WorksheetsGreek Mythology - Prometheus
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
What is the name of the home of the gods?
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Olympia
Mt. Siani
Mt. Tartarus
Why did Prometheus love the human race so much?
He was once a human.
He considered them pets.
He was the creator of the human race.
His mother was a human.
What would Zeus do when he thought that humans were acting too proudly?
He sent the Cyclopes to correct their behavior.
He stomped his feet and made earthquakes.
He punished Poseidon.
He threw mighty thunderbolts.
Which of the gods teased humans unmercifully.
Poseidon
Hades
Zeus
Prometheus
Prometheus went to Zeus and requested that Zeus give the humans what?
water
cattle
fire
clothing
Zeus said that the purpose of humans was to do what?
build a new home for the gods
entertain the gods
populate the earth
worship and offer sacrifices to the gods
What share of the sacrifices do the gods get because of Prometheus?
gods got the bones of the animals
gods got the fur/skins of the animals
gods got the meat of the animals
gods got the horns of the animals
Zeus fears that if the humans receive Prometheus' gift that they will think of themselves as what?
humans
gods
traitors
demigods
What happened to the first man that bit into the cooked meat?
burned his fingers
he choked
he spit it out
burned his tongue
Prometheus passed on other gifts to the human race. Which one was not a gift from Prometheus?
metalworking
animal herding
writing
sewing
How was Hephaestus different from any other god in Olympus?
He was the only god that wasn't beautiful.
He had four arms.
He was the most handsome god of all.
He had two heads.
Prometheus was chained to a rock as punishment. Every day what creature would tear out his liver and every day it would grow pack to the end of time?
a wolf
a vulture
a bear
a tiger
Why does Prometheus say that he doesn't mind the punishment?
Humans will survive and Zeus will set him free.
The humans will set him free some day.
He knows another god will set him free.
He knows another goddess will set him free.
What did Prometheus's name mean?
happiness
suffering
generousity
forethought
What power did Prometheus have?
He could fly.
He could foresee the future.
He could become invisible.
He could shape shift.
Which immortal traded places with Prometheus in Hades?
Hercules
Poseidon
Chiron
Athena
What did Zeus do to the mortal Io to hide their affair from his wife Hera?
She was turned into a bird.
She was turned into a lamb.
She was turned into a cow.
She was turned into a turtle.
What is the name of Zeus' wife in this myth?
Athena
Aphrodite
Hera
Calliope
Centaurs are creatures that are half and half of what creatures?
half-man, half-donkey
half-man, half-horse
half-man, half-cow
half-man, half-bull
Hephaestus was the god of?
ship builders
blacksmiths
glass blowers
wood workers
