Greek Mythology Background

What, according to the Greeks, existed before everything else?

• Titans

• Gaea

• Eros

• Chaos

Who did Gaea have monstrous children with?

• Uranus

• Cronus

• Zeus

• Tartarus

Gaea gave birth to two sons, the sky and the sea. What did she name them?

• Uranus and Pontus

• Poseidon and Zeus

• Ares and Persephone

• Tartarus and Eros

What kind of monsters did Uranus and Gaea create and consider their children? (select all that apply)

• Cyclopes

• Hecatonchires - Hundred-Handed Giants

• Giant Sharks

• Man-Eating Birds

What did Uranus do to the Cyclopes and Hundred-Handed Giants?

• He treated them with love and kindness

• He gave them control of the heavens

• He imprisoned them in the underworld

• He fought them to the death

How did Gaea feel about her children being imprisoned in the underworld by Uranus?

• She was angry and wanted revenge

• She was happy and celebrated

• She was disappointed and upset

• She did not care too much

What was the name of the first generation of immortal Greek Gods?

• Titans

• Olympians

• Chosen

• The Strong Ones

Who was the youngest, but most clever Titan?

• Atlas

• Cronus

• Styx

• Prometheus

Who helped Gaea enact her revenge on Uranus?

• Pontus

• Tartarus

• Cronus

• Eros

Before science, myths were used to

• explain the unexplainable

• entertain children

• scare people

• educate other countries