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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. What happened when Venus gave Psyche a series of impossible tasks?
(a) Psyche could easily complete them.
(b) Psyche was unable to complete them.
(c) Psyche ignored Venus' tasks.
(d) Psyche was always helped by sympathetic creatures.

2. Hercules was the son of Zeus and whom?
(a) Hera.
(b) A mortal woman.
(c) Athena.
(d) A nymph.

3. ________________ was the hero who rode the famous winged horse Pegasus, whom Athena helped him to catch.
(a) Bellerophon.
(b) Babrius.
(c) Bion of Smyrna
(d) Barnabe.

4. Hercules undertook ______________ seemingly impossible tasks for King Eurystheus of Mycenae in order to punish and purify himself for the murder of his family.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Twelve.

5. The main gods, or ______________, lived on Mount Olympus.
(a) Athletes.
(b) Olymps.
(c) Olympians.
(d) Olympusians.

Short Answer Questions

1. The story of the Trojan War was ______________ important and popular myths of the Greeks, and one which every educated Greek and Roman would have been familiar with.

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

3. Endymion was a shepherd who was loved by the Moon goddess __________.

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.

5. The Titan called Cronus fought his father and took his power. Fearing that his children would do the same when they grew up, what did he do to each newborn baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why were the Greek gods worshiped? How does this reason compare to the reasons one might worship a god today?

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

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

5. What is the lesson that is to be learned in the story of Phaeton? How is this an important lesson?

6. Why did Greek mythology come to exist? What was its purpose?

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

8. How did Zeus become the king of the gods?

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

10. What led to the Trojan War? Was this war necessary? Why or why not?

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