Greek Mythology Quiz

How were Hades and Persephone similar?

• They both lived in the underworld all year.

• They both controlled the seasons.

• They both were children of Demeter.

• They both wanted to live in their own world.

Which word means felt or showed suffering or sadness?

• wandered

• grieved

• searched

• changed

What was the main problem Hades faced in the story?

• Persephone loved being in the underworld.

• Demeter ordered Hades to return Persephone.

• Hades could not find Persephone.

• Hades wanted a queen for the underworld.

How were Demeter and Persephone different?

• Persephone was a goddess, and Demeter was not.

• Demeter loved spring, and Persephone loved winter.

• Demeter knew the rules of the underworld, and Persephone did not.

• Demeter did not like Hades, but Persephone did.

Persephone was _________ to eat the pomegranate seeds because she was hungry.

• tempted
• forced

• afraid

• wise

What was this story mostly about?

• how Demeter became the goddess of the earth

• why Hades loved the underworld

• how Zeus became king of the gods

• why there are seasons

What did Persephone do before she left the underworld?

• She searched for her mother.

• She ate four pomegranate seeds.

• She stole some of Hades’s gold.

• She tricked Hades.

Which word best describes Demeter in this story?

• caring

• guilty

• sneaky

• smart

What happened when Persephone went to the underworld?

• The weather became cold, and the plants died.

• No one noticed that Persephone was gone.

• Demeter looked for Persephone in the underworld.

• Zeus begged Hades to give Persephone the pomegranate seeds.

Why did Hades obey Zeus’s order to return Persephone?

• Hades wanted Persephone to be happy.

• Hades no longer needed a queen.

• Zeus gave Hades gold in exchange for Persephone.

• Zeus was the king of the gods.