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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six. The Less Important Myths - Midas and Others.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. _______________ was the goddess of wisdom, and protector of cities and civilization.
(a) Athena/Diana.
(b) Diana/Minerva.
(c) Athena/Minerva.
(d) Artemis/Diana.

3. Zeus imprisoned the Titans and forced _______ to hold up the sky.
(a) Artemisia.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Athena.
(d) Atlas.

4. Theseus saved Athens from the cruelty of _______________, who demanded a tribute of seven maidens and seven young men every nine years to feed to the Minotaur.
(a) King Midas of Crete.
(b) King Minos of Crete.
(c) King Mimnermus of Crete.
(d) King Moschus of Crete.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Romans believed in the Olympian gods, giving them different ___________.

2. Aeneas stayed with her for a time, but eventually ___________ sent a message telling him to remember his great destiny and to sail for Italy.

3. What did Jocasta and Oedipus do when they realized they were mother and son?

4. This story is very different from the other myths in the book for ____________ reasons.

5. What happened to Antigone when she ignored Creon's edict and buried her brother?

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