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The Gods and Goddesses of Mount Olympus

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

nine goddesses who inspired artists

a)

Hermes

b)

Hephaestus

c)

Muses

d)

Fates

2.

god of love, Aphrodite's son

a)

iris

b)

Eros

c)

Demeter

d)

Pluto

3.

goddess of spring and the underworld

a)

Demeter

b)

Persephone

c)

Poseidon

d)

Aphrodite

4.

goddess of the moon

a)

Artemis

b)

Hades

c)

Hera

d)

Athena

5.

god of war

a)

Ares

b)

Zeus

c)

Hermes

d)

Eros

6.

god of fire and metalworking

a)

Hera

b)

Persephone

c)

Iris

d)

Hephaestus

7.

goddess of grain, plants, and fruit

a)

Hera

b)

Artemis

c)

Demeter

d)

Apollo

8.

god of the sea

a)

Poseidon

b)

Persephone

c)

Eros

d)

Iris

9.

god of the sky and the weather

a)

Poseidon

b)

Artemis

c)

Bacchus

d)

Zeus

10.

goddesses who determine human destiny

a)

Artemis

b)

Muses

c)

Fates

d)

Pallas

11.

not Hermes, but also a messenger of the gods

a)

Iris

b)

Bacchus

c)

Hephaestus

d)

Dionysus

12.

god of wine, fertility, and drama

a)

Dionysus/Bacchus

b)

Athena/Athene

c)

Apollo/Phoebus

d)

Hades/Pluto

13.

god of travelers, merchants, and thieves

a)

Iris

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Poseidon

d)

Hermes

14.

god of youth, music, prophecy, archery, healing

a)

Hermes

b)

Hera

c)

Zeus

d)

Apollo

15.

goddess of love and beauty

a)

Hera

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Persephone

d)

Eros

16.

protector of Athens

a)

Athena

b)

Hera

c)

Muses

d)

Fates

17.

god of the underworld

a)

Hades/Pluto

b)

Dionysus/Bacchus

c)

Apollo/Phoebus

d)

Zeus/Jupiter

18.

goddess of marriage and childbirth

a)

Demeter

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Hera

d)

Pluta

19.

The ancient Greeks believed that objects such as trees, lakes, and plants were inhabited by _____.

a)

satyrs

b)

nymphs

c)

fates

d)

muses

20.

Satyrs had "the shaggy legs of ____."

a)

your mom

b)

goats

c)

cattle

d)

prairie dogs

21.

Mount Olympus is the tallest mountain in ____.

a)

Italy

b)

Sicily

c)

Spain

d)

Greece

22.

The leader of the Titans was ____.

a)

Zeus

b)

Typhon

c)

Cronus

d)

Aetna

23.

Apollo and Artemis were ____.

a)

twins

b)

married

c)

cousins

d)

Titans

24.

Temples of Apollo were called ____.

a)

synagogues

b)

patriarchs

c)

tiendas

d)

oracles

25.

A belief or attitude is a(n)

a)

fact

b)

statistic

c)

opinion

d)

headline

26.

Something proven to be true is a(n)

a)

opinion

b)

headline

c)

fact

d)

hypothesis

27.

T/F: Men and women competed together in the first Olympic games.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

How long did the Olympic festival exist before it was discontinued in A.D. 394?

a)

+- 300 years

b)

+-1000 years

c)

+- 1700 years

d)

+- 2000 years

29.

When did the Olympics begin again (after it was discontinued in A.D. 394) ?

a)

1208

b)

1574

c)

1896

d)

1928

30.

Who is the author of "The Gods and Goddesses..."?

a)

Olivia Coolidge

b)

Gary Soto

c)

John Grisham

d)

Homer