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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________________ was the goddess of marriage and women.
(a) Hades/Pluto.
(b) Zeus/Jupiter.
(c) Hera/Juno.
(d) Poseidon/Neptune.

2. ______________ was the god of the sea and brother of Zeus.
(a) Poseidon/Neptune.
(b) Hades/Pluto.
(c) Zeus/Jupiter.
(d) Hera/Juno.

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

4. Homeric hymns, written from the end of the ______________ century BC to the fifth or even fourth century BC, were written to honor various gods.
(a) Sixth.
(b) Eighth.
(c) Second.
(d) Fourth.

5. Achilles could not stand the slight to his honor that Agamemnon brought about by ______________.
(a) Claiming his wife.
(b) Claiming his slave-girl.
(c) Claiming his property.
(d) Claiming his daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Zeus was born, what did Cronus' wife Rhea do?

2. Hesiod's _______________ is another main source, which asked questions about the origins of things.

3. The abduction of Helen began a _____ year war between Greece and Troy, with many heroes on both sides.

4. Pygmalion fell in love with the statue of a woman that he had created. Venus took pity on his aching heart and turned the statue into a real, living woman. Pygmalion married her and named her ____________.

5. ________________ was the hero who rode the famous winged horse Pegasus, whom Athena helped him to catch.

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Homeric heroes different from earlier Greek heroes? What does this say about the Greeks at the time?

2. What are two ancient sources that can be used to study Greek mythology? How is each of these sources useful?

3. Describe Greek heroes. What was the most common flaw? Is this a common flaw in humanity? Why or why not?

4. Describe one of the Greek creation stories. How does this story compare to your own idea regarding the creation of the world?

5. How did Medea help Jason? Why did she help him? Should she have helped him? Why or why not?

6. What ended when Atalanta was married? What does this reinforce in Greek culture?

7. Should Greek mythology be understood as a bible of sorts? Why or why not?

8. What do all of these stories reveal about the gods?

9. Why were women seen as lesser beings? How does Greek mythology support this belief regarding women?

10. Choose another love story from this section. How does this story show control or the lack of control?

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