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

2. Glaucus went to the witch Circe to ask for a love potion. How did Circe feel about the situation?
(a) Furious that Glaucus loved Scylla and not her.
(b) Worried that Glaucus would never be loved by the nymph.
(c) Annoyed that Glaucus would waste her time on a love potion.
(d) Happy that Glaucus asked her for help.

3. Why was Dryope transformed into a tree?
(a) She cut a tree down to build a fire.
(b) She loved trees.
(c) She carved her name into a tree.
(d) She accidentally harmed a nymph by picking flowers from a tree.

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

5. Whom did Atreus kill and serve for dinner?
(a) Hera's children.
(b) Thyestes' children.
(c) His own children.
(d) Princess Hippodamia's children.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was a moral tale that taught proper behavior toward whom?

2. These two sisters had __________ nieces.

3. Chiron was a wise and noble ______________ who looked after and trained heroes.

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

5. Why did Oedipus leave home and travel to Thebes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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