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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. This chapter describes a series of myths concerning the earliest kings and queens of Athens before who became king?
(a) Philomela.
(b) Perseus.
(c) Erectheus.
(d) Theseus.

2. What happened to Antigone when she ignored Creon's edict and buried her brother?
(a) She was send to the underworld to suffer.
(b) She was punished by being buried alive, hanging herself in the tomb rather than facing death by starvation.
(c) She was praised for her love for her brother.
(d) She was run through with a sword.

3. After encountering some of the same dangers that Odysseus and Jason faced on their adventures, a storm washed Aeneas and his fellow travelers up near Carthage on the north coast of _________.
(a) North America.
(b) Asia.
(c) South America.
(d) Africa.

4. On Circe's island the men were turned into what?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Cows.

5. ________________ was the son of Apollo and a mortal woman whom Apollo killed for being unfaithful.
(a) Aulus.
(b) Antimachus.
(c) Archias.
(d) Aesculapius.

Short Answer Questions

1. This story is very different from the other myths in the book for ____________ reasons.

2. After escaping from Troy, Aeneas traveled with whom to find a new home?

3. Queen __________ welcomed Aeneas' group.

4. Modern scholarship usually dates The Odyssey to around the ______ century BC.

5. Pelops married Princess Hippodamia after defeating her father in ____________ to win her hand.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the bad luck of the House of Atreus begin? Why did it continue?

3. What are two important lessons taught in the Odyssey?

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

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

6. What is the moral message of this family's stories?

7. How is Aeneas' story unique?

8. Why were there many plays written about this family?

9. How is Aeneas like both Jason and Odysseus?

10. Why is the Odyssey considered an epic poem? Why was it so important to the Greeks?

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