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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. Hesiod's _______________ is another main source, which asked questions about the origins of things.
(a) Theology.
(b) Meogony.
(c) Monogamy.
(d) Theogony.

2. When they reached home, Medea helped Jason take revenge on whom?
(a) Polyeidosis, his sister's murderer.
(b) Phemonoe, his brother's murderer.
(c) Phanocles, his mother's murderer .
(d) Pelias, his father's murderer.

3. Why did the Greeks create their myths, initially?
(a) As a way of teaching moral lessons.
(b) As a way of understanding the world.
(c) As a way of understanding the heavens.
(d) As a way of connecting to the gods.

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

5. What did Medea do to the daughter of the king of Corinth?
(a) She killed her.
(b) She tortured her.
(c) She hid her.
(d) She saved her.

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ was the other brother of Zeus and ruler of the underworld, where mortals went when they died.

2. ______________ was a great inventor who built the labyrinth for the Minotaur.

3. ______________ was the god of the sea and brother of Zeus.

4. How was Achilles killed by Paris?

5. Cupid became Psyche's husband, but she was instructed that she must never _______.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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