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Latin III Quarterly # 2 Culture Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who ferried the dead across the River Styx in the Underworld?

a)

Charon

b)

Odysseus

c)

Pygmalion

d)

Cassandra

2.

The woman who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth was

a)

Baucis

b)

Dido

c)

Camilla

d)

Ariadne

3.
The legendary women warriors of the ancient Mediterranean were
a)
Amazons
b)
Sirens
c)
Gorgons
d)
Harpies
4.

Who were the nine sisters often invoked by Roman and Greek authors seeking inspiration?

a)

Muses

b)

Fates

c)

Furies

d)

Graces

5.

Who was the girl who had to prove her love for Cupid by performing many tasks for his mother?

a)

Niobe

b)

Pandora

c)

Callisto

d)

Psyche

6.

Which famous couple repopulated the earth by throwing stones behind their backs?

a)

Baucis and Philemon

b)

Aeneas and Dido

c)

Deucalion and Pyrrha

d)

Pygmalion and Galatea

7.
To which goddess is the peacock sacred?
a)
Vesta
b)
Juno
c)
Venus
d)
Ceres
8.
The great musician Orpheus went to the underworld to bring back his wife…
a)
Helen
b)
Penelope
c)
Eurydice
d)
Circe
9.
Who was the reckless youth who drove the sun chariot too close to the earth?
a)
Hercules
b)
Icarus
c)
Phaethon
d)
Bellerophon
10.
Who fell in love with his own reflection?
a)
Narcissus
b)
Pan
c)
Cupid
d)
Phaethon
11.
Which architect fashioned wings for himself so he could escape the labyrinth in Crete with his son?
a)
Pygmalion
b)
Daedalus
c)
Minos
d)
Jason
12.
Daphne was changed into a laurel tree while fleeing the god…
a)
Mars
b)
Neptune
c)
Apollo
d)
Bacchus
13.
The ancient hero whose name is associated with a vulnerable part of the human foot was
a)
Hercules
b)
Agamemnon
c)
Achilles
d)
Phaethon
14.
Who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece by giving him magic ointment?
a)
Midas
b)
Andromeda
c)
Medea
d)
Ariadne
15.
Who was the Titan who stole fire from the heavens and gave it to mankind?
a)
Theseus
b)
Prometheus
c)
Perseus
d)
Hercules
16.
Bellerophon rode a winged horse named
a)
Pegasus
b)
Minotaur
c)
Chiron
d)
Bucephalus
17.
Who read the entrails of sacrificed animals to predict the future?
a)
augures
b)
haruspices
c)
lictores
d)
paedagogi
18.
According to legend, the golden touch was granted to
a)
Atlas
b)
Remus
c)
Prometheus
d)
Midas
19.
The bow and arrow are symbols for the Roman goddess of the hunt named
a)
Minerva
b)
Ceres
c)
Diana
d)
Juno
20.

The 2-faced god who presided over the beginnings, doorways, and transitions was

a)

Apollo

b)

Janus

c)

Mercury

d)

Vulcan

21.
According to mythology, Medusa had the power to
a)
turn those who looked at her to stone
b)
heal the sick
c)
grant immortality to humans
d)
predict the future
22.
What was the name of the three- headed dog that guarded the underworld?
a)
Charon
b)
Cerberus
c)
Cyclops
d)
Chimaera
23.
Who was the goddess of hearth and home, whose priestesses tended a sacred fire?
a)
Vesta
b)
Ceres
c)
Diana
d)
Juno
24.

The chief priest was known as the

a)

augur

b)

haruspex

c)

pontifex maximus

d)

fetiales

25.
Who determined the omens based on the flights of birds?
a)
augures
b)
haruspices
c)
lictores
d)
paedagogi
26.

Which god is recognized by his winged sandals and invisibility cap?

a)

Vulcan

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Janus

27.
Food and water, just out of reach, were eternal temptations in the Underworld for
a)
Atlas
b)
Tantalus
c)
Sisyphus
d)
Minos
28.
Who was the goddess of the rainbow and messenger of Juno?
a)
Discordia
b)
Venus
c)
Iris
d)
Ceres
29.

What was the name of the one-eyed Cyclops blinded by Ulysses?

a)

Patroclus

b)

Pentheus

c)

Polyphemus

d)

Phineus

30.
The characters Hecate, Circe, and Medea are associated with stories of
a)
patriotism and civic-mindedness
b)
magic and witchcraft
c)
hunting and gathering
d)
trade and crafts
31.
Because of her excessive pride, all Niobe’s children were killed by
a)
Minerva and Mars
b)
Ceres and Pluto
c)
Jupiter and the Cyclopes
d)
Apollo and Diana
32.
Who brought the survivors of the Trojan War to Italy?
a)
Aeneas
b)
Hector
c)
Priam
d)
Paris
33.
Who were the elderly husband and wife rewarded for their hospitality to the gods Jupiter and Mercury?
a)
Baucis and Philemon
b)
Pyramus and Thisbe
c)
Orpheus and Eurydice
d)
Jason and Medea
34.
The purple berries of the mulberry tree are associated with the tragic death of two Babylonian sweethearts. What were their names?
a)
Deucalion and Pyrrha
b)
Baucis and Philemon
c)
Antony and Cleopatra
d)
Pyramus and Thisbe
35.
Hippomenes, through the help of Venus and the golden apples, won a footrace against his future bride whose name was
a)
Penelope
b)
Dido
c)
Camilla
d)
Atalanta

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