"Battle of the Gods" Quiz

1. Where does the play take place?

• ancient Greece
• ancient Rome
• a world of the future
• Europe in present day

2. Which line from the play shows why Kronos swallows Hestia?

• “The most powerful Titan was their king.”
• “What a cute little goddess!”
• “You’ll grow up big and strong like your daddy!”
• “What if she grows so strong that she wants to overthrow me . . . ?”

3. In Scene 2, how does Rhea trick Kronos?

• by making him a delicious drink
• by eating one of her children
• by wrapping a stone in a blanket
• by attacking Mount Othrys

4. What are two reasons Kronos’s children decide to battle Kronos? Choose TWO.

• to thank their mother
• because he is too cruel to rule
• because they are too powerful
• to punish him for swallowing them

5. In the sentence, “Unleash the boulders,” the word unleash means ______.

• go find
• let loose
• gather up
• hold back

6. In Scene 3, what do the Cyclopses give Kronos and Rhea’s children?

• gifts
• potions
• spells
• stones

7. In Scene 4, who becomes king of the gods?

• Hades
• Kronos
• Rhea
• Zeus

8. What do humans create to honor their new gods?

• Cyclopses
• Olympics
• Storytellers
• Titans

The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 

• Poseidon.
• Ares.  
• Zeus.
• Athena.  

Why did the ancient Greeks develop myths?

• To believe in something

• The planets

• To explain scientific phenomena around them

• Based on their astrology signs