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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three. The Great Heroes before the Trojan War - Perseus, Theseus, Hercules and Atalanta.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Atalanta was raised by ____________ and became a great huntress.
(a) A she-bear.
(b) A she-tiger.
(c) A she-fox.
(d) A she-wolf.

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

3. Cupid became Psyche's husband, but she was instructed that she must never _______.
(a) Kiss him.
(b) Touch him.
(c) Look upon him.
(d) Speak his name.

4. Pegasus was used to help kill the fearsome monster called the Chimaera, which had the body and head of a fire-breathing _______, a goat's head in the middle of its back, and a snake for a tail.
(a) Lion.
(b) Horse.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Dragon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what did Psyche become the goddess?

2. When Zeus was born, what did Cronus' wife Rhea do?

3. The Romans believed in the Olympian gods, giving them different ___________.

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

5. ____________ was the goddess of love, who was said to have been born from the foam of the sea.

(see the answer key)

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