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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. What was the fatal flaw of most Greek heroes?
(a) Their physical weakness.
(b) Their empathy for mankind.
(c) Their egos.
(d) Their intelligence.

2. Why was Venus jealous of Psyche?
(a) She was Venus' younger sister.
(b) She was more wealthy.
(c) She was more powerful.
(d) She was young and beautiful.

3. Agamemnon had sacrificed whom to Artemis in order to set sail for Troy?
(a) His own daughter.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His niece.
(d) His wife.

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

5. This king had been told in a prophecy that his daughter Lavinia was destined to marry __________, and he believed this referred to Aeneas.
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A Greek.
(c) A stranger.
(d) Her cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Another story tells that Zeus was angry with early men and sent what to destroy them?

2. How did the Greek gods act?

3. Procne became a ______________ that sang mournfully for her dead son whom she now regretted killing.

4. When Zeus was born, what did Cronus' wife Rhea do?

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

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