WorksheetsGreek Myths & Roots
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Speaking in front of a large crowd is my _____________.
a)
Midas touch
b)
Herculean
c)
chronology
d)
Achilles' heel
2.
Swimming for four hours this afternoon and not giving up took a ______________ effort.
a)
atlas
b)
Herculean
c)
Pandora's box
d)
martial
3.
When I create a timeline of historical events, I am putting the events in ___________ order.
a)
mercurial
b)
narcissistic
c)
venerate
d)
chronological
4.
Joe is an innovator who has the _____________ when it comes to creating inventions that work and make money.
a)
Pandora's box
b)
Midas touch
c)
panic
d)
odyssey
5.
I went on an ______________ to India and saw many interesting places.
a)
cereal
b)
odyssey
c)
typhoon
d)
fortune
6.
Lesson
Money can't buy happiness. Family is more important.
Money can't buy happiness. Family is more important.
a)
Pandora's Box
b)
Achilles
c)
The Trojan Horse
d)
The Golden Touch
7.
Lesson
Never give up. (Perseverance)
Never give up. (Perseverance)
a)
The Twelve Labors of Hercules
b)
The Golden Touch
c)
Pandora's Box
d)
The Trojan Horse
8.
Lesson
Nobody is invincible. Everyone has a weakness.
Nobody is invincible. Everyone has a weakness.
a)
The Trojan Horse
b)
Achilles
c)
The Twelve Labors of Hercules
d)
The Golden Touch
9.
Allusion Outside the Story:
Someone who is very lucky and always successful has _____________.
Someone who is very lucky and always successful has _____________.
a)
A Trojan Horse
b)
The Golden Touch
c)
A Pandora's Box
d)
An Achilles Heel
10.
Allusion Outside the Story:
Something you have to do that seems impossible
Something you have to do that seems impossible
a)
The Golden Touch
b)
A Pandora's Box
c)
A Trojan Horse
d)
A Herculean Task
11.
Allusion Outside the Story:
A weakness that leads to downfall
A weakness that leads to downfall
a)
A Herculean Task
b)
An Achilles Heel
c)
The Golden Touch
d)
A Pandora's Box
12.
How many events are in a triathlon?
a)
two
b)
lon
c)
three
d)
tri
13.
How many lenses to binoculars have?
a)
two
b)
none
c)
three
d)
one
14.
How many rails does a monorail run on?
a)
two
b)
none
c)
one
d)
three
15.
Is a hyperactive person too active or not active enough?
a)
too active
b)
not active enough
16.
How many points do a trident have?
a)
none
b)
ten
c)
three
d)
one
17.
The root therm means...
a)
light
b)
heat
c)
life
d)
measure
18.
If an astronomer is someone who studies stars and plants, then the root astro means...
a)
star
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
scientist
19.
Who is the king of the Greek Gods?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Zeus
c)
Poseidon
d)
Hades
20.
He is a brother of Zeus and the god of the seas.
a)
Poseidon
b)
Pluto
c)
Hades
d)
Apollo
21.
He is Zeus' brother, the ruler of the underworld, and god of the dead.
a)
Hermes
b)
Poseidon
c)
Apollo
d)
Hades
22.
This is the mythological home of the Greek gods.
a)
Mt. Oedipus
b)
Mt. Zion
c)
Mt. Saint Helens
d)
Mt. Olympus
23.
When Cronos learned that one of his sons would dethrone him, he did what?
a)
Never had any kids
b)
Ate all his kids
c)
Killed all his kids
d)
Divorced his wife
24.
Someone who never dies.
a)
mortal
b)
immortal
25.
A make believe story
a)
myth
b)
non fiction
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