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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. _________ was the king of the gods and ruler of Olympus.
(a) Poseidon/Neptune.
(b) Hera/Juno.
(c) Zeus/Jupiter.
(d) Zeus/Neptune.

2. 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?
(a) Athena.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Hera.
(d) Aphrodite.

3. 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) Lion.
(c) Horse.
(d) Tiger.

4. To whom was Helen married?
(a) King Midas of Athens.
(b) King Menelaus of Sparta.
(c) King Perseus of Sparta.
(d) King Theseus of Athens.

5. Why did the Greeks create their myths, initially?
(a) As a way of understanding the heavens.
(b) As a way of teaching moral lessons.
(c) As a way of connecting to the gods.
(d) As a way of understanding the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the gods worshiped?

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

3. It was a moral tale that taught proper behavior toward whom?

4. The House of Atreus was one of the unluckiest __________ in Greek mythology.

5. This bad luck began with Tantalus, who served up his own son at a banquet for the gods, perhaps to do what?

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