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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Seven. The Mythology of the Norsemen - The Stories of Signy and of Sigurd, and The Norse Gods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In one version of the story of the creation of man, the gods created different races of men based on _________.
(a) Music.
(b) Wood.
(c) Metals.
(d) Food.

2. These two sisters had __________ nieces.
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. When a Trojan prince called Paris was asked to judge a beauty contest between three goddesses, who bribed him with the offer of the most beautiful woman in the world?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Hera.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Athena.

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

5. After escaping from Troy, Aeneas traveled with whom to find a new home?
(a) His father and son.
(b) His son, father, and a group of other survivors.
(c) His wife and children.
(d) His men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Man was created from _________ tree, and woman from an elm.

2. Who was Medea?

3. The Greeks created their gods in whose image?

4. Agamemnon had sacrificed whom to Artemis in order to set sail for Troy?

5. Oedipus saved the city from _____________, a monster that asked riddles of travelers who passed by.

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