National Mythology Exam 1

The Greek and Roman names which do NOT belong together are

• Juno and Artemis

• Minerva and Athena

• Vesta and Hestia

• Mercury and Hermes

The item associated with Hades is

• a cap of invisibility

• a trident

• an anvil

• a magic wand

Aphrodite is to Venus as Poseidon is to

• Vulcan

• Neptune

• Pluto

• Jupiter

Arachne and Athena competed in a

• tug of war

• foot race

• weaving competition

• beauty pageant

The god who ruled the Underworld was called

• Hades

• Poseidon

• Hermes

• Ares

One of the following statements is true

• Uranus was Father Earth

• Amaltheia cared for baby Hermes

• There were twelve Titans

• Gaea was the wife of Cronus

The ROMAN god who protected travelers and thieves was

• Ceres

• Mars

• Vulcan

• Mercury

Poseidon was the Greek god of

• Hunting

• the Sea

• Merchants

• the Hearth

Ares was an unpopular god because he

• caused tidal waves

• guided people down to Hades

• made the seasons change from summer to winter

• was vain and cruel

Hephaestus was a skilled

• jeweler

• blacksmith

• weapon maker

• all of the above