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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. Theseus was the son of ____________, king of Athens, but he was brought up in a city in southern Greece.
(a) Aristeas.
(b) Aegeus.
(c) Automedon.
(d) Aratus.

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

3. The abduction of Helen began a _____ year war between Greece and Troy, with many heroes on both sides.
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Ten.

4. Odysseus and his men faced man eating monsters and strange magic, losing how many ships on their journey?
(a) All but two ships.
(b) All but one ship.
(c) All of them.
(d) One.

5. What do these myths show?
(a) How cruel the gods could sometimes be.
(b) How forgetful the gods could sometimes be.
(c) How loving the gods could sometimes be.
(d) How self-indulgent the gods could sometimes be.

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ was the goddess of love, who was said to have been born from the foam of the sea.

2. Procne was married to Tereus of Thrace, a son of Ares, who fell in love with ______________ and tricked her into a marriage before cutting out her tongue and locking her up.

3. ______________ was the god of the sea and brother of Zeus.

4. The Titan called Cronus fought his father and took his power. Fearing that his children would do the same when they grew up, what did he do to each newborn baby?

5. Why was refusing someone a burial a serious affront to the gods?

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