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Chapter 8 Section 3 Review
Test Description: Greek mythology and literature
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) True or False: The ancient Greeks believed in many gods.
A
False
B
True
2) What did the Greeks build to keep the gods happy?
A
small statues
B
built temples
C
wrote books
D
built new houses for peasants
3) Which myth explains why we now have greed, envy, hatred, sickness, and disease?
A
The Tangled Web
B
Pandora's Box
C
The Golden Touch
D
Sickness in the World
4) What teaches lessons to the reader or gives advice?
A
Epics
B
Romantic poetry
C
Lyric poems
D
Fables
5) What type of literature is often set to music?
A
Epics
B
Romantic poetry
C
Fables
D
Lyric poetry
6) What were most of the characters in Aesop's fables?
A
animals
B
heroes
C
slaves
D
kings
7) Where did the Greeks travel to receive advice?
A
Athens
B
Delphi
C
America
D
Rome
8) Who did the Greeks believe were responsbilbe for things like earthquakes, thunder, seasons, diseases, etc?
A
Humans
B
Angry people
C
Lazy people
D
gods
9) What Greek goddess do the Greeks claim is responsible for winter?
A
Poseidon
B
Demeter
C
Athena
D
Aphrodite
10) What is a myth?
A
A story that explains why something happens
B
A story that keeps you guessing
C
A story based on facts
D
A story that teaches a lesson
11) A story that teaches a lesson is called a...
A
fable
B
tall tale
C
nonfiction story
D
myth
12) A story thats main characters consist of gods or goddesses is a ...
A
fable
B
myth
C
comedy
D
realistic-fiction
13) A story thats main characters consist of animals is a
A
Realisitic fiction
B
Non-fiction
C
Fable
D
Myth
14) Who wrote the famous epics The Illiad and The Odyssey?
A
Homer
B
Aesop
C
Zeus
D
Hades
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