god-like manner.
(c) Very kindly.
(d) In a very human manner.

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ was the king of the gods and ruler of Olympus.

2. The behavior of the Greek gods reflects the Greek attitude towards the beauty and perfection of _______.

3. Homeric hymns, written from the end of the ______________ century BC to the fifth or even fourth century BC, were written to honor various gods.

4. Baucis and Philemon were an old couple who showed good hospitality towards ________________ when they visited them disguised as mortals.

5. What happened when King Minos locked this inventor up in his own labyrinth?

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