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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. When Zeus was born, what did Cronus' wife Rhea do?
(a) Buried Zeus before his father could find him.
(b) Fed Cronus a stone wrapped in blankets instead of Zeus.
(c) Fed Zeus to her husband.
(d) Poisoned Cronus.

2. Another story tells that Zeus was angry with early men and sent what to destroy them?
(a) A swarm of locusts.
(b) A great snow storm.
(c) A great flood.
(d) A plague.

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

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

5. Of what did Psyche become the goddess?
(a) The heart.
(b) The mind.
(c) The soul.
(d) The body.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. What turned crimson in honor of Pyramus and Thisbe's great love?

3. In one version of the story of the creation of man, the gods created different races of men based on _________.

4. Theseus saved Athens from the cruelty of _______________, who demanded a tribute of seven maidens and seven young men every nine years to feed to the Minotaur.

5. The myths conveyed developing religious ideas concerning ____________.

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