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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. Who were Atreus' children?
(a) Moppian and Aratus.
(b) Moschus and Apollodorus.
(c) Mimnermus and Antimachus.
(d) Menelaus and Agamemnon.

2. Pelops married Princess Hippodamia after defeating her father in ____________ to win her hand.
(a) A foot race.
(b) Game of chess.
(c) A jousting match.
(d) A chariot race.

3. The gods were furious and sent him to ______________, a section for punishment in the underworld.
(a) Tarrantala.
(b) Tartar.
(c) Titanium.
(d) Tartarus.

4. Queen __________ welcomed Aeneas' group.
(a) Deloris.
(b) Dido.
(c) Diana.
(d) Delacroix.

5. Aurora, goddess of ___________, loved a mortal named Tithonus.
(a) The night.
(b) The dawn.
(c) Dusk.
(d) The evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. Minerva beat Arachne for her insolence and destroyed her work. What did Arachne do?

2. Aeneas visited the underworld briefly before sailing to a spot near the River __________ on the Italian coast.

3. Why was Dryope transformed into a tree?

4. Where were the murdering women punished?

5. Proper _____________ was also considered very important in order to appease the spirits of the dead.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Aeneas tied to the great Roman Republic?

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

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

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

6. How is Aeneas' story unique?

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

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

9. What are the purposes of myths, based on these stories?

10. How is this bad luck tied to the future of the city of Thebes?

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