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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. Homeric hymns, written from the end of the ______________ century BC to the fifth or even fourth century BC, were written to honor various gods.
(a) Second.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Eighth.

2. Homer, an ancient Greek _________, provided a lot of important insight in his epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
(a) Singer.
(b) Poet.
(c) Novelist.
(d) Musician.

3. The story of the Trojan War was ______________ important and popular myths of the Greeks, and one which every educated Greek and Roman would have been familiar with.
(a) At times one of the most.
(b) One of the most.
(c) Not one of the most.
(d) The most.

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

5. In one version of the story of the creation of man, the gods created different races of men based on _________.
(a) Music.
(b) Metals.
(c) Wood.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. ________________ was the goddess of marriage and women.

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

5. Another story tells that Zeus was angry with early men and sent what to destroy them?

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