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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four. The Trojan War, and The Fall of Troy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To punish men, Zeus sent them ___________.
(a) Women.
(b) Disasters.
(c) Plagues.
(d) Children.

2. The heroes of the Trojan War, also called __________ heroes, were slightly different from the older mythological heroes such as Hercules, Perseus and Theseus.
(a) Trajan.
(b) Corinthian.
(c) Spartan.
(d) Homeric.

3. _________ was the king of the gods and ruler of Olympus.
(a) Zeus/Neptune.
(b) Hera/Juno.
(c) Zeus/Jupiter.
(d) Poseidon/Neptune.

4. Theseus was honored by the Athenians as a protector of _____________ and a great king of their city.
(a) Children.
(b) The sick.
(c) The defenseless.
(d) The poor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Venus gave Psyche a series of impossible tasks?

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. Zeus and the other gods took over when Zeus dethroned ____________ and seized his power.

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

5. Of what did Psyche become the goddess?

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