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

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

3. Phaёthon was the son of the Sun-god ____________.
(a) Helios.
(b) Hermesianax.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Agathon.

4. How did the Greek gods act?
(a) In a very human manner.
(b) Very kindly.
(c) In a very odd manner.
(d) In a very god-like manner.

5. Out of this came Night and Death, then Light, followed by Earth (_________) and Heaven (Ouranos, or Uranus).
(a) Ephesus.
(b) Parmenides.
(c) Xenophon.
(d) Gala.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Apollo (also known as Apollo to the Romans) and _________ were the children of Zeus and Leto.

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

5. To punish men, Zeus sent them ___________.

(see the answer key)

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