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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. What form did Tereus take?
(a) An ugly bird with a huge beak.
(b) An ugly alligator.
(c) An ugly praying mantis.
(d) An ugly bear.

2. Oedipus saved the city from _____________, a monster that asked riddles of travelers who passed by.
(a) The Succubus.
(b) The Lynx.
(c) The Sphinx.
(d) The Gargoyle.

3. This story is very different from the other myths in the book for ____________ reasons.
(a) Three.
(b) Several.
(c) Two.
(d) Very few.

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

5. Zeus imprisoned the Titans and forced _______ to hold up the sky.
(a) Athena.
(b) Atlas.
(c) Artemisia.
(d) Artemis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the fatal flaw of most Greek heroes?

2. Pyramus and Thisbe were neighbors who fell in love, but who would not allow them to marry?

3. The inventor warned his son ______________.

4. Who were Atreus' children?

5. Why did Hercules kill his wife and children?

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