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WorksheetsGreek Mythology Review
Total questions: 93
Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the Greek Goddess of love and beauty?
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
mHermione
2.
Who was the Greek lord of the underworld?
a)
Hermes
b)
Hades
c)
Heracles
d)
Harpo
3.
Who was the Greek king of the gods?
a)
Zeus
b)
Poseidon
c)
Hera
d)
Percy Jackson
4.
Who is the Greek hero of Homer's The Odyssey?
a)
Jason
b)
Heracles
c)
Perseus
d)
Odysseus
5.
Who was the Greek messenger of the gods?
a)
Hercules
b)
Hermes
c)
Helios
d)
Harry Potter
6.
Who was the Greek goddess of the hearth?
a)
Hera
b)
Hestia
c)
Artemis
d)
Martha Stewart
7.
Who was the Greek god of wine?
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Dionysus
d)
Paries
8.
Who was the blacksmith of the Greek gods?
a)
Ares
b)
Hermes
c)
Hagrid
d)
Hephaestus
9.
Who was the Greek god of the sea?
a)
Poseidon
b)
Priam
c)
Perseus
d)
Percival
10.
Who was the Greek goddess of wisdom and war?
a)
Artemis
b)
Ares
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
11.
Who was the Greek god of light, music math and prophecy?
a)
Athena
b)
Ares
c)
Apollo
d)
Alexander
12.
Who was the Greek god of war and violence?
a)
Ares
b)
Aristotle
c)
Apollo
d)
Artemis
13.
Who was the Greek goddess of marriage?
a)
Hermione
b)
Hera
c)
Hephaestus
d)
Hermes
14.
Who was the Greek Goddess of the hunt?
a)
Athena
b)
Hera
c)
Artemis
d)
Xena
15.
Who was the Greek hero who killed the minotaur?
a)
Heracles
b)
Jason
c)
Perseus
d)
Theseus
16.
Who was the Greek hero who is known for his 12 labors?
a)
Bellerophon
b)
Heracles
c)
Jason
d)
Odysseus
17.
Which Greek hero is known for his quest for the golden fleece?
a)
Bellerophon
b)
Heracles
c)
Jason
d)
Theseus
18.
What is Lemnos?
a)
The ship they sail on.
b)
A strange island where only women live.
c)
The ocean they drown in.
d)
The oracle.
19.
Who are the Amazons?
a)
Warrior women
b)
Forest people
c)
Sea nymphs
d)
Tree men
20.
What are Harpies?
a)
Instruments
b)
Frightful, flying creatures
c)
Harpoons
d)
Gods
21.
Who were the Argonauts?
a)
Hera, Peleus, Cronus, Orpheus, and Hercules
b)
Hercules, Ares, Athena, and Cronus
c)
Cronus, Castor, Apollo, and Aphrodite
d)
Hercules, Castor, Pollux, Orpheus, and Peleus.
22.
Who protects the Argonauts?
a)
Zeus and Cronus
b)
Hercules and Zeus
c)
Hera and Aphrodite
d)
Athena and Ares
23.
Who does Jason ask for the Golden Fleece?
a)
Pelias
b)
Zeus
c)
Hercules
d)
King AEetes
24.
What trial does the king give Jason?
a)
The trial of strength
b)
The trial of courage
c)
The trial of skill
d)
The trial of agility
25.
What guards the Golden Fleece?
a)
A serpent
b)
A dragon
c)
A three-headed dog
d)
A magic spell
26.
What does Medea trick Pelias's daughters into doing?
a)
Leaving the city
b)
Overthrowing their father
c)
Killing their father
d)
Killing Jason
27.
Why did Pelias's daughter cut him into pieces?
a)
They thought it would make him young.
b)
They thought they would become powerful.
c)
They thought that their father was going to kill them.
d)
They thought he would come back as a god.
28.
What does Medea do after the murder of Jason's bride?
a)
She kills Jason
b)
She kills her sons
c)
She kills her daughters
d)
She kills herself
29.
What does Medea give to Jason's bride?
a)
A golden fleece
b)
The Argos ship
c)
A robe
d)
A horrible sickness
30.
How does Jason upset Medea?
a)
He leaves her.
b)
He gets engaged.
c)
He gets married.
d)
He punishes her for tricking the three daughters.
31.
What did the King Athamas do?
a)
Lock up Daedalus and his son in the Labyrinth.
b)
Imprison his wife and marry Princess Ino.
c)
Go on a quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece.
d)
Offend the gods by trying to feed them human flesh.
32.
What was Ino's plan for King Athamas's children (Phrixus and Helle)?
a)
To get them killed because of a false prophecy that ordered their death/
b)
To save them from being executed by praying to Zeus.
c)
To kill them while they slept to keep her children safe.
d)
To trick them into killing their father.
33.
Who saves Phrixus and his sister (Helle)?
a)
Hermes
b)
The people of Greece
c)
Hera
d)
A Golden Ram
34.
Who gave Jason advice after he protected him/her from Harpies?
a)
Phineas
b)
Iris
c)
Hera
d)
Medea
35.
What did King Aeëtes task Jason with in exchange for the Golden Fleece?
a)
An impossible task of plowing and sowing a field of dragon teeth warriors, then fighting them.
b)
To marry Medea and make her Queen of Greece when he returns home.
c)
To outsmart a god to prove himself worthy.
d)
To rid of the monster that terrorizes his kingdom and guards the Golden Fleece.
36.
Hero who had a problem with stealing women
a)
Odysseus
b)
Perseus
c)
Theseus
d)
Hercules
37.
Old man or woman who teaches, guides or helps the hero
a)
Mother Figure
b)
Servant
c)
Mother Figure
d)
Mentor or Guide
38.
Birth, childhood, a new beginning.
Ex: Bambi
Ex: Bambi
a)
Summer
b)
Fall
c)
Spring
d)
Winter
39.
"Golden" years, maturity, harvest, beginning of the end.
Ex: Marley & Me
Ex: Marley & Me
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
40.
Decline, death, hibernation, difficult in survival.
Ex: Game of Thrones
Ex: Game of Thrones
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
41.
Little or no water. No harmony. Dominant colors: red, black, gray or brown. Extreme temperatures.
a)
Caves
b)
Sea
c)
Mountains/Peaks
d)
Wasteland
42.
Life and knowledge
a)
Garden
b)
River
c)
Tree
d)
Sea
43.
Death; hero encounters his/her worst fears
a)
Wasteland
b)
Caves
c)
Forest
d)
Mountains/Peaks
44.
Crossing, transformation
a)
River
b)
Islands
c)
Sea
d)
Forests
45.
Goodness, purity, daytime, life, rebirth.
Ex: Snow White
Ex: Snow White
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
White
d)
Yellow
46.
Evil, death, sin, night, mystery, deceit, the unknown.
a)
Black
b)
Purple
c)
Gray
d)
Red
47.
Peace, calm, cleaning, relief.
a)
Green
b)
White
c)
Yellow
d)
Blue
48.
New life, renewal, spring.
a)
Red
b)
Green
c)
Yellow
d)
Blue
49.
Royalty
a)
Yellow
b)
White
c)
Red
d)
Purple
50.
Indicates crime, confusion, sinister characters, bad things occur.
a)
Day
b)
Night
c)
Both
d)
Neither
51.
Represents truth, insight; if night turns to day, things improve.
a)
Day
b)
Night
c)
Neither
d)
Both
52.
Someone who is challenged physically, mentally or morally to achieve a goal
a)
Villain
b)
Hero
c)
Mentor or Guide
d)
The Innocent
53.
Opposes the hero. Enchantress, temptress, monster. Evil figure: devil or serpent.
a)
Mother FIgure
b)
The Trickster
c)
Servant
d)
Villain
54.
In literature, another term for the "Hero" or "Heroine" of a story is the "____________".
a)
Protagonist
b)
Antagonist
c)
Good Guy
d)
Antihero
55.
What does the word "archetype" mean?
a)
Ancient ruins
b)
A typical example
c)
A type of arch
d)
Arch nemesis
56.
Which of the following is the BEST example of how character traits can contribute to the theme?
a)
Without characters there would be no story or no theme.
b)
Characters make the story interesting.
c)
Without certain character traits, the theme would change.
d)
Characters personality can change the theme.
57.
Why is there usually a hero in a story/movie?
a)
The hero gives the audience someone to believe in.
b)
The hero is the main character.
c)
The hero symbolizes the struggle in the story.
d)
The hero saves the day.
58.
Which of the following is the best reason that patterns of events are repeated throughout time and in many cultures?
a)
They don't. People in Asia see things differently because they don't experience the same struggles.
b)
People throughout time experience some of the same struggles such as coming of age or forbidden love.
c)
Patterns of events make it easier for people to write stories.
d)
Audience like the predictability of the pattern of events.
59.
Which of the following shows how the pattern of events (plot) contributes to the theme?
a)
When you look at the plot, you can see the theme.
b)
The plot shows how things happen.
c)
When you change one event in a story, you can potentially change the whole theme.
d)
The plot shows how things happened.
60.
This person teaches and trains the Hero.
a)
Hero
b)
Mentor
c)
Trickster
d)
Shadow
61.
"Crossing the Threshold" is when the hero:
a)
Jumps a fence
b)
Leaves the known world
c)
recommits to the journey ahead
d)
Goes to sleep
62.
Often when the call is given, the future hero refuses to heed it. This may be from a sense of duty or obligation, fear, insecurity, a sense of inadequacy, or any of a range of reasons that work to hold the person in his or her current circumstances.
a)
Crossing the Threshold
b)
Supernatural Aid
c)
The Call to Adventure
d)
Refusal of the Call
63.
Who is the "mastermind" behind the hero's journey (he wrote a book about it)?
a)
Joseph Campbell
b)
George Lucas
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Bernie Sanders
64.
After the abyss, the hero has a realization that a change has taken place. This is called a ____________________.
a)
transformation
b)
challenge
c)
quest
d)
revelation
65.
Another word for the "hero's journey" is
a)
mythology
b)
multimyth
c)
monomyth
d)
megamyth
66.
The "Tests and Challenges" a hero experiences in the monomyth are only physical
a)
true
b)
false
67.
Hero is not out of danger. A final test is given that will result in the hero being admitted back into the Ordinary World.
a)
Return with the Elixir
b)
Resurrection/New Life
c)
The Road Back/Return
d)
Reward
68.
Who fought Sinis, the giant who had a horrible habit of ripping people in two?
a)
Hercules
b)
Theseus
c)
Jason
d)
Medea
69.
Who is Theseus' original mentor for his journey?
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
Zeus
70.
Who is Theseus' mentor once he is on his journey?
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
Zeus
71.
Why do Theseus and Peirithous go to the Underworld?
a)
To visit their pal, Hades
b)
To see Theseus' mom
c)
To steal Hades' wife, Persephone
d)
To see Zeus
72.
What is Theseus' main character flaw and the reason he does not complete his journey?
a)
Arrogance
b)
Optimism
c)
Jealousy
d)
Temper
73.
What universal theme is found in Theseus?
a)
Danger of greed
b)
Power of love
c)
Need for acceptance
d)
Power of friendship
74.
What universal theme is found in "The Quest of the Golden Fleece"?
a)
Rite of passage
b)
Search for self
c)
Importance of heroism
d)
Pain of loss
75.
What universal theme is found in Medea?
a)
Pain of loss
b)
Power of love
c)
Dangers of greed
d)
All of the above
76.
What did Hercules lack?
a)
Strength
b)
Intelligence
c)
Guilt
d)
Responsibility for his actions
77.
What happened when two snakes approached Baby Herc's crib?
a)
He cried
b)
He played with them
c)
He killed them
d)
He named them Ben and Jerry
78.
Who did Hercules first kill by accident?
a)
His music teacher
b)
A school bully
c)
His brother, Iphicles
d)
His pet dog
79.
What happened when Hera made Hercules go mad?
a)
He killed all of a village's sheep
b)
He fought his friend, Admetus
c)
He tried to shoot the sun with an arrow
d)
He slaughtered his family
80.
Who helped Eurystheus come up withthe 12 Labors?
a)
His brother
b)
Hera
c)
Hercules
d)
Princess Megara
81.
Why did Eurystheus give Hercules Twelve Labors to complete?
a)
To purify him after slaughtering his family
b)
To purify him after killing his music teacher
c)
To prove to Zeus that he was stronger
d)
To become immortal
82.
Who was Hercules' father?
a)
Theseus
b)
Poseidon
c)
Hades
d)
Zeus
83.
Which of the following characters in the story was a mortal?
a)
Hercules
b)
King Eurystheus
c)
Hera
d)
Charon the Boatman
84.
Which creature does Hercules NOT fight in his 12 labors?
a)
The Hydra
b)
Orthrus, the two headed dog
c)
Ladon, the dragon
d)
The Augean Cattle
85.
Which creature was also in the story Jason, the Argonauts, and the Golden Fleece?
a)
Cyclops
b)
Pegasus
c)
Hydra
d)
Harpies
86.
Who was the first actor?
a)
Alexander
b)
Peisistratus
c)
Thespis
87.
Who is known as the father of Greek tragedy?
a)
Aeschylus
b)
Sophocles
c)
Euripides
88.
Tragedies were performed at the festival honoring which Greek god?
a)
Zeus
b)
Athena
c)
Dionysus
d)
Poseidon
89.
What happens to Jason and Medea's marriage?
a)
He dumps her and engages himself to Glauce, daughter of King Creon.
b)
It is blessed by Hera and they live happily.
c)
Aphrodite allows Medea to fall out of love with Jason.
d)
He kills her after she's served her purpose: helping him on his quest.
90.
Hercules was considered the greatest hero of Greece, yet he spent much of his time
a)
taming wild horses
b)
seeking the Golden Fleece
c)
repenting for one deed after another
d)
teaching his values
91.
Which theme is found in Medea?
a)
Dangers of greed
b)
Power of betrayal
c)
Pain of loss
d)
All of the above
92.
What literary device does the Nurse use in the beginning of the play to let readers know something bad is going to happen?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Allusion
d)
Similes
93.
When characters in the text refer to Medea as a "creature" or "fool," what does this reveal about Greek culture?
a)
They thought highly of women.
b)
They put women before men.
c)
They did not think highly of women.
d)
They thought women were important.
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