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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. There are _______ different versions of the story of the creation of man.
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

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

3. Endymion was a shepherd who was loved by the Moon goddess __________.
(a) Sabinus.
(b) Selene.
(c) Serenus.
(d) Severus.

4. Out of this came Night and Death, then Light, followed by Earth (_________) and Heaven (Ouranos, or Uranus).
(a) Xenophon.
(b) Parmenides.
(c) Ephesus.
(d) Gala.

5. _______________ was the goddess of wisdom, and protector of cities and civilization.
(a) Diana/Minerva.
(b) Athena/Minerva.
(c) Artemis/Diana.
(d) Athena/Diana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Theseus was the son of ____________, king of Athens, but he was brought up in a city in southern Greece.

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

3. To what did Atalanta challenge all her suitors?

4. To punish men, Zeus sent them ___________.

5. Baucis and Philemon were an old couple who showed good hospitality towards ________________ when they visited them disguised as mortals.

(see the answer key)

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