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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five. The House of Atreus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After encountering some of the same dangers that Odysseus and Jason faced on their adventures, a storm washed Aeneas and his fellow travelers up near Carthage on the north coast of _________.
(a) North America.
(b) South America.
(c) Africa.
(d) Asia.

2. Of what did Psyche become the goddess?
(a) The body.
(b) The heart.
(c) The mind.
(d) The soul.

3. This story is very different from the other myths in the book for ____________ reasons.
(a) Several.
(b) Two.
(c) Very few.
(d) Three.

4. 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) Fourth.
(b) Second.
(c) Eighth.
(d) Sixth.

5. Cupid became Psyche's husband, but she was instructed that she must never _______.
(a) Touch him.
(b) Kiss him.
(c) Look upon him.
(d) Speak his name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Otus and Ephialtes were ___________ who wanted to prove that they were the equals of the gods.

2. Theseus was honored by the Athenians as a protector of _____________ and a great king of their city.

3. Odysseus and his men faced man eating monsters and strange magic, losing how many ships on their journey?

4. ________________ was the hero who rode the famous winged horse Pegasus, whom Athena helped him to catch.

5. Hercules undertook ______________ seemingly impossible tasks for King Eurystheus of Mycenae in order to punish and purify himself for the murder of his family.

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