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Greek and Roman Gods: The Basics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Pantheon means __________
a)
my gods
b)
Athena's temple
c)
god of breads
d)
all the gods
2.
Which of these gods is not in our truncated pantheon?
a)
Demeter
b)
Venus
c)
Thor
d)
Apollo
3.
Which of these is another name for Zeus?
a)
Juvina
b)
Jove
c)
Dove
d)
Juniper
4.
Which god rules the air, earth, and lightning?
a)
Hades
b)
Hephaestus
c)
Zeus
d)
Pluto
5.
Which of these does not describe Zeus?
a)
His animal is the eagle
b)
His flower is the poppy
c)
His usurped his father Kronos
d)
He is very amorous
6.
Who was the wife of Zeus?
a)
Hera
b)
Demeter
c)
Artemis
d)
Persephone
7.
Which goddess was jealous of beautiful women AND transformed many of them?
a)
Demeter
b)
Artemis
c)
Hera
d)
Aphrodite
8.
Apollo is not __________
a)
the son of Zeus
b)
the god of music, poetry, and truth
c)
associated with the sun
d)
the brother of Poseidon
9.
Apollo's oracles worshiped where?
a)
Thebes
b)
Delphi
c)
Athens
d)
Troy
10.
Which of these is not one of Apollo's names?
a)
Phoebus
b)
Hyperbeamus
c)
Helios
d)
Hyperion
11.
This goddess was completely chaste.
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Demeter
c)
Minerva
d)
Hera
12.
Who is the goddess of the hunt and twin sister to Apollo?
a)
Diana
b)
Ceres
c)
Iris
d)
Athena
13.
This goddess regulates the seasons and lost her daughter, Persephone, to Hades.
a)
Artemis
b)
Diana
c)
Venus
d)
Demeter
14.
She was born from the head of Zeus.
a)
Hera
b)
Athena
c)
Demeter
d)
Diana
15.
Athens was named after her.
a)
Minerva
b)
Diana
c)
Ceres
d)
Juno
16.
This goddess of war uses a shield and spear and has an owl as her animal.
a)
Pythia
b)
Decima
c)
Athena
d)
Hera
17.
Goddess of love and matron to all beautiful women is __________
a)
Venus
b)
Minerva
c)
Diana
d)
Daphne
18.
The child god who is often seen blindfolded is __________
a)
Hermes
b)
Eros
c)
Nyx
d)
Vulcan
19.
This is the god of fire for industry. He works on volcanic islands like Limnos.
a)
Zeus
b)
Ares
c)
Hephaestus
d)
Pluto
20.
He made weapons and armor for demi-gods and cyclopses were his servants.
a)
Mercury
b)
Vulcan
c)
Mars
d)
Uranus
21.
He is the sulky patron to Rome.
a)
Mars
b)
Hercules
c)
Achilles
d)
Homer
22.
The male god of war is __________
a)
Ariese
b)
Athena
c)
Hercules
d)
Ares
23.
Hermes is not __________
a)
seen with winged shoes
b)
associated with rainbows
c)
the messenger of the Olympian gods
d)
tricky and the patron to pranks
24.
His weapon is the trident.
a)
Hades
b)
Zeus
c)
Polyphemus
d)
Poseidon
25.
He is the god of the sea and the brother of Zeus and Hades
a)
Neptune
b)
Mercury
c)
Uranus
d)
Pluto
26.
He is the king of the underworld who takes Persephone as his wife.
a)
Pluto
b)
Mercury
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
27.
He has a helmet of invisibility and a forked spear.
a)
Ceres
b)
Hades
c)
Ares
d)
Morai
28.
Who is the god of revelry and debauchery?
a)
Dionysus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Hermes
d)
Philatytes
29.
The three women who control the destiny of mortals are known as __________
a)
The Fair Ladies
b)
The Weird Sisters
c)
The Fates
d)
The White Stripes
30.
What did Apollo's oracle do?
a)
Told prophecies
b)
Gathered firewood for eternity
c)
Built a labyrinth
d)
Told epics to travelers