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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. Homer, an ancient Greek _________, provided a lot of important insight in his epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
(a) Novelist.
(b) Musician.
(c) Singer.
(d) Poet.

2. 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) Tiger.
(b) Lion.
(c) Horse.
(d) Dragon.

3. Odysseus and his men faced man eating monsters and strange magic, losing how many ships on their journey?
(a) All of them.
(b) All but two ships.
(c) All but one ship.
(d) One.

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

5. How does Medea save herself and Jason from the huge bronze man Talus?
(a) By tricking Talus.
(b) By hiding them in an enchanted tree.
(c) By calling for her mother.
(d) By calling the hounds of Hades to help.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aeneas visited the underworld briefly before sailing to a spot near the River __________ on the Italian coast.

2. Pelops married Princess Hippodamia after defeating her father in ____________ to win her hand.

3. Pelops then refused to honor his bribe and killed Myrtilus, who _____________.

4. Whom did Atreus kill and serve for dinner?

5. Who was Medea?

(see the answer key)

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