Greek Mythology Test Review

The King of the Gods was:

• Zeus

• Hades

• Poseidon

• Apollo

The person who killed the Minotaur was:

• Theseus

• Hercules

• Perseus

• Achilles

Hercules killed which creature by cutting off one of its heads and cauterizing the wound with his torch?

• Hydra

• Cerberus

• Nemean Lion

• Chimera

Hercules tricked Atlas into getting the Golden Apples by:

• Promising to hold the sky forever

• Offering him a share of the apples

• Pretending he needed help adjusting his cloak

• Convincing him to take a break

What was the last labor of Hercules?

• Capturing the Ceryneian Hind

• Cleaning the Augean stables

• Capturing Cerberus

• Slaying the Nemean Lion

Cronus ate all of his children because he feared that they would overthrow him.

• He wanted to protect them.

• He feared they would overthrow him.

• He was following a prophecy.

• He was hungry.

Which Greek character stared at themselves in a river until they turned into a flower?

• Narcissus

• Hermes

• Zeus

• Apollo

The Greek epic poem that follows the story of Achilles and the Trojan War is:

• The Odyssey

• The Iliad

• The Aeneid

• The Argonautica

The Greek epic poem that follows the story of Odysseus returning home is:

• The Iliad

• The Odyssey

• The Aeneid

• The Argonautica

Most Greek myths are considered to be what kind of story?

• Comedy

• Romance

• Tragedy