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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. Pyramus and Thisbe were neighbors who fell in love, but who would not allow them to marry?
(a) The gods.
(b) Their religious leaders.
(c) Their neighbors.
(d) Their parents.

2. How is the creation myth of the Greeks peculiar?
(a) The gods had different personalities.
(b) The gods were not kind to mankind.
(c) The gods are more powerful than man.
(d) The gods did not create the universe or the world.

3. ____________ was the god of light, archery, music, culture, healing, and prophecy.
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Athena.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Apollo.

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

5. The Greeks saw perfection in the ideal beauty of __________, and they used it as a model for their statues of the gods. .
(a) Youth.
(b) Animals.
(c) Nature.
(d) Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. The abduction of Helen began a _____ year war between Greece and Troy, with many heroes on both sides.

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?

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

4. To whom was Helen married?

5. There are _______ different versions of the story of the creation of man.

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