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

2. The Titan called Cronus fought his father and took his power. Fearing that his children would do the same when they grew up, what did he do to each newborn baby?
(a) He buried it.
(b) He poisoned it.
(c) He suffocated it.
(d) He swallowed it.

3. 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.
(a) King Minos of Crete.
(b) King Midas of Crete.
(c) King Mimnermus of Crete.
(d) King Moschus of Crete.

4. _______________ was the goddess of wisdom, and protector of cities and civilization.
(a) Diana/Minerva.
(b) Artemis/Diana.
(c) Athena/Diana.
(d) Athena/Minerva.

5. Jason was the hero who set out to retrieve the Golden Fleece from whom?
(a) King Titan of Colchis.
(b) King Nguyen of Siam.
(c) King Tut of Egypt.
(d) King Aeetes of Colchis.

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. What happened when King Minos locked this inventor up in his own labyrinth?

3. These gods were the children of the ____________, who were the children of heaven and earth.

4. ____________ was the god of light, archery, music, culture, healing, and prophecy.

5. The myths conveyed developing religious ideas concerning ____________.

(see the answer key)

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