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

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.
(a) King Mimnermus of Crete.
(b) King Midas of Crete.
(c) King Minos of Crete.
(d) King Moschus of Crete.

3. Why did Hercules kill his wife and children?
(a) He was evil.
(b) Hera had put him under a spell.
(c) He was tortured into killing them.
(d) He was framed for the killing of his family.

4. Why was Venus jealous of Psyche?
(a) She was young and beautiful.
(b) She was more wealthy.
(c) She was Venus' younger sister.
(d) She was more powerful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When a Trojan prince called Paris was asked to judge a beauty contest between three goddesses, who bribed him with the offer of the most beautiful woman in the world?

2. When a mortal committed a crime, broke an oath, or harmed a guest, they were seen to be ___________.

3. The main gods, or ______________, lived on Mount Olympus.

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

5. The Greeks saw perfection in the ideal beauty of __________, and they used it as a model for their statues of the gods. .

(see the answer key)

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