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WorksheetsMythology Overview
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name this creature...
a)
Satyr
b)
Centaur
c)
Minotaur
d)
Man Eating Mare of Diomedes
2.
Name this creature...
a)
Cereberus
b)
Centaur
c)
Medusa
d)
Cyclopes
3.
Name this creature...
a)
Centaur
b)
Minotaur
c)
Satyr
d)
Cerberus
4.
Name this creature...
a)
Hydra
b)
Graeae Sisters
c)
The Fates
d)
Sirens
5.
King Midas was which of the following:
a)
athletic
b)
musical
c)
greedy
d)
suspicious
6.
What did Persephone eat that kept her from being able to live in the Earth realm year round?
a)
bird seed
b)
grapes
c)
pomegranite seeds
d)
dates
7.
Medusa was deadly because
a)
the snakes in her hair were poisonous
b)
if she touched you, you turned to dust
c)
if you looked her in the eyes, you turned to stone
d)
she was a sorcerer
8.
Who is Cerebus?
a)
three-headed dog in the Underworld
b)
fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
c)
a sea serpent with 100 heads
d)
monster who Tantalus has to fight
9.
Which character fell in love with him/herself?
a)
Atalanta
b)
Arachne
c)
Narcissus
d)
Pygmalion
10.
Which story explains the four seasons?
a)
Perseus & Andromeda
b)
Perseus & Medusa
c)
Persephone & Hades
d)
Orpheus & Eurydice
11.
Who is the mother of the original Olympians?
a)
Gaia
b)
Rhea
c)
Nyx
d)
Hera
12.
Hephaestus is married to:
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Hera
c)
Antigone
d)
Nephele
13.
Name the goddess of war.
a)
Hera
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Athena
d)
Artemis
14.
This is which gods symbol?
a)
Hermes
b)
Hephaestus
c)
Hades
d)
Zeus
15.
Name the god of the underworld.
a)
Poseidon
b)
Hades
c)
Ares
d)
Apollo
16.
Name the very jealous wife of Zeus.
a)
Artemis
b)
Hestia
c)
Hephaestus
d)
Hera
17.
This is one of the symbols of this god.
a)
Artemis
b)
Hermes
c)
Ares
d)
Hades
18.
His Roman name is Vulcan, and this is his symbol.
a)
Hades
b)
Ares
c)
Dionysus
d)
Hephaestus
19.
She was the goddess of love and beauty.
a)
Hera
b)
Hestia
c)
Artemis
d)
Aphrodite
20.
True or False: Hercules killed his first wife and three sons...
a)
True
b)
False
21.
How many labors did Hercules have to complete to repent what he had done?
a)
13
b)
3
c)
12
d)
8
22.
The home island of Odysseus is Ithaca.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
A story told many times that serves to explain something about the world or a historical event
a)
epic
b)
myth
c)
invocation
d)
rhapsode
24.
Which is a Greek hero in the Trojan War?
a)
Achilles
b)
Hector
c)
Priam
d)
Menelaus
25.
Which is the Trojan hero in the Trojan War?
a)
Achilles
b)
Hector
c)
Priam
d)
Menelaus
26.
What started the Trojan War?
a)
Helen kidnapped Paris.
b)
Menelaus slapped Priam.
c)
Paris kidnapped Helen.
d)
Zeus.
27.
What does Hector request of Achilles before their final battle?
a)
That he keep his armor.
b)
That he buries him honorably.
c)
That he returns his body to Troy.
d)
That he forfeit.
28.
Who was the Greek god of the sea?
a)
Poseidon
b)
Priam
c)
Perseus
d)
Percival
29.
Who was the Greek hero known for defeating Medusa?
a)
Odysseus
b)
Jason
c)
Perseus
d)
Theseus
30.
Who was the Greek goddess of the hearth?
a)
Hera
b)
Hestia
c)
Artemis
d)
Martha Stewart
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