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. Apollo (also known as Apollo to the Romans) and _________ were the children of Zeus and Leto.
(a) Artemis/Diana.
(b) Diana/Venus.
(c) Artemis/Aphrodite.
(d) Aphrodite/Venus.

2. What did Medea do to the daughter of the king of Corinth?
(a) She hid her.
(b) She tortured her.
(c) She saved her.
(d) She killed her.

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

4. ______________ was the god of the sea and brother of Zeus.
(a) Hera/Juno.
(b) Zeus/Jupiter.
(c) Poseidon/Neptune.
(d) Hades/Pluto.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. Theseus was honored by the Athenians as a protector of _____________ and a great king of their city.

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

4. Whose family survived Zeus' anger?

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

(see the answer key)

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