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

3. What do these myths show?
(a) How self-indulgent the gods could sometimes be.
(b) How loving the gods could sometimes be.
(c) How cruel the gods could sometimes be.
(d) How forgetful the gods could sometimes be.

4. Pomona was a nymph of orchards who was loved by whom?
(a) Hermippus.
(b) Lycophron.
(c) Vertumnus.
(d) Xenocles.

5. After killing some of the Sun-god's ______________, all of Odysseus' men were punished by drowning in a storm.
(a) Cattle.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Horses.
(d) Chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Later, Midas was given ___________ by Apollo for siding with Pan instead of Apollo in a music contest.

2. Cadmus founded the city of ___________ by killing a dragon and sowing its teeth.

3. Erysichthon was punished for cutting down a tree that was sacred to what goddess?

4. Who were Atreus' children?

5. These two sisters had __________ nieces.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why might Zeus have struck Aesculapius dead?

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

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. Who are two members of this family who did not deserve the bad luck they received? Why?

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

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

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

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

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