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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One. How the World and Mankind Were Created, and The Earliest Heroes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a mortal committed a crime, broke an oath, or harmed a guest, they were seen to be ___________.
(a) Displeasing and dishonoring the gods.
(b) Barbaric.
(c) God-like.
(d) Powerful.

2. The Greeks saw perfection in the ideal beauty of __________, and they used it as a model for their statues of the gods. .
(a) Man.
(b) Nature.
(c) Animals.
(d) Youth.

3. Why were the gods worshiped?
(a) Because they were very convincing.
(b) Because they were loving.
(c) Because of their wisdom.
(d) Because of their power.

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

5. Whose family survived Zeus' anger?
(a) Prometheus'.
(b) Zeus'.
(c) Aristophanes'.
(d) Diogenes'.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hesiod's _______________ is another main source, which asked questions about the origins of things.

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

3. _______________ was the goddess of wisdom, and protector of cities and civilization.

4. The Greeks created their gods in whose image?

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

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