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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. 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) South America.
(b) Asia.
(c) North America.
(d) Africa.

2. Erysichthon was punished for cutting down a tree that was sacred to what goddess?
(a) Athena.
(b) Venus.
(c) Ceres.
(d) Juno.

3. Agamemnon had sacrificed whom to Artemis in order to set sail for Troy?
(a) His own daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) His niece.

4. Chiron was a wise and noble ______________ who looked after and trained heroes.
(a) Centaur.
(b) Elf.
(c) Nymph.
(d) Satyr.

5. Creüsa was raped by what god?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Poseidon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Dryope transformed into a tree?

2. Pelops' sons Atreus and Thyestes quarreled over Thyestes' affair with whom?

3. Odysseus' journey home to Ithaca took him ______ years, and he faced many fierce monsters and dangerous people along the way.

4. This chapter gives brief summaries of _______________ more myths.

5. Whom did Atreus kill and serve for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are some of the stars explained in this section?

3. What story explains the creation of spiders? How does this explain the creation of spiders?

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

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

6. What are four ways in which the House of Thebes was like the House of Atreus?

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

8. Summarize two stories found in this section. How do they explain the qualities of a hero?

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

10. How did visiting the underworld mark Aeneas as a special hero? What does this say about the Greek's view of the afterlife?

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