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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two. Cupid and Psyche, and Eight Brief Tales of Lovers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ was the king of the gods and ruler of Olympus.
(a) Poseidon/Neptune.
(b) Zeus/Jupiter.
(c) Zeus/Neptune.
(d) Hera/Juno.

2. Pygmalion fell in love with the statue of a woman that he had created. Venus took pity on his aching heart and turned the statue into a real, living woman. Pygmalion married her and named her ____________.
(a) Galatea.
(b) Gallus.
(c) Gaetulicus.
(d) Gnaeus.

3. Persephone was enchanted by Orpheus' music, and Hades agreed to release Eurydice, on what condition?
(a) Orpheus must not touch her until she was in the land of the living again.
(b) Orpheus must not ever look upon her.
(c) Orpheus must not look back at her until she was in the land of the living again.
(d) Orpheus must never touch her.

4. In one version of the story of the creation of man, the gods created different races of men based on _________.
(a) Metals.
(b) Wood.
(c) Music.
(d) Food.

5. When Zeus was born, what did Cronus' wife Rhea do?
(a) Fed Cronus a stone wrapped in blankets instead of Zeus.
(b) Fed Zeus to her husband.
(c) Buried Zeus before his father could find him.
(d) Poisoned Cronus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the creation myth of the Greeks peculiar?

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

4. There are _______ different versions of the story of the creation of man.

5. The Greeks saw perfection in the ideal beauty of __________, and they used it as a model for their statues of the gods. .

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