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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. ____________ was the other brother of Zeus and ruler of the underworld, where mortals went when they died.
(a) Athena/Minerva.
(b) Hera/Juno.
(c) Poseidon/Neptune.
(d) Hades/Pluto.

2. Apollo (also known as Apollo to the Romans) and _________ were the children of Zeus and Leto.
(a) Diana/Venus.
(b) Artemis/Aphrodite.
(c) Aphrodite/Venus.
(d) Artemis/Diana.

3. ______________ was the god of the sea and brother of Zeus.
(a) Poseidon/Neptune.
(b) Hera/Juno.
(c) Hades/Pluto.
(d) Zeus/Jupiter.

4. How did the Greek gods act?
(a) In a very god-like manner.
(b) In a very human manner.
(c) In a very odd manner.
(d) Very kindly.

5. Homer, an ancient Greek _________, provided a lot of important insight in his epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
(a) Musician.
(b) Novelist.
(c) Singer.
(d) Poet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When a mortal committed a crime, broke an oath, or harmed a guest, they were seen to be ___________.

3. The Greeks created their gods in whose image?

4. Another story tells that Zeus was angry with early men and sent what to destroy them?

5. Later Greek writers include ______________, a lyric poet whose poems contained references to mythology, and the tragic playwrights Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.

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