1. This bad luck began with Tantalus, who served up his own son at a banquet for the gods, perhaps to do what?
(a) Disgust them.
(b) Poison them.
(c) Confuse them.
(d) Test or mock them.

2. The society Aeneas founded would one day flourish into ___________.
(a) The great nation of Greece.
(b) The great nation of Italy.
(c) The great Roman Republic.
(d) The great city of Athens.

3. Creüsa was raped by what god?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Poseidon.

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

5. Why were the gods worshiped?
(a) Because of their power.
(b) Because they were very convincing.
(c) Because of their wisdom.
(d) Because they were loving.

Short Answer 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 _________.

2. ________________ was the goddess of marriage and women.

3. The Greeks finally won the war with __________.

4. Theseus was the son of ____________, king of Athens, but he was brought up in a city in southern Greece.

5. To whom was Helen married?

(see the answer key)

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