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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. ____________ was the goddess of love, who was said to have been born from the foam of the sea.
(a) Artemis/Diana.
(b) Athena/Minerva.
(c) Hera/Juno.
(d) Aphrodite/Venus.

2. The Greeks created their gods in whose image?
(a) No one's image.
(b) Their own.
(c) The Romans' images.
(d) The leaders' images.

3. Pyramus and Thisbe agreed to meet by _________.
(a) A spruce tree.
(b) A mulberry tree.
(c) A pine tree.
(d) An oak tree.

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

5. The Romans believed in the Olympian gods, giving them different ___________.
(a) Jobs.
(b) Attributes.
(c) Names.
(d) Personalities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Endymion was a shepherd who was loved by the Moon goddess __________.

2. 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.

3. What did Medea do to the daughter of the king of Corinth?

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

5. The Roman poet ________ wrote a lot about the myths, but presented them as silly stories that held no inner meaning.

(see the answer key)

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