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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. Why did Hercules kill his wife and children?
(a) He was evil.
(b) Hera had put him under a spell.
(c) He was tortured into killing them.
(d) He was framed for the killing of his family.

2. Theseus was honored by the Athenians as a protector of _____________ and a great king of their city.
(a) The sick.
(b) The defenseless.
(c) Children.
(d) The poor.

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

4. The Greeks saw perfection in the ideal beauty of __________, and they used it as a model for their statues of the gods. .
(a) Youth.
(b) Nature.
(c) Animals.
(d) Man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ was the king of the gods and ruler of Olympus.

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

3. Earlier heroes were superhuman individuals who fought alone against monsters and strange creatures, while the Trojan heroes fought whom?

4. According to the Greeks, in the beginning there was only __________.

5. What happened when Venus gave Psyche a series of impossible tasks?

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 women seen as lesser beings? How does Greek mythology support this belief regarding women?

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

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

5. Describe Demeter and Dionysus. How were Demeter and Dionysus unique?

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

7. How did Hercules purify himself? Do you see this as being necessary? Why or why not?

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

9. Choose another one of the love stories. How does this story show the kindness the gods are capable of feeling?

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

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