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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. Who was Medea?
(a) Tut's neice.
(b) Aeetes' daughter.
(c) Titan's wife.
(d) Nguyen's sister.

2. What turned crimson in honor of Pyramus and Thisbe's great love?
(a) The white poinsettia leaves.
(b) The white strawberries.
(c) The white mulberry berries.
(d) The white apple.

3. Whom did Atreus kill and serve for dinner?
(a) Thyestes' children.
(b) Princess Hippodamia's children.
(c) His own children.
(d) Hera's children.

4. What happened when Venus gave Psyche a series of impossible tasks?
(a) Psyche could easily complete them.
(b) Psyche was unable to complete them.
(c) Psyche ignored Venus' tasks.
(d) Psyche was always helped by sympathetic creatures.

5. Otus and Ephialtes were ___________ who wanted to prove that they were the equals of the gods.
(a) Elves.
(b) Giants.
(c) Dwarves.
(d) Chimaera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hesiod's _______________ is another main source, which asked questions about the origins of things.

2. ________________ was the goddess of marriage and women.

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

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

5. The gods were furious and sent him to ______________, a section for punishment in the underworld.

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