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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. What happened when King Minos locked this inventor up in his own labyrinth?
(a) Using an invisibility cloak, he snuck himself and his son out of the labyrinth.
(b) The inventor poisoned the guards, so he and his son escaped.
(c) The inventor constructed wings for him and his son Icarus to fly away.
(d) The inventor and his son jumped out of the window, with parachutes attached to their backs.

2. The inventor warned his son ______________.
(a) To not go too far away from him.
(b) To not fly too close to the sun.
(c) To not become too sure of his safety.
(d) To not run too fast.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Venus jealous of Psyche?

3. ____________ was the other brother of Zeus and ruler of the underworld, where mortals went when they died.

4. Why were the gods worshiped?

5. On Perseus' return, he flew over _____________ where the maiden Andromeda was being sacrificed to a sea-monster to appease the anger of the sea-god and his nymphs.

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