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

2. _______________ was the goddess of wisdom, and protector of cities and civilization.
(a) Athena/Diana.
(b) Diana/Minerva.
(c) Artemis/Diana.
(d) Athena/Minerva.

3. Pegasus was used to help kill the fearsome monster called the Chimaera, which had the body and head of a fire-breathing _______, a goat's head in the middle of its back, and a snake for a tail.
(a) Horse.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Dragon.
(d) Lion.

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

5. 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) Aphrodite.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. The heroes of the Trojan War, also called __________ heroes, were slightly different from the older mythological heroes such as Hercules, Perseus and Theseus.

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

3. The Greeks saw perfection in the ideal beauty of __________, and they used it as a model for their statues of the gods. .

4. Perseus was the son of Zeus and whom?

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. Choose one of the love stories in this section. Summarize this story. How does it reflect someone's jealousy?

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

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

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

5. How does the story of the Trojan War support the fact that many heroes have the same fatal flaw?

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

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

8. Who won the Trojan War? How did they win? What do their successful tactics say about them?

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

10. How were early royal Greek families able to claim lineage with the gods? How might they have benefited from this?

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