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Quiz 1. Who was the sister of Macareus, with whom he fell in love? (Page 617) a. Canace b. Myrrha c.

Telethusa d. Ianthe 2. Who accused Bellerophon of trying to seduce her? (Page 614) a. Phaedra b. ClytiC+ c. Sthenoboea d. Laodamia 3. Who are the Meleagrides? (Page 609) a. The daughters of Melampus b. the mourners of Meleager c. an Aetolian tribe of women d. the great gods of Samothrace 4. Who was the chthonic hero of Boeotia with a oracular shrine? (Page 608) a. Ceyx b. Proetus c. Salmoneus d. Trophonius 5. Who mated with Poseidon and gave birth to Neleus and Pelias? (Page 606) a. Phthia b. Tyro

c. Dia d. Hermione 6. Milanion (or Hippomenes) defeated Atalanta in a footrace by: (Page 612) a. tripping her just before the finish line b. dropping three golden apples for her to pick up c. putting drugs in her drink to make her tired d. tricking her into running the wrong course 7. Pyramus' lover was: (Page 620) a. Caenis b. Echo c. Thisbe d. Atalanta 8. Which of the following is true of the Baucis and Philemon? (Page 618) a. Philemon would swim the Hellespont each night to visit his beloved Baucis. b. They were an old couple rewarded for entertaining Zeus and Hermes unawares. c. They were lovers forbidden to marry one another by their parents. d. Baucis was tormented with forbidden love for her brother Philemon. 9. From whom was the Trojan royal house descended? (Page 618) a. Iasion b. Leander c. Aeneas d. Dardanus 10. The relationship of Hero and Leander came to a tragic end when: (Page 618) a. Leander drowned in the Hellespont b. Leander was killed by a lion

c. Hero was taken away by an eagle of Zeus d. Hero killed Leander, thinking he was an intruder 11. Which Aegean island was home to the cult of the Cabiri? (Page 616) a. Delos b. Cyprus c. Samothrace d. Rhodes 12. Who was the youth who was rescued from the sea by a dolphin? (Page 615) a. Meleager b. Arion c. Hippomenes d. Periander 13. Bellerophon was sent away by King Proetus because: (Page 614) a. he had killed the king's son b. he was caught plotting to take over the kingdom c. an oracle said Proetus would not prosper as long as he sheltered Bellerophon d. the queen accused him of trying to seduce her 14. Which is not true of the hero Bellerophon? (Page 613-615) a. He killed the monstrous Chimaera. b. He succeeded in mounting Pegasus but died trying to reach heaven. c. He did battle with the Solymi and Amazons. d. He slew the race of Centaurs. 15. Who was the prophet gifted with understanding the speech of animals? (Page 606) a. Bias b. Melampus

c. Amphiaraus d. Trophonius 16. What was the fate of Alcyone? (Page 606) a. She drowned during a storm at sea. b. She was loved by Poseidon and bore twin sons. c. Centaurs attempted to carry her off at her wedding. d. She was transformed into a seabird that nests upon the wave. 17. What boy, loved by Apollo, accidently killed a stag? (Page 616) a. Hyacinthus b. Ceos c. Cyparissus d. Acontius 18. Alcyone had a dream that her husband: (Page 605-606) a. would leave her for another woman b. had been killed in battle c. was Apollo d. had been shipwrecked 19. Who was transformed into a fountain pining for her beloved brother Caunus? (Page 618) a. Mileta b. Byblis c. Telethusa d. Ianthe 20. King Phylacus asked Melampus to: (Page 606-607) a. rid his country of a savage boar b. cure his son's impotence

c. marry his daughter d. capture Pegasus 21. What Lapith man was once a girl? (Page 603) a. PerithoC<s< span=""> </s<> b. Caeneus c. Chiron d. Eioneus 22. Who inflicted the first wound upon the boar that was ravaging Calydon? (Page 608-611) a. Atalanta b. Meleager c. Heracles d. Oeneus 23. Who are the parents of the race of Centaurs? (Page 603) a. Centaurus and the mares of Mt. Pelion b. Centaurus and Nephele c. a cloud Nephele and Ixion d. Philyra and Pegasus 24. Who dressed himself as Zeus and imitated the god's thunder and lightning? (Page 605) a. Mopsus b. Sisyphus c. Tyro d. Salmoneus 25. How was Ixion punished in the Underworld? (Page 602-603) a. He had to roll a stone up a hill. b. He had to bring water in a sieve.

c. He was bound to a revolving wheel. d. He was forever hungry and thirsty.

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