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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Perseus' return, he flew over _____________ where the maiden Andromeda was being sacrificed to a sea-monster to appease the anger of the sea-god and his nymphs.
(a) Arabia.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Siam.
(d) Ethiopia.

2. Theseus became a good and just king of _________ and took part in many more adventures, such as the Calydonian Boar hunt and the fight between Centaurs and Lapiths.
(a) Athens.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Delphi.
(d) Rome.

3. The myths conveyed developing religious ideas concerning ____________.
(a) The Bible.
(b) Morality and justice.
(c) Birth and death.
(d) God and heaven.

4. When Alcyone's husband Ceyx was killed in ______________, the pitying gods sent her a dream to tell her the truth about what had happened to him.
(a) A storm at sea.
(b) A car accident.
(c) A chariot accident.
(d) A flood.

5. ____________ was the god of light, archery, music, culture, healing, and prophecy.
(a) Artemis.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Athena.
(d) Aphrodite.

6. Zeus and the other gods took over when Zeus dethroned ____________ and seized his power.
(a) Crispus.
(b) Cromagden.
(c) Cronus.
(d) Callinus.

7. Baucis and Philemon were an old couple who showed good hospitality towards ________________ when they visited them disguised as mortals.
(a) Jupiter and Juno.
(b) Juno and Pluto.
(c) Mars and Mercury.
(d) Jupiter and Mercury.

8. Phaёthon was the son of the Sun-god ____________.
(a) Hermesianax.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Helios.
(d) Agathon.

9. Apollo (also known as Apollo to the Romans) and _________ were the children of Zeus and Leto.
(a) Diana/Venus.
(b) Aphrodite/Venus.
(c) Artemis/Aphrodite.
(d) Artemis/Diana.

10. Endymion was a shepherd who was loved by the Moon goddess __________.
(a) Selene.
(b) Serenus.
(c) Sabinus.
(d) Severus.

11. These gods were the children of the ____________, who were the children of heaven and earth.
(a) Devils.
(b) Titans.
(c) Angels.
(d) Godfather.

12. Homer, an ancient Greek _________, provided a lot of important insight in his epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
(a) Musician.
(b) Novelist.
(c) Singer.
(d) Poet.

13. 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) Hera.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Athena.
(d) Aphrodite.

14. When a mortal committed a crime, broke an oath, or harmed a guest, they were seen to be ___________.
(a) Displeasing and dishonoring the gods.
(b) Barbaric.
(c) Powerful.
(d) God-like.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Otus and Ephialtes were ___________ who wanted to prove that they were the equals of the gods.

2. Perseus was the son of Zeus and whom?

3. The Greeks finally won the war with __________.

4. Persephone was enchanted by Orpheus' music, and Hades agreed to release Eurydice, on what condition?

5. To punish men, Zeus sent them ___________.

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