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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. The Greeks created their gods in whose image?
(a) Their own.
(b) The Romans' images.
(c) No one's image.
(d) The leaders' images.

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

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

4. These gods were the children of the ____________, who were the children of heaven and earth.
(a) Angels.
(b) Devils.
(c) Titans.
(d) Godfather.

5. Pyramus and Thisbe were neighbors who fell in love, but who would not allow them to marry?
(a) The gods.
(b) Their neighbors.
(c) Their religious leaders.
(d) Their parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Greeks create their myths, initially?

2. Endymion was a shepherd who was loved by the Moon goddess __________.

3. Whose family survived Zeus' anger?

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

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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