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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. Homeric hymns, written from the end of the ______________ century BC to the fifth or even fourth century BC, were written to honor various gods.
(a) Fourth.
(b) Eighth.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Second.

2. Why was Venus jealous of Psyche?
(a) She was more wealthy.
(b) She was young and beautiful.
(c) She was Venus' younger sister.
(d) She was more powerful.

3. 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.

4. Zeus and the other gods took over when Zeus dethroned ____________ and seized his power.
(a) Callinus.
(b) Crispus.
(c) Cromagden.
(d) Cronus.

5. The Romans believed in the Olympian gods, giving them different ___________.
(a) Names.
(b) Jobs.
(c) Personalities.
(d) Attributes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cupid became Psyche's husband, but she was instructed that she must never _______.

2. When Alcyone's husband Ceyx was killed in ______________, the pitying gods sent her a dream to tell her the truth about what had happened to him.

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

4. Pyramus and Thisbe agreed to meet by _________.

5. Zeus imprisoned the Titans and forced _______ to hold up the sky.

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