1. ________________ was the son of Apollo and a mortal woman whom Apollo killed for being unfaithful.
(a) Aesculapius.
(b) Antimachus.
(c) Archias.
(d) Aulus.

2. The heroes of the Trojan War, also called __________ heroes, were slightly different from the older mythological heroes such as Hercules, Perseus and Theseus.
(a) Homeric.
(b) Corinthian.
(c) Trajan.
(d) Spartan.

3. This chapter describes a series of myths concerning the earliest kings and queens of Athens before who became king?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Perseus.
(c) Philomela.
(d) Erectheus.

4. Procne was married to Tereus of Thrace, a son of Ares, who fell in love with ______________ and tricked her into a marriage before cutting out her tongue and locking her up.
(a) Philomela.
(b) Erectheus.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Perseus.

5. Pomona was a nymph of orchards who was loved by whom?
(a) Hermippus.
(b) Lycophron.
(c) Vertumnus.
(d) Xenocles.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a Trojan prince called Paris was asked to judge a beauty contest between three goddesses, who bribed him with the offer of the most beautiful woman in the world?

2. According to the Greeks, in the beginning there was only __________.

3. Where were the murdering women punished?

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

5. Orithyia was carried away against her will by whom?

(see the answer key)

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