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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. Procne became a ______________ that sang mournfully for her dead son whom she now regretted killing.
(a) Robin.
(b) Nightingale.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Whippoorwhill.

2. One of the earliest kings was _______________, who ruled at the time Demeter brought agriculture to earth.
(a) Perseus.
(b) Erectheus.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Philomela.

3. Midas was a king rewarded by ______________ with any gift he chose.
(a) Bacchus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Dionysius.

4. Why did Oedipus leave home and travel to Thebes?
(a) He was unhappy at home.
(b) He wanted adventure.
(c) He had a falling-out with his parents.
(d) He heard a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother.

5. Aeneas obeyed immediately, and the heartbroken Queen ______________.
(a) Fell asleep and never woke up.
(b) Poisoned him.
(c) Committed suicide.
(d) Poisoned herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. This chapter describes a series of myths concerning the earliest kings and queens of Athens before who became king?

2. With whom did Agamemnon's wife have an affair?

3. Agamemnon had sacrificed whom to Artemis in order to set sail for Troy?

4. Midas asked for whatever he touched to turn to what?

5. What happened to Antigone when she ignored Creon's edict and buried her brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the lessons learned from these stories relevant today?

2. Who are two members of this family who did not deserve the bad luck they received? Why?

3. Of these two families, which deserved their bad luck the least? Why?

4. What are the purpose of many of these stories?

5. How is Midas rewarded by Bacchus? Is this what many people would choose? Why or why not?

6. What are the Danaids known for doing? Why might they have done this?

7. Compare one of these stories to a fairly tale or tall tale with which you are familiar.

8. How does the story of Procne, Philomela, and Tereus explain the origins of species?

9. How is Aeneas' story unique?

10. How did Odysseus' adventures make him a hero?

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