Creation Myths Quiz

What was present before the gods appeared?

• Chaos and darkness

• Monsters and creatures

• Light and Love

• Earth and Heaven

Who were the first children born to Chaos?

• Hesiod and the gods

• Gaia and Uranus

• Love and Light

• Night and Erebus

What did Love create?

• Darkness

• Earth and Heaven

• Monsters

• Light and Day

Who was the first Greek poet to explain the creation?

• Hesiod

• Socrates

• Homer

• Plato

What did Earth first bear?

• The mountains

• The starry Heaven

• The monsters

• The sea

How did the early storytellers view the universe?

• As a chaotic mess

• As a lifeless void

• As a dark place

• As alive with life

What did the first creatures resemble?

• Humans

• Animals

• Stars

• Plants

What kind of strength did the first creatures have?

• Overwhelming strength of nature

• Weakness of a child

• Speed of a cheetah

• Intelligence of humans

What did the Greeks believe about the first creatures?

• They were like huge lizards

• They were like men but unhuman

• They were gods

• They were just stories

What did the coming of Love and Light set the scene for?

• The birth of the gods

• The end of darkness

• The appearance of mankind

• The creation of monsters