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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. Oedipus saved the city from _____________, a monster that asked riddles of travelers who passed by.
(a) The Gargoyle.
(b) The Sphinx.
(c) The Succubus.
(d) The Lynx.

2. When Aeneas and his group arrived in Italy, they were greeted warmly by __________, the local king.
(a) Latitude.
(b) Latissimus.
(c) Longitude.
(d) Latinus.

3. Pelops then refused to honor his bribe and killed Myrtilus, who _____________.
(a) Killed Pelops' children.
(b) Poisoned Pelops.
(c) Killed the princess before he died.
(d) Called down a curse on his already corrupted family.

4. Why did visiting the underworld mark Aeneas as a very special hero?
(a) Only a few mortals made it to the underworld.
(b) Only a few mortals in the Greek myths went to the underworld and returned.
(c) Most mortals had no interest in going to the underworld.
(d) Mortals were not allowed to visit the underworld; this was a place for only the gods.

5. This son was worshiped afterward by the Greeks and the Romans as what?
(a) A god of peace.
(b) A god of love.
(c) A god of healing.
(d) A god of forgiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pomona was a nymph of orchards who was loved by whom?

2. Agamemnon's son Orestes was instructed by Apollo's oracle to slay the murderer of his father. This meant killing whom?

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

4. ________________ was the son of Apollo and a mortal woman whom Apollo killed for being unfaithful.

5. The society Aeneas founded would one day flourish into ___________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Aeneas like both Jason and Odysseus?

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

4. How did the bad luck of the later generations reflect the bad luck of the earlier generations? What does this say about the tie between one generation and another?

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

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

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

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

9. How is Odysseus set apart from other heroes? What does this say about the Greeks at this time?

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

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