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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 a great inventor who built the labyrinth for the Minotaur.
(a) Erinna.
(b) Daedalus.
(c) Arion.
(d) Cercidas.

2. Why did the Greeks create their myths, initially?
(a) As a way of understanding the heavens.
(b) As a way of teaching moral lessons.
(c) As a way of understanding the world.
(d) As a way of connecting to the gods.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To punish men, Zeus sent them ___________.

2. How does Medea save herself and Jason from the huge bronze man Talus?

3. When Zeus was born, what did Cronus' wife Rhea do?

4. What happened when Venus gave Psyche a series of impossible tasks?

5. ________________ was the goddess of marriage and women.

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