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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. 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.
(a) Egypt.
(b) Siam.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Arabia.

2. Zeus and the other gods took over when Zeus dethroned ____________ and seized his power.
(a) Cronus.
(b) Cromagden.
(c) Callinus.
(d) Crispus.

3. What did Medea do to the daughter of the king of Corinth?
(a) She tortured her.
(b) She hid her.
(c) She saved her.
(d) She killed her.

4. The Roman poet ________ wrote a lot about the myths, but presented them as silly stories that held no inner meaning.
(a) Cercops.
(b) Ovid.
(c) Oppian.
(d) Homer.

5. Pegasus was used to help kill the fearsome monster called the Chimaera, which had the body and head of a fire-breathing _______, a goat's head in the middle of its back, and a snake for a tail.
(a) Dragon.
(b) Horse.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Lion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The myths conveyed developing religious ideas concerning ____________.

3. The behavior of the Greek gods reflects the Greek attitude towards the beauty and perfection of _______.

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

5. Persephone was enchanted by Orpheus' music, and Hades agreed to release Eurydice, on what condition?

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