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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. Why did the Greeks create their myths, initially?
(a) As a way of teaching moral lessons.
(b) As a way of understanding the world.
(c) As a way of understanding the heavens.
(d) As a way of connecting to the gods.

2. Pyramus and Thisbe agreed to meet by _________.
(a) A mulberry tree.
(b) A pine tree.
(c) An oak tree.
(d) A spruce tree.

3. Theseus was the son of ____________, king of Athens, but he was brought up in a city in southern Greece.
(a) Aegeus.
(b) Aristeas.
(c) Automedon.
(d) Aratus.

4. Otus and Ephialtes were ___________ who wanted to prove that they were the equals of the gods.
(a) Giants.
(b) Chimaera.
(c) Elves.
(d) Dwarves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. ______________ was a great inventor who built the labyrinth for the Minotaur.

2. Theseus became a good and just king of _________ and took part in many more adventures, such as the Calydonian Boar hunt and the fight between Centaurs and Lapiths.

3. _______________ was the goddess of wisdom, and protector of cities and civilization.

4. ________________ was the goddess of marriage and women.

5. To what did Atalanta challenge all her suitors?

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