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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. 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 car accident.
(b) A chariot accident.
(c) A storm at sea.
(d) A flood.

2. Earlier heroes were superhuman individuals who fought alone against monsters and strange creatures, while the Trojan heroes fought whom?
(a) Monsters and strange creatures as part of an army.
(b) Other men, alone.
(c) Other men as part of an army.
(d) Other men in small militias.

3. The Greeks finally won the war with __________.
(a) An expensive bribe.
(b) One last bloody battle.
(c) A sacrifice to the gods.
(d) A huge wooden horse.

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

5. Later Greek writers include ______________, a lyric poet whose poems contained references to mythology, and the tragic playwrights Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
(a) Elephantis.
(b) Pindar.
(c) Ovid.
(d) Odysseus.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The behavior of the Greek gods reflects the Greek attitude towards the beauty and perfection of _______.

4. The myths conveyed developing religious ideas concerning ____________.

5. ____________ was the god of light, archery, music, culture, healing, and prophecy.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Choose two of the Greek gods or goddesses. Describe the personalities and roles of these gods or goddesses.

3. Overall, what were the initial roles of the Greek and Roman gods? How might this have been beneficial for mankind?

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

5. How was Theseus honored by the Athenians? Why was he honored in this way?

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

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

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

9. What lesson can be learned about the power of the gods from these stories? Is this lesson still relevant today? Why or why not?

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

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