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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Atalanta was raised by ____________ and became a great huntress.
(a) A she-tiger.
(b) A she-bear.
(c) A she-wolf.
(d) A she-fox.

2. King Laius heard a prophecy that his own son would kill him, so the baby was sent away to be left to die on a hillside. What did the servant do with the baby?
(a) He kept it and raised it as his own.
(b) He killed it himself.
(c) He left it as he was told.
(d) He took it to the king and queen of Corinth.

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

4. Procris was happily married to Cephalus, until one day Aurora, the goddess of the dawn, ____________.
(a) Killed her.
(b) Took him away for herself.
(c) Turned them against each other.
(d) Killed him.

5. Perseus was the son of Zeus and whom?
(a) A mortal woman.
(b) Hera.
(c) Venus.
(d) Artemis.

Short Answer Questions

1. The story of Agamemnon shows how terrible acts could cause what?

2. When Alcyone's husband Ceyx was killed in ______________, the pitying gods sent her a dream to tell her the truth about what had happened to him.

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

4. Queen Amata, the king's wife, was not happy with this and neither was Turnus, the Rutulian king. Why was Turnus not happy about this?

5. Pyramus and Thisbe agreed to meet by _________.

(see the answer key)

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