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Icarus, Atalanta, Hades and Presphone

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the main problem Hades faced in the story? 
a)
Persephone loved being in the underworld. 
b)
Demeter ordered Hades to return Persephone. 
c)
Hades could not find Persephone. 
d)
Hades wanted a queen for the underworld. 
2.
What was the story about Persephone and Hades mostly about? 
a)
how Demeter became the goddess of the earth 
b)
why Hades loved the underworld 
c)
how Zeus became king of the gods 
d)
why there are seasons 
3.
What did Persephone do before she left the underworld? 
a)
She searched for her mother.
b)
She ate four pomegranates seeds.
c)
She stole come of Hades gold.
d)
She tricked Hades.
4.
King Minos wanted to kill the Minotaur.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Icarus decided to make some wings.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The myth Icarus and Dadeulas has a happy ending.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Daedalus was an inventor.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Who is the hero who killed the Minotaur?
a)
Perseus
b)
Theseus
c)
Zeus
d)
Hercules, of course
9.
Icarus obeyed his father
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Why did her father (the King) get rid of Atalanta?
a)
He thought she was ugly.
b)
He did not want a child.
c)
He wanted a son.
d)
She cried at birth.
11.
Why was Atalanta such a skilled huntress?
a)
She was given the gift of being a skilled hunter by Athena
b)
She was given a special potion as a child that made her powerful
c)
She was raised in the wilderness by bears
d)
She practiced everyday for approximately 3 hours until she was unstoppable
12.
This hero was distracted by golden apples...and loses a race.
a)
Jason
b)
Meleager
c)
Atalanta
d)
Aeneas
13.
This hero was the only female Greek hero.
a)
Jason
b)
Meleager
c)
Atalanta
d)
Aeneas
14.
This hero is known as the fastest runner in the world.
a)
Jason
b)
Meleager
c)
Atalanta
d)
Aeneas