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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. According to the Greeks, in the beginning there was only __________.
(a) Darkness.
(b) God.
(c) Light.
(d) Chaos.

2. These gods were the children of the ____________, who were the children of heaven and earth.
(a) Titans.
(b) Angels.
(c) Devils.
(d) Godfather.

3. ____________ was the god of light, archery, music, culture, healing, and prophecy.
(a) Artemis.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Athena.

4. Who was Medea?
(a) Nguyen's sister.
(b) Tut's neice.
(c) Titan's wife.
(d) Aeetes' daughter.

5. Otus and Ephialtes were ___________ who wanted to prove that they were the equals of the gods.
(a) Giants.
(b) Dwarves.
(c) Elves.
(d) Chimaera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Endymion was a shepherd who was loved by the Moon goddess __________.

2. The Roman poet ________ wrote a lot about the myths, but presented them as silly stories that held no inner meaning.

3. Out of this came Night and Death, then Light, followed by Earth (_________) and Heaven (Ouranos, or Uranus).

4. Pygmalion fell in love with the statue of a woman that he had created. Venus took pity on his aching heart and turned the statue into a real, living woman. Pygmalion married her and named her ____________.

5. Zeus and the other gods took over when Zeus dethroned ____________ and seized his power.

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