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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
wrote books
B
small statues
C
built temples
D
built new houses for peasants
3) Which myth explains why we now have greed, envy, hatred, sickness, and disease?
A
Sickness in the World
B
Pandora's Box
C
The Tangled Web
D
The Golden Touch
4) What teaches lessons to the reader or gives advice?
A
Fables
B
Romantic poetry
C
Lyric poems
D
Epics
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
America
B
Rome
C
Athens
D
Delphi
8) Who did the Greeks believe were responsbilbe for things like earthquakes, thunder, seasons, diseases, etc?
A
Angry people
B
Humans
C
gods
D
Lazy people
9) What Greek goddess do the Greeks claim is responsible for winter?
A
Demeter
B
Poseidon
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
comedy
B
myth
C
fable
D
realistic-fiction
13) A story thats main characters consist of animals is a
A
Non-fiction
B
Fable
C
Realisitic fiction
D
Myth
14) Who wrote the famous epics The Illiad and The Odyssey?
A
Zeus
B
Hades
C
Aesop
D
Homer
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