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Mythology: Eight Brief Tales of Lovers

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A quiz made to help students retain the knowledge presented in the section of Edith Hamilton's mythology book about eight different tales of lovers that are small in length

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1
What did aphrodite do to show Pygmalion that she favoured his prayer?
She made him feel like going home
She made him hear a voice that came from his house
She caused the fire on the altar to grow 3 times as tall
The crowd inexplicably parted to make a path to his house
2
Who did Zeus go with when he went down to test Phrygia?
Jupiter
Menoetes
Mercury
Mars
3
What play of Shakespeare's took elements from the Pyramus and Thisbe story?
Hamlet
Macbeth
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
4
What was the name of the god who told Alcyone what happened to her husband in a dream?
Mantus
Morpheus
Menoetius
Menoetes
5
What do the last two stories have in common?
Both mention wreaths
Both have a river god
Both have a god chasing a huntress
Both have Artemis involved
6
What did the Moon goddess feel about what she had done to Endymion?
It is not said
She was angry she couldn't wake him without him fleeing
She was completely satisfied and had a clear conscience
She felt a burden of pain, sighing often
7
What was special about the houses described in the first story?
They consisted of apartment rooms that had thin walls
They had a tube system used to converse with other houses
They were so close together that they had to share walls
Nothing
8
Who was Apollo's first love?
Koronis
Daphne
Kyrene
Hyakinthos
9
Who was Orpheus the son of?
A Theban prince
One of the Muses
One of the Graces
A Thracian prince
10
Where did Pyramus and Thisbe decide to meet?
At a stream
At a tomb
At a well
At a spring