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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. Whose family survived Zeus' anger?
(a) Prometheus'.
(b) Diogenes'.
(c) Zeus'.
(d) Aristophanes'.

2. Hesiod's _______________ is another main source, which asked questions about the origins of things.
(a) Theogony.
(b) Meogony.
(c) Theology.
(d) Monogamy.

3. Pelops' sons Atreus and Thyestes quarreled over Thyestes' affair with whom?
(a) Their mother.
(b) Princess Hippodamia.
(c) Atreus' wife.
(d) Hera.

4. How did the Greek gods act?
(a) In a very human manner.
(b) In a very odd manner.
(c) In a very god-like manner.
(d) Very kindly.

5. Later, Midas was given ___________ by Apollo for siding with Pan instead of Apollo in a music contest.
(a) A pig's tail.
(b) Elephant ears.
(c) Asses' ears.
(d) A pig's snout.

Short Answer Questions

1. Achilles could not stand the slight to his honor that Agamemnon brought about by ______________.

2. To punish men, Zeus sent them ___________.

3. Amalthea was a _________ whose milk fed Zeus.

4. ________________ was the goddess of marriage and women.

5. The _____________ were fifty women who killed their husbands on the wedding night, with the exception of Hypermnestra, who woke her husband and helped him escape.

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