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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. Zeus snatched Callisto to safety and put her in the stars, where she became the __________________ constellation.
(a) The Butterfly.
(b) The Wild Duck.
(c) The Owl.
(d) Great Bear.

2. How was Achilles killed by Paris?
(a) Paris stabbed him in the heart.
(b) Paris stabbed Achilles' heel with his sword.
(c) Paris shot Achilles in the heart with an arrow.
(d) Paris shot an arrow into Achilles' heel.

3. How does Medea save herself and Jason from the huge bronze man Talus?
(a) By calling the hounds of Hades to help.
(b) By calling for her mother.
(c) By hiding them in an enchanted tree.
(d) By tricking Talus.

4. Aeneas visited the underworld briefly before sailing to a spot near the River __________ on the Italian coast.
(a) Tronto.
(b) Tagliamento.
(c) Tesino.
(d) Tiber.

5. Earlier heroes were superhuman individuals who fought alone against monsters and strange creatures, while the Trojan heroes fought whom?
(a) Monsters and strange creatures as part of an army.
(b) Other men as part of an army.
(c) Other men, alone.
(d) Other men in small militias.

Short Answer Questions

1. Arachne claimed she could __________ better than the goddess Minerva.

2. The behavior of the Greek gods reflects the Greek attitude towards the beauty and perfection of _______.

3. When Odysseus blinded the Cyclops, he angered whom?

4. This king had been told in a prophecy that his daughter Lavinia was destined to marry __________, and he believed this referred to Aeneas.

5. Procris was happily married to Cephalus, until one day Aurora, the goddess of the dawn, ____________.

(see the answer key)

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