Greek Mythology Week 1

Where did Gaea, Tartarus, and Eros come from?

• Chaos

• Nowhere

• Outer Space

• Gaea gave birth to herself and then made everyone else.

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Gaea gave birth to Uranus and then took Uranus to be her husband.

• True

• False

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With Gaea, Uranus made the 3 hundred-handed Giants. How did he react to his children?

• He loved and welcomed them.

• He was fearful of their strength and banished them to Tartarus.

• He questioned whether they were his kids.

• He gave them special powers.

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Uranus and Gaea had another set of triplets. These children only had one eye and were master craftsmen. They were called....

• gods

• demi-gods

• cyclopes

• monsters

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Kronos married his sister , Rhea ,and together they had Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon.

• True - all of this is true

• False- Rhea is not his sister

• False- Zeus is not one of his children

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Who finally defeated Uranus?

• His daughter Rhea

• His daughter Theia

• His son Kronos

• His son Crius

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After Kronos became ruler of the world, what did he do with his brothers(3 Cyclops' and 3 one-hundred Handed Giants) that were trapped in Tartarus?

• He saved them from Tartarus.

• He left them in Tartarus because he was afraid of their power, just like his father was before him.

• He gave them special powers so that they could escape by themselves.

• He brought them to live in his home.

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How did Kronos' mother (Gaea) react to Kronos' treatment of his brothers in Tartarus.

• Well, She understood his feelings.

• Well, She wanted to keep them there too.

• Bad, She destroyed Kronos by herself.

• Bad, She issued a prophecy that he would be defeated by his own children like his father (Uranus) before him.

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Kronos soon has children with his Rhea. How does he react to the birth of his children?

• He decides to eat them to prevent the prophecy.

• He builds them big Kingdoms.

• He sends them to Tartarus to prevent the prophecy.

• He cherishes them and wish he had more children.

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How many children did Kronos swallow?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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